After registration closes on Wednesday, February 28,2024, Midnight, competitors will be grouped in brackets based on their declared weight.  The weight groupings within registration are there to help us with this process.  They may be combined, split, or divided, depending on the competitors entered.

Youth Divisions    Male/ Female

Age Categories:  5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12

Belt Categories:   White/ Yellow,  Orange/Green,  Blue/ Purple 

• 2 1/2 minute matches

• No Shime-waza (choking techniques) allowed

• No Kansetsu-waza (arm-lock techniques) allowed

Age Categories: 13-14,  15-16

Belt Categories:  White/ Yellow,   Orange/ Green,  Blue/Purple/Brown/Black

• If a competitor is 12 years old, and choosing to fight up into the 13-14 Age Category, they are voluntarily competing in a division that allows shime-waza (choking techniques)

• 3 minute matches

• No Kansetsu-waza (arm-lock techniques) allowed

Adult Divisions   Male / Female (17 yrs and over)

Belt Categories:   White/ Yellow/Orange & Green/Blue/Purple

• 3 minute matches

• No Kansetsu-waza (arm-lock techniques)

Belt Category:  Brown and Black 

• 4 minute matches

• Full IJF rules

Veteran Male / Female   Age 35 and older

Belt Categories:  White/Yellow/Orange, Green/Blue/Purple & Brown/Black 

• 3 minute matches

• No Kansetsu-waza ( arm-lock techniques) except in the Brown/Black belt divisions.

The Nanka Tournament Committee reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the tournament divisions and rules, in the best interest of the sport and the competitors.  Divisions may be modified at the discretion of the tournament committee.

Uncontested Divisions 

A division is uncontested if it contains only a single competitor.

During the registration process the competitor will indicate their preference on how they wish to be moved if their division is uncontested. 

The preference choices are:

1. Tournament Admin. decides
2. Age: I would like to compete in an older age category.
3. Belt: I would like to compete in a higher belt category.
4. Weight: I would like to compete against higher weights.
5. Withdraw: If my division is uncontested, I want to withdraw from the tournament.

Nanka will consider the competitors indicated preference if the division is uncontested.

Nanka reserves the right to move a competitor into a different division to enable a match.

A competitor selecting " do not move"  will be withdrawn and a refund issued if  their division is uncontested.