Competition and Tournament stuff

West Coast Judo Tournaments extend from Seattle to San Diego with majority of them taking place over three zones; The Pacific Northwest, The Bay Area, and Southern California. regardless of previous Judo experience; rank, or similar grappling experience (Jiujitsu rank) if you've never taken part in a Judo Tournament it is greatly advised that you enter your first event as a Novice White Belt. Santa Rosa Judo Club enterers Judo Competitions via the Smoothcomp website. Santa Rosa Judo Club is a member partner of all Judo Governing Bodies in the United States. We utilize the different governing bodies for various activities as described below. United States Judo Association (USJA): This is our main academic governing body and the one which we administer rank examinations and academic promotions thru United States Judo Federation (USJF): This is our main competitive governing body and the one which we promote based on tournament performance thru USA Judo (formerly United States Judo Inc. USJI): This is our National and International competition governing body. This is primarily only used in the event of National Tournaments or Higher. *Always check the registration requirements of the tournament you intend on entering. Some events my only accept one type of governing body affiliation.

Santa Rosa Judo Club is USJF Club #1372 Santa Rosa Judo Club utilizes the United States Judo Federation (USJF) for tracking all tournament performance and all promotions based upon tournament performance. *Note As with all Competition based promotional governing bodies; regardless of your current Judo or Jiujitsu rank (Yes even if you're a 20 year Jiujitsu Black belt or a Judo Brown Belt) if you've never competed in a Judo tournament; you should register as a Novice White Belt at least until after the results of your first Judo Tournament.

Registration for Judo Tournaments can be done thru the Smoothcomp links below: To link your profile with SRJC you can find the SRJC Smoothcomp account here:

Santa Rosa Judo Club is USA Judo Club #19877 Santa Rosa Judo Club utilizes the USA Judo for all National Level and Higher tournament performance *Note: Some tournaments below the National Level (Regional, Local. etc) may require USA Judo membership. As with all Competition based promotional governing bodies; regardless of your current Judo or Jiujitsu rank (Yes even if you're a 20 year Jiujitsu Black belt or a Judo Brown Belt) if you've never competed in a Judo tournament; you should register as a Novice White Belt at least until after the results of your first Judo Tournament.