Originally posted by Raycetpfl
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It used to be that you had to be a member of USA Judo (the NGB) to compete at "point, or qualification tournaments, or national championships, et al.
Neil is Canadian, LOl...
No, you can't just choose to fight with black belts. Technically, you are a white belt in Judo, and a judo black belt would have to sign off on you (there is a special form for it) to compete at all.
It would be like me showing up at an IBJJF tournament with my Judo black belt and just signing up to fight in the black belt divisions, or whatever they are called. Would be a no-go, right ?
So it's a bit more complicated. The USJA used to have a set up to where you could go and get tested by a certified rank examiner up to a certain belt based on your skill level. That might work to get some official judo rank.
I don't doubt your ability, however, you would want to train some at Judo specifically to get used to the rules. If you had to fight in a white belt or other beginner division, you might well not be allowed to do submissions (chokes and armbars). Which would be fair, I would think, to the other essentially noobish competitors. So it might take you a bit of time to get moved up to more experienced level of competition.
Which probably makes it not worth your time...
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