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49th Annual

USA JUDOSENIOR ‘D’ LEVEL

&JUNIOR ‘C’ LEVEL

TOURNAMENT

$1,000 1st Place$300 2nd Place$200 3rd Place

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COMPETITION VENUEIrving Convention Center500 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039

HOTEL NAMEMarriott Las Colinas223 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039Ph: 972-831-0000

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Location: Registration and weigh-ins take place at the Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039Hotel: Marriott Dallas Las Colinas, 972-831-0000 223 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039. Book your hotel by November 3rd to take advantage of special room rates. 1-800- 264-1178, ask for the Judo rate of$105.00.Competition Site: Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039Eligibility: Current USAJUDO, USJF, or USJA membership. USAJUDO Applications available at registration.Entry Fee: Juniors, Senior Novice and Masters and Non-Olympic Senior divisions $65.00 for mail-in registration postmarked by November 7th. $80.00 at tournament site. Mail completed registration form with entry fee to: Dallas Judo, 4924 Woodall Street, Dallas, TX 75247. Make checks payable to: Dallas Judo. Please include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership card.Entry Fee: Senior Male and Female Olympic divisions $90.00 for mail-in registration postmarked by

November 7th, 2014. $125.00 at tournament site. Mail completed registration form with entry fee to:Dallas Judo, 4924 Woodall Street, Dallas, TX 75247. Make checks payable to: Dallas Judo. Please include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership card.

NOTE: ALL COMPETITORS MUST REGISTER AND WEIGH IN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st from 4:00PM to 8:00PM

General Information

Book your hotel by November 3rd for

special room rates!

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Rules: IJF. Senior Elite Competitors must have BLUE and WHITE JudogisElimination Procedure: Seniors - True double elimination. Juniors - True double elimination for divisions of 6 or more, round robin for 5 or lessSenior Novice and Masters - Modified double elimination. Winner of the winner’s bracket is first. Loser of the final of the winner’s bracket fights winner of loser’s bracket for second. We will use numbered matches on 6 competition areas.

Awards: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place medals for each division. $1000.00 FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS

$300.00 SECOND PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS

$200.00 THIRD PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS (minimum 3 participants per division and at least one match win to qualify for prize money.)

Special AwardsVince Tamura Outstanding Junior Competitor and Masato Tamura Outstanding Senior Competitor. The Out-standing Competitors will receive a custom fit Toraki Personal Gold Judogi. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team awards based on 5 points for first, 3 points for second, and 1 point for third place in all divisions combined. Nopoints awarded for uncontested divisions.

General Information

$21,000Prize

Fund!!!

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Competition Schedule:

Juniors 13 -16...........................................not before 10:00 am Senior Novice & Masters.........................not before 11:00 amSenior Eliminations……..........................after Novice & MastersSenior Finals ……………………............5:00 pm

* Note - Juniors, Senior Novice and Masters will compete straight through from eliminations to finals. Seniorswill complete eliminations then return at 5:00pm for the 1st place matches for each weight class.

Senior Elite Competitors must have BLUE and WHITE Judogis. All other competitors must provide their own blue and white belts.

Officials: Referees will meet briefly at 8:30 am. A hospitality room will be available from 8:00 am.

General Information

2014 Dallas Invitational

Tournament Contact Information

Director: Ken Scialo214-762-2222

kscialo@eastsidedojo.com

November 22, 2014

Juniors 12 and under...................................9:00 am

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ALL WEIGHTS ARE IN KILOGRAMS

Juniors: 6 & under, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 16. Lightweight and heavyweight in each age group. Additional weight divisions will be created where appropriate. Weight cutoffs will be determined after weigh-ins.

Senior Women Novice: (below brown belt) 48, 52, 57, 63, 70, 78, over 78

Senior Men Novice: (below brown belt) 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100

Senior Women: 44, 48, 52, 57, 63, 70, 78, over 78

Senior Men: 55, 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, over 100

Men’s Masters: 30-39, 40-49, 50 & over. Light, middle and heavyweight in each age group.

Women’s Masters: 30-39, 40-49, 50 & over. Light, middle and heavyweight in each age group.

Divisions

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The Dallas Invitational is a USA Judo Senior-D and Junior-C level event. USA Judo Elite Roster points are awarded to the winners of certain senior divisions. The following is USA Judo’s explanation of how the points will be awarded from this tournament. For more information on points tournaments visit the U.S. Judo website at www.usjudo.org/.

This event is a USA Judo Senior-D and Junior-C level event. The ONLY divisions in which points can be earned are the highest SENIOR belt rank divisions. No points are awarded in JUNIOR-AGE divisions; ALL players who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive Senior D-level points. Junior-age athletes (born 1995 and later) who place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the highest SENIOR belt divisions will receive Junior, C-level points in addition to Senior points. Restrictions: Players must win at least 1 match and be a citizen of the USA in order to receive points. In addition, after earning points, in order to be listed on USA Judo's national roster, a player must join USA Judo (if not already a member). Seeding: For the Senior D-level categories, the top 4 nationally ranked Senior athletes will be seeded if they compete in the weight division in which they are ranked. #1 and #4 shall be placed on one side of the bracket; #2 and #3 shall be placed on the other side. The seeding order shall be in the order of the byes, i.e., if there is 1 bye, #1 shall get it; if there are 2 byes, #'s 1 and 2 shall get them, etc. If any of the top 4 nationally ranked athletes are not in attendance, athletes ranked #5 and below SHALL NOT be seeded, i.e., "moved up" to the next higher seed position.

Point Level Information

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Rules for Senior D-/Junior C-level divisions:

1. IJF contest rules shall be used, including "Golden Score" overtime.2. Players may compete in only 1 division.3. Players must compete in the weight category that conforms to their measured weight at weigh-in. Example:A player competing in the 81 kg division must weigh over 73 kg and less than or equal to 81 kg. EXCEPTION: The Male 55 kg and Female 44 kg divisions are PJU weights and not "Olympic" weights. Competitors whose measured weight would place them in a PJU weight division may choose to compete in the next higher weight division (Male 60 kg and Female 48 kg)

Rules

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2014 Dallas Invitational Official Entry Form

Circle One

Male Female

Circle One

Juniors Seniors Masters Senior Novice (over 30 years of age) (Below brown belt)

To be completed by tournament official

Date of Birth _________ Age__________ Weight (in kg) _________(mo/dy/yr ) (as of 11/22/14)

Nationality___________

Name___________________________ Rank__________ Club______________________

Contestant Address: Street_______________________________________________

City__________________________State________Zip__________

Telephone Number (____) __________________________

Circle One

Affiliation: USJF - USJI - USJA number_______________________

Coach at this tournament: ___________________Coach’s cell____________________

If under 18, parent or guardian’s name:___________________ Cell_________________

Note: Juniors ranked below brownbelt may compete in the senior novice division. Juniors ranked brownbelt or higher may compete

in the senior division. Juniors may not compete in two junior divisions. If any contestant wishes to compete in two divisions they

must complete two entry forms and pay two entry fees. The tournament director reserves the right to modify any division to ensure adequate competition and safety of all of the contestants.

Please read and sign the included warning, waiver and release of liability and agreement to participate.

Please include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership card.

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2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL JUDO TOURNAMENT WARNING, WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND

AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE

In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way, including travel to and from the 2014 Dallas Invitational JudoTournament and related activities of United States Judo Inc., Texas Judo Inc., the United States Judo Federation, the United States Judo Association, Dallas Judo, The Marriott Dallas Las Colinas, Inc., Shufu Judo Yudanshakai and the Irving Convention Center.

I hereby, 1. Acknowledge that I am familiar with the sport of Judo and understand the rules governing the sports of Judo and andthe importance of following these rules.

2. Agree that prior to participating, I will inspect the mats, equipment, facilities, competition pools or divisions, and theelimination or scoring system to be used, and if I believe anything is unsafe or beyond my capability, I will immediately advise my coach, supervisor or a tournament official of such condition(s) and refuse to participate.

3. Acknowledge and fully understand that I will be participating in a sport that might result in serious injury, includingpermanent disability or death, and severe social and economic loss due not only to my actions, inactions, or negligence, but also to the action, inaction, or negligence of others, the rules of Judo, or the conditions of the premises or of any equipment used. Further, I acknowledge that there may be other risks not known to me or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

4. Knowing the risks involved in Judo, I assume that risk and accept the responsibility for the damages following suchinjury, death or permanent disability.

5. Release, waive and discharge and covenant not to sue United States Judo Inc., Texas Judo Inc., the Unites StatesJudo Federation, the United States Judo Association, Dallas Judo, Inc., Shufu Judo Yudanshakai and the Irving Convention Center together with their affiliated clubs, their respective administrators, directors, agents, coaches, and other em-ployees or volunteers or the organization, event officials, medical personnel, other participants, their parents, guardian(s), supervisors, and coaches, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners, lessors, and lessees of premises used to conduct the event, all of whom are hereinafter referred to as "releasee", from any or all claims, demands, losses or damages on account of injury, including permanent disability and death or damage to property, caused or alleged to be caused in whole or part by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law.

I HAVE READ THE ABOVE WARNING, WAIVER AND RELEASE, UNDERSTAND THAT I GIVE UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, AND KNOWING THIS, SIGN IT VOLUNTARILY. I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE KNOWING THE RISKS AND CONDITIONS INVOLVED AND TO DO SO ENTIRELY OF MY FREE WILL. I AFFIRM THAT I AM AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OR, IF I AM UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, I HAVE OBTAINED THE REQUIRED CON-SENT OF MY PARENT/GUARDIAN AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR SIGNATURE BELOW.

Participant’s Printed Name Date

FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF PARTICIPANTS OF MINORITY AGE (UNDER AGE 18 AT TIME OF REGISTRA-TION) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT I, AS PARENT/GUARDIAN WITH LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PARTICIPANT, DO CONSENT AND AGREE TO HIS/HER RELEASE, AS PROVIDED ABOVE, OF ALL THE RELEASEES, AND, FOR MYSELF, MY HEIRS, ASSIGNS, AND NEXT OF KIN, I RELEASE AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARM-LESS THE RELEASEES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES INCIDENT TO MY MINOR CHILD'S INVOLVEMENT OR PARTICIPATION IN THESE PROGRAMS AS PROVIDED ABOVE, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLI-GENCE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE MINOR PARTICIPANT AS TO THE ABOVE WARNINGS AND CONDITIONS AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS.

Parent or Guardian’s Printed Name Parent or Guardian’s Signature Date

____________________________________ _________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________

Participant Signature

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2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL JUDO TOURNAMENT

CERTIFICATE REGARDING NON-BLACK BELT CONTESTANTS

I, ____________________________________________, a Judo Instructor, who has been (Name of Instructor)

awarded the Judo rank of Shodan or higher, recognized by United States Judo, Inc., hereby certify that, ____________________________________________________, although not having been awarded the Judo rank of Shodan or higher, is of sufficient aptitude and skill in Judo to compete in these Championships.

____________________________________________________ Signature of Judo Instructor A copy of my proof of rank (rank certificate, USA JUDO membership card having the verification symbol “(V)” printed following my rank or rank cards issued by the USJF or USJA National Offices) is attached.

MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ENTRY FORM!!! ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

POWER OF ATTORNEY

If contestant if under the age of 18 years on the day of competition, this document must completed by the contestant’s parent or legal guardian if the parent or legal guardian is not attending the Championships.

I certify that I am the parent or legal guardian of ___________________________________

a minor. I will not be in attendance at the Championships and do hereby designate _____________ _______________________________________________, who is over 21 years of age, to be my true and law-ful attorney, to act in my name, place, and stead, to do any and every act and exercise any power that I might or could do or exercise through any other person and that he/she shall deem proper or advisable, intending hereby to vest in the person acting for me full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing.

________________________________________ Signature of parent or legal guardian

(Not necessary for Junior competitors)

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2014 Dallas Invitational Judo Tournament National Referees Testing and Evaluation Site

This event will be an Examination Site for National Referees, as well as a re-evaluation site for USA JUDO referees. Those who wish to be considered for National Referee must meet and document the following criteria...

1) Be US citizens, or have Legal Resident Alien Status.2) Be current members of USA JUDO (available on site)3) Have been Regional Referees for at least one year.4) Be 18 years old or older.5) Hold Shodan or higher rank from a recognized authority.6) *Attend Candidate Clinic the evening before the event. 7) Take and pass the written examination (multiple choice)8) Referee the event to the satisfaction of the examiners.

The fee for the written examination is $20. Those who pass the written and practical examination must also pay the National Referee Registration fee of $20 and complete the registration form.

Candidates should bring documentation of each criterion listed above and bring two copies of a passport-style photo of themselves in referee uniform.

*Those testing are required to attend a Candidate Clinic and writtentest on Friday evening, 11/21/2014 at the host hotel, (Marriott Dallas Las Colinas, 972-831-0000) site beginning at 6:00 PM.