NOTICE TO ALL CLUBS

Routing of Tournament Documents

In order to insure that no tournament documents are lost or misplaced, please follow these instructions:

AJI COMPETITION ENTRY FORMS AND WAIVERS: Entry forms and waivers can be downloaded from AJI's new WEB PAGE: www.angelfire.com/AK3/AJI . However, HARD COPY must have waiver Xeroxed on back and submitted to Joel Piper (address below). Sets of the Program Packets will be sent to each club. Check to be certain that all entry forms have been signed on the back by the judoka and/or their parents (when judoka is a minor). All waivers must be signed, failure to do so may result in elimination of the judoka from competition.

Check to insure that the correct amount of entry fees of $25 (includes banquet) each competitor are included. Mail entry forms and fees TO ARRIVE NO LATER THAN Wednesday, March 8, 2000. If it arrives after March 8, a LATE ENTRY FEE of $40 (banquet not included) will be required. You will be notified if your entry form arrives late and the Late Entry Fee will be imposed. Competitors registering for more than one division will be charged $10 for each additional division.

The DEADLINE for LATE ENTRIES is March 10th at WEIGH-INs (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm) at Awards Banquet - Palmer High School Cafeteria, 1170 W, Arctic Avenue, Palmer, Alaska.

NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 7:00 pm, March 10, 2000.

MAIL ENTRY FORMS AND FEES TO:	Mr. Joel Pieper (AJI Co-Tournament Director)

Mat-Su Judo, Inc.

981 Snohomish Rd #3

Wasilla, Alaska 99654

(907) 373-2495

e-mail: pieper@chugach.net

You can call or e-mail Joel Pieper to confirm receipt of your entries forms and entry fees.

FOREIGN COMPETITORS NEED TO FURNISH PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO BE A COMPETITOR AT AN AJI TOURNAMENT. A COPY OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD SHOULD BE FURNISHED WITH YOUR APPLICATION, AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT WITH YOU TO THE TOURNAMENT.

HOUSING REQUEST: Should be mailed or faxed to:	Mr. Jim DeFreest

P. O. Box 870251

Wasilla, Alaska 99687

(907) 745-5678 Hm Ph

(907) 761-2182 Wk Fax

ELIGIBILITY: Age cut-off date: March 8, 2000. All competitors must be current members of either the United States Judo Association, the United States Judo Federation, the United States Judo, Inc./Alaska Judo Inc., or of a foreign judo organization with appropriate letters. Verification of current registration for contestants not members of the Alaska Judo Inc. (USJI) will be required. Verification can be made by attaching a copy of the current registration card, or a copy of the current USJA, USJF computer printout with your name, to the registration form.

CONTEST RULES

Current International Judo Federation Contest Rules as modified by the Alaska Judo, Inc. will be used for this tournament. A summary of the AJI rule modifications in effect are:

1.	Students 5 years old and older on March 8, 2000 will be allowed to participate. Students under 5 years old on March 8, 2000 will not be accepted as contestants.

2.	Co-Ed competition will be allowed in this tournament for age 10 and under only if there are not enough to fill a division. Exceptions for the co-ed competition will be with the approval of the Tournament Director, President of AJI, the Instructor, and Parents.

3.	Junior competitors between the ages of 5 to 12 will not be allowed to use chokes, joint locks, double knee throws, or flying scissors.

4.	Junior competitors between the ages of 13 to 16 will not be allowed to use joint locks, double knee throws, or flying scissors.

5.	Junior competitors receiving permission to compete in a senior division will compete with the rules applicable to the senior division.

6.	Senior competitors will not be allowed to use the flying scissors throw or waki gatame.

7.	Except when a competitor is competing in more than one division, a ten minute rest period will be required between back to back matches. When competing in more than one division, back to back matches not in the same division will not require a rest period.

8.	Scoring is by pure double elimination. Winner may have lost once, all other competitors will have lost two matches.

SENIOR DIVISIONS: Will be in 5 categories: Extra Light, Light, Medium, Heavy and Open utilizing new national weight divisions grouped to AJI adopted divisions.

Female:	45Kg 48kg 52kg 57kg 63kg	70kg	78kg	Open

Male:	48kg 52kg	60kg 66kg	73kg 81kg 90kg 100kg	Open

JUNIOR DIVISIONS: Light, Medium & Heavy categories and grouped utilizing the Junior National Standards not to exceed 10 pound spread unless not enough contestants are represented for a division. Constants will be matched first by sex, then by age group, then weight. Age groups to be used are: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16.

A contestant that does not fit in the age/weight class will be dropped from competition or moved up to the next higher age group by the Tournament Director only with appropriate waiver forms signed.

KATA: Kata competitors may be the same sex or co-ed. Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata and Ju-no-kata competitions only. There is no minimum age for kata competition.

MASTERS:	Competitors will be matched first by age, then competitors will be matched utilizing the National Male/Female weight categories of light, medium, heavy and open as listed above. Age groups will be 30-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51 and up. Competitors may be moved up one division if there are not enough to fill a three person division.

COMPETITION INFORMATION:

Matches will be three minutes (3) for Juniors, Senior, Masters Male and Female Divisions.

CLUB COMPETITION: Overall club standing will be computed by adding the points received by its students in the individual competition. Scoring for club competition will be as follows:

Ten (10) points for each First Place finish by one of its students.

Five (5) points for each Second Place finish by one of its students.

One (1) point for each Third Place finish by one of its students.

Competitors must win one match to receive any points, i.e., in a division with only three contestants the contestant finishing in Third place will not receive any club points unless that person had won at least one match.

TEAM COMPETITION: This competition will consist of five (5) junior boys in the Saito Cup Team Competition, and five (5) junior girls in the Fukuda Cup Team Competition. Scoring is identical for both team competitors.

All team members must be registered with the same club.

Each team entering the Team Competition will enter only one (1) contestant per age group. One female in each age group for the Fukuda Cup and one male in each age group for the Saito Cup. The contestants will be matched by age group only, regardless of weight or judo rank. Age groups used are identical for both team competitions and are 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-16.

Winning teams will be selected first by the total number of wins. No Ties. In the case of a tie in the team competition, the winning team will be determined by the accumulation of the highest value of the award that determined the win. Value will be determined as follows:

Ippon - 1 point	Wazari - 0.5 point	Yuko - 0.25 point	Koka - .10 point

Competitors must have submitted a completed waiver and release for either the Fukuda Cup or the Saito Cup before being allowed to enter the team competition.

Final Registration for Team Competitors is at Weigh-In - Friday, March 10, 2000 at Awards Banquet, Palmer High School Cafeteria, 1170 W. Arctic Ave. Palmer, Alaska.

GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEE: $25	(If registration is received by March 8, 2000)

(includes banquet)

LATE ENTRY FEE:	$40	(If registration is received March 9-10, 2000)

(banquet not included)

No late registrations will be accepted after Weigh-Ins close, Friday, March 10, 2000. There will be no Weigh-Ins at Palmer High School on the day of the Tournament.

AWARDS: First, Second and Third place awards will be presented following each completed division on Tournament Day. See Schedule.

SPECIAL AWARDS: will be presented at the Banquet (SEE BANQUET FORM). The Anchorage Dojo will also award its annual Judo Athlete Scholar Award at AJI's Awards Banquet, 6:30 pm, on Friday, March 10th. However, the Fukuda Cup and Saito Cup Team trophies will be presented at the Tournament on March 11th.

HOUSING: Limited housing. Contact: Jim DeFreest (745-5678), or Kati Moore (346-2814) for information. (SEE HOUSING FORM)

DAMAGE: Plain-clothes officers will be present at the Tournament. BE AWARE, any player(s), club, and/or family may be held Financially and Criminally Liable for any property damage occurring at our Judo Championships. Come prepared to compete/participate in a good tournament, with a good attitude, exhibiting good behavior, and have a Great Time at AJI's first championship in this Millennium! We hope it will be a memorable one!

SPECIAL AWARDS BANQUET

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Palmer High School Cafeteria

Tentative Entertainment

Samoan Wata Dancers & The Foreign Band

don't miss it

Friday, March 10, 2000
Immediately following Weigh-ins

Dinner Cost $7 (17 & older); $5 (ages 4-16); Free (age 3 or under)

Admission for Watchers Only $5

PRICE FOR COMPETITORS INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATIONS

(Menu - Fantastic Island-Style Roasted Pig and Island Dishes)

SENSEIS PLEASE ESTIMATE THE NUMBER from your Club YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND. WE DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF FOOD OR SEATING. DO NOT OVER ESTIMATE (We Need Names) WE WILL PREPARE FOR ONLY 10% MORE THAN RESERVATIONS. PLEASE GIVE ESTIMATE BY March 8th with your registration. You may use this flyer:

Number of ADULTS_________	Number of Youths under age 12)__________

Write name(s) on back and prepayment if you wish to insure your seat!

CLUB:________________________

(Make SEPARATE CHECK payable to AJI for BANQUET)

RESERVATION FOR: CHECK ENCLOSED - WILL PAY AT DOOR

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ALASKA JUDO, INC.

41st ALASKA STATE JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Housing Requests

Club Name:	Sensei:

X X

Male	Female	Competitors Name	Ph # & Emerg Contact	Age

Available housing for is always limited. Housing may be provided for senior competitors only with special arrangements, and housing for parents traveling with their children may not be available. Address your request to Jim DeFreest, Housing Committee Chair, Box 870251, Wasilla, Alaska 99687. Hm Phone - (907) 745-5678; Wk Fax (907) 761-2182.