2024 IJC Four Seasons Winter Cup Judo Tournament

International Judo Center partnered with American Judo to provide the best tournament experience possible. IJC Four Seasons shiais are the perfect place for any judoka looking to gain experience in a competitive yet friendly tournament atmosphere. This tournament series offers as many matches as possible, so you can get the most out of your experience. And your exhibition matches are always FREE - all you need is to find someone willing to play as exhibition match. We pride ourselves on the excellent experience athletes, coaches and parents get as they participate in our tournaments.

PLEASE READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE PAGE FOR ALL EVENT-RELATED INFORMATION!

TOURNAMENT DETAILS: 

USA Judo Sanctioned Event #00474

Date: 2/18/24

Venue: IJC Martial Arts

Address: 28-20 120th St 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11354

Format: True Double Elimination for divisions of 6 or more, Round Robin for divisions of 3-5 and Best Two out of Three for divisions of 2.

• If you are uncontested, we will move you based on the selection you make during registration (Up in Age or Up in Weight). Should you remain uncontested, you can receive your Gold Medal OR request a refund and receive NO medal.

Age Standards: Age 4 and Up

• Competitors and coaches will need to present a valid USA Judo membership

COST

Single Division Pricing: $50

Additional Division Pricing: $30 

REFUND POLICY: In the event, you are unable to attend the event due to unforeseen circumstances such as but not limited to: injury, illness, travel issues, or you are uncontested and there are no suitable divisions for you/your athlete to compete in, you will receive a full refund. If you are a "no-show" you will NOT be issued a refund. 

All refund requests must be submitted to [email protected]

THERE IS NO WALK-UP REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT!

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

NO REGISTRATIONS ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT

In order to comfortably accommodate everyone, we are kindly asking that you arrive only 30 minutes prior to your division's scheduled start time. We will be going through the divisions chronologically based on age (kids first then adults).

BRACKET & EVENT INFORMATION

DIVISIONS

All divisions will be grouped once registration closes. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DIVISIONS SHEET

THE LISTED DIVISIONS ARE PLACEHOLDERS to help with the initial pool population. We reserve the right to change the categories to guarantee the safest composition of divisions and the maximum amount of matches for all.

Please note that we will be grouping athletes within 4 kilograms (8-10 pounds) or less. We will guarantee at least two matches for athletes. We will do our best to separate the same club participants in the same division. We will propose to change the uncontested participant's placement to higher skill, age, and then weight division if approved by the coach or parent.

The Tournament Director reserves the right to modify the divisions/entries to best serve the participants. 

REMOTE WEIGH IN PROCEDURES

All weights must be submitted via email to Riley McIlwain ([email protected]) NO LATER THAN FRIDAY before THE EVENT.

If you do not submit an official weight, you will not be permitted to compete. Official weights must be submitted by a certified coach or dojo manager. Parents or athletes may not submit their own weights.

Please note: The tournament director/event organizer reserves the right to "spot check" an athlete's weight in the event their official weight is questioned. If the athlete is not within 5% of their declared weight, they will be disqualified from the event with NO Refund given.