Houston Open Judo Tournament
...the first Saturday in November
LARGEST JUDO TOURNAMENT IN HOUSTON AREA
Currently in its 14th year, the Houston Open Judo tournament is a mid-sized, but growing judo tournament located in Conroe, a suburban city just north of Houston, Texas. The HOJT offers shiai and kata competition for novice to advanced judo competitors. We have been a Texas Judo, Inc. All-Star event since 2001.
Usually sanctioned by Texas Judo, Inc.. the HOJT is a great tournament for gaining competition experience or for tuning-up for the Dallas Invitational (a USA Judo Level E tournament held in Grapevine, Texas during the weekend before Thanksgiving).
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REGIONAL COMPETITION FROM 5 STATES AND CENTRAL AMERICA
As a regional tournament, we draw competitors from across southeast United States and Central America. Past competitors have come from:
- Across Texas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Mexico
- El Salvador
Because Houston is a diverse city, many local judoka have ties to international countries: Iran, Brazil, Norway, El Salvador, Italy, Great Britain and et al.
http://www.visithoustontexas.com
COMPUTERIZED SCORING SYSTEMS WITH LCD MONITORS
We use computerized scoring systems projected on 40" LCD monitors. We proudly were the first in Texas to offer this exciting feature. And we use computerized bracketing for senior weight divisions.
ATHLETE GIFT BAG GIVEAWAY
Because we value and appreciate our judo competitors, the HOJT gives away over $1000 in athlete welcome bags to the first 100 junior competitors, the first 16 Kata competitors and the first 75 Senior competitors. The drawstring bags, may include:
- Articles and brochures on sports nutrition
- Snacks
- Sports bottles
- Pens and pencils
- the HOJT Tournament program
- the HOJT Kids Judo Activity Workbook and crayons (for junior competitors and junior spectators)
- athletic low-cut socks
- bookmarks
- hand sanitizer
- Biofreeze samples
- United States Jump Rope Association jump ropes
- or other neat items!
Many of the items are donated by generous local and national businesses and judo supporters working with us to help spread the word in Houston about the Olympic sport of Judo.
3" CUSTOM CAST MEDALS
Custom medals are awarded to 1st through 3rd place winners of each division.
