On December 3, 2005, CCSF Judo Club will host its End of Semester Team Tournament. The tournament will be held in the CCSF Main Campus, South Gym. Senior (17 yrs and older) White, Green and Blue belts will begin competition at 3:00 pm. The team competition will begin at 6:00 pm.

On December 4, 2005, The CCSF Judo Club will host its End of Semester Invitational Judo Tournament for the San Francisco Bay Area. We are expecting over 30 Judo Club with 400 contestants. The Tournament will be held at City College of San Francisco South Gym, 50 Phelan Ave. San Francisco, California. The tournament will begin at 10:00 am beginning with the smallest children (5 yrs old) with the Black Belts competing at 1:00 pm.

Admission is Free

How JUDO Competition is Conducted

A player attempts to throw an opponent onto his or her back with control, skill and force in order to score a full point, or “Ippon”.  This is an equivalent to a pin in wrestling or a knockout in boxing. “Ippon” can also be scored by a holding an opponent down, with control, for 25 seconds. Partial points are also awarded if throws do not have enough force, speed or control, or in opponents escape from a hold-down in less than 25 seconds.

In adult competition, “Ippon” can also be scored by applying a strangle hold or elbow joint lock until the opponents submits.

If a full point has not been scored by the end of the contest time limit, the player with the most partial points wins; if tied, the referee and two judges decide who is the winner.

The contest area is a square, at least 8 meters by 8 meters on a side (10 meters is the maximum).  The outer meter is a red in color and is called the “warning zone”.  This warning zone is inside the contest area, but the thrower remains inside the contest area.