Shufu Judo Yudanshakai

presents the

Spring 2025 Shufu Judo Yudanshakai

Junior and Senior Promotional Examination

Saturday, March 29, 2025

at

Beltsville Community Center

3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville, MD 20705

United States Judo Federation Sanction # 25-03-03

This event is Preregistration Only. There is no onsite registration.

Eligibility to register for promotion

• All judoka must be a current member of the USJF or USJA .

  (USJF members are eligible to be promoted at this event.  USJA members may request to be examined and have their results forwarded to the appropriate organization.)

• For Shodan – current year plus one year prior membership in USJF

• For Nidan and above – current year plus three years prior membership in USJF

Promotion Requirements being used  

The Shufu Board of Examiners has implemented the changeover to the USJF promotional requirements.  The 2024 Shufu Spring Promotional will follow the “2021 Final Handbook Revision with Added Techniques”, available on the Shufu website under Promotions. All ranks within Shufu’s promotion authority are required to do the physical testing, i.e. all ranks through and including Godan.  Rokudan and above are not required to do physical testing; Kata requirements still apply as required for rank sought.

Key Deadlines – 

These are HARD deadlines  – no exceptions

Wednesday, January 29 – First date to accept applications.

Thursday, February 27 – Deadline for initial submission of Dan paperwork (Form 20)

Saturday, March 15 – Second deadline for ALL FULLY COMPLETED paperwork due (juniors, senior kyu, dan)

AND for senseis to submit their written recommendation for each Black Belt candidate

Saturday, March 29 – Promotion day, BOE meeting, BOD meeting

Event Schedule

9:00 AM  –  Check in – testing begins

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Promotional candidate written test and practical demonstration testing

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM Shufu Board of Examiners meeting – (All Board of Examiners members are requested and encouraged to attend in person.)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM:      Awarding of Promotions

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Shufu Board of Directors Meeting (All registered Yudansha [Black Belts] are encouraged to attend but a Zoom connection will be supplied.  Contact:  shufupresident.miki@gmail.com)

Please Note: There will be NO COMPETITION at this promotional event.

Registration and Fees

1.     Registration Deadlines  See above

2.     All registration is online – no onsite registration

• • Registration Fee (all examinees): $50

  • Additional Fees for Black Belt Ranks only:

    • Shufu Promotion Fee: $15 (paid online with registration fee)

    • Note: After the promotion:  USJF Promotional Fees: $125 for Shodan plus $25 for each rank step above Shodan, plus an additional $25 for Shichidan and Hachidan. Life Members: $0. (Instructions for how to pay USJF Promotional Fees will be provided after the promotional) ]

  • Online Waiver (pending) may be electronically signed or scanned and sent to Kevin Tamai, Chairman of the Board of Examiners at: shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com.  Waivers will also be available on-site on the morning of the event.

All Registration is ONLINE.

To register and pay online, click HERE

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation for visual or hearing impairment or other reason, please let us know on the registration form.

Documentation to submit by senseis and candidates

1. Documentation first accepted on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (electronic submission only)

2. Documentation Due by Thursday, February 27, 2025

• • Black Belts only: Editable Form 20 (electronic submission only):

    • Submit to Karen Whilden, Rank Registration Chair, at shufurankreg@gmail.com.

    • The Rank Registration Team will work with candidate to identify and cure any problems with the Form 20, with that process to be completed at least 14 days before the promotional, i.e. Saturday, March 25, 2025.

    • If a Form 20 has not been submitted by Thursday, February 27, 2025, the Shufu Board of Examiners (BOE) will table the promotion request until the next promotional.

1. Documentation Due by Saturday, March 15, 2025

Senseis – Recommending Students for Promotion 

Examinees MUST be recommended for promotion by their instructor.  Examinees should be listed on the JUDOKA RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION form that is submitted by the head instructor from each club by March 15, 2025 to facilitate the smooth running of the event.  Submit to Kevin Tamai, Chair of the Board of Examiners – shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com

• • • All Black Belt Rank candidates must have an additional, written recommendation from their instructor submitted by email to Kevin Tamai, Chair of the Board of Examiners by March 15, 2025.

      shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com

   

  • Junior and Senior Kyu Rank Documentation (electronic submission only):

• • • Submit scans of documents below to Kevin Tamai, Chairman of the Board of Examiners at: shufuboechairman.kevin@gmail.com

  • Membership card

  • Competition results

  • Kata Scores (as required to the rank sought)

    • Contact Rank Registration Chair, Karen Whilden at shufurankreg@gmail.com 

      for accommodations to kata demonstration due to issues of space and safety.  Shufu will follow USJF Medical Committee and local/state guidelines regarding COVID at the time of the Promotional (see COVID Guidelines below).

    • Kata must be judged by a member of the BOE, or a National level or higher certified kata judge or kata instructor in the kata to be tested.

  • Certificates (as required by the rank sought)

     

    Black Belt Rank Documentation

  • Essential detailed information including deadlines, requirements, and materials you will need for applying for your Black Belt rank

  • (electronic submission only)

No documentation will be accepted after Saturday, March 15, 2025.

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