Category: Tournaments

Reminder that Tuesday (5/20) is weigh-in for the tournament this weekend.
You should register here.
See all competitors on Tuesday! (and all the regulars as well)

Event on Smoothcomp

2025 Inland Empire Judo Classic

Pacific Judo Academy is excited to announce the 2025 Inland Empire Judo Classic! We are thrilled to host this highly anticipated event and can’t wait to welcome our judo friends and families for a weekend filled with competitive spirit, camaraderie, and unforgettable memories. Set in the vibrant heart of downtown Spokane, this event promises to be an exciting and fun experience for all. Join us for a weekend of excellence, sportsmanship, and community as we celebrate the art of judo!

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  Mat 1 matches on Smoothcomp


• Mat 1 YouTube video


• Mat 1 video download link (6.2 GB MP4)


• Mat 2 matches on Smoothcomp
• Mat 2 YouTube video


• Mat 2 video download link (6.1 GB MP4)


• Mat 3 matches on Smoothcomp


• Mat 3 YouTube video


• Mat 3 video download link (10.8 GB MP4)

These are all thanks to Sensei Ryan Jones


Instructions for finding your match


The videos for all three mats are ready to rock! Smoothcomp match results and video download links are in the description of each video. I’d recommend that people find their match numbers in Smoothcomp, and then look at the match number on the TV while advancing through the videos to find their matches. YouTube allows you to clip parts of a video, but I imagine people will want to share their matches elsewhere. Downloading these enormous 5+ hour video files and using a video editor to clip their match will be too much for most people. People could always play the match on a big screen and record that with a phone. 🙃


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Just a reminder that we will have weigh-ins tomorrow at practice.
If you are planning on competing make sure to register before practice and be sure to come to workout and weigh-in.
See everyone tomorrow.

Battle by the Lake Judo Tournament 2025

Lakeland Judo and Viking Judo invite you to our 2025 Battle by the Lake Judo Tournament! American Judo Shiais are the perfect place for any judoka looking to gain experience in a competitive yet friendly tournament atmosphere. Our developmental tournament offers both novice and open division to offer as many equitable and/or challenging matches as possible, so you can get the most out of your experience. With a modified rule set in place, everyone is sure to have a positive tournament experience.

Tournament Details:

Date: April 12, 2025

Time:
* 7:00am Doors will Open

* 8:00am Referee and Coaches Meeting

* 8:45am Opening Ceremonies

* 9:00am Competition Begins
Location: Coeur d’Alene High School
5530 N. 4th St. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815

Format: Modified Double Elimination or Round Robin for 5 or Less
All competitors must compete in their own age and weight division prior to competing in additional division(s). All competitors are guaranteed 2 matches. All uncontested divisions will have the opportunity to move their division to get the maximum amount of matches or receive a refund.

* Competitors must show current membership in either USJF – USJA – USA Judo – Judo Canada

Registration and Fee:
* Regular Registration: $55 for one division / $25 for additional divisions

* Online registration ends at 11:59pm Tuesday, April 8, 2025

* No walk-ins and no exceptions.

* Contestants that choose to compete in two or more divisions can either compete up one weight class in their age division, or compete up one age division at the same or similar weight. Novice judoka may compete up in rank.

More info and registration

Here are a couple of links to schedules of upcoming tournaments.

Northwest tournaments

Idaho tournaments

Several weeks ago there was a clinic held on the West side to update everyone in the judo community on the updated competition rules for 2025.
Two of the senseis from Pacific Judo, Sam Yamada and Paul Ziegman, attended that event and Pacific Judo is going to have a session next Saturday, 2/1 from 10:00-12:00 to share what they learned.
Anyone who is interested learning about the rules should attend.
The details are:
Where: Spokane Police Academy, 2302 N Waterworks St, Spokane, WA 99212
When: Feb 1 from 10:00-12:00

If you are competing on Saturday in the tournament, you need to come to practice on Tuesday. We will be doing weigh ins that evening.
If you aren’t competing, still come to practice and work out.

Here is the link for all the info and registration:
2024 Inland Empire Judo Classic

You can’t beat this tournament for location and Pacific always hosts a great tournament!

I received the below from Pacific Judo. As they are kind enough to be hosting our players for an indefinite period we would like to support them as much as possible.

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Happy Monday,

Hope you all had a nice weekend.

As we gear up for promotions and year end potluck, we would like to have a parent meeting at the dojo on Tuesday, June 4th, during the kids class. The purpose of this meeting is to go over some of the club’s expectations, promotions, upcoming October tournament, etc. It will be a short meeting and I hope everyone can make it.

Adult judo players, we would love to have you join us at this meeting as well. If you can make the meeting at 6pm, it would be much appreciated since we will be relying on our senior judo players to help out at our annual tournament in October.