th Annual DALLAS INVITATIONAL JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

1 [1]49th AnnualUSA JUDOSENIOR D LEVEL &JUNIOR C LEVEL TOURNAMENT$1,000 1st Place$300 2nd Place$200 3rd PlaceDALLAS INVITATIONAL judo CHAMPIONSHIPCOMPETITION VENUEI rving Convention Center500 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039 HOTEL NAMEM arriott Las Colinas223 W. Las Colinas BlvdIrving, TX 75039Ph: 972-831-0000 November 22, 2014[2]Location: Registration and weigh-ins take place at the Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 Hotel: Marriott DALLAS Las Colinas, 972-831-0000 223 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039. Book your hotel by November 3rd to take advantage of special room rates. 1-800- 264-1178, ask for the judo rate of$ Site: Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 Eligibility: Current USAJUDO, USJF, or USJA membership. USAJUDO Applications available at Fee: Juniors, Senior Novice and Masters and Non-Olympic Senior divisions $ for mail-in registration postmarked by November 7th.

2 $ 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 Fee: Senior Male and Female Olympic divisions $ for mail-in registration postmarked by November 7th, 2014. $ 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 : ALL COMPETITORS MUST REGISTER AND WEIGH IN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st from 4:00PM to 8:00 PMGeneral InformationBook your hotel by November 3rd for special room rates!2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[3]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.

3 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 : 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place medals for each division. $ FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS $ SECOND PLACE PRIZE FOR OLYMPIC DIVISIONS $ 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 Information$21,000 Prize Fund!!!2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[4]Competition Schedule: Juniors 13 before 10:00 am Senior Novice & before 11:00 amSenior Novice & MastersSenior Finals.

4 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 Elite Competitors must have BLUE and WHITE Judogis. All other competitors must provide their own blue and white : Referees will meet briefly at 8:30 am. A hospitality room will be available from 8:00 Information2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL Tournament Contact Information Director: Ken Scialo214-762-2222 22, 2014 Juniors 12 and :00 am[5]ALL WEIGHTS ARE IN KILOGRAMSJ uniors: 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.

5 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. Divisions2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[6]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 judo website at 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.

6 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, , 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, , "moved up" to the next higher seed position. Point Level Information2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[7]Rules for Senior D-/Junior C-level divisions: contest rules shall be used, including "Golden Score" may compete in only 1 must compete in the weight category that conforms to their measured weight at weigh-in.

7 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)Rules2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL November 22, 2014[8]2014 DALLAS INVITATIONAL Official Entry Form Circle One MaleFemale Circle One JuniorsSeniorsMastersSenior 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.

8 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 include a copy of your USAJUDO, USJA, or USJF membership card.[9]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.

9 , 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.

10 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.