United States Judo, Inc. (USJI) is a member of

the United States Olympic Committee, the Pan

American Judo Union, and the International Judo

Federation and is the National Governing Body

(NGB) for Judo in the United States. It has

overall authority to govern all aspects of

amateur Judo in the United States. The United

States Congress passed The Amateur Sports Act

of 1978, which provided the authority for each

sport to have its own governing body,

independent from the Amateur Athletic Union.

U.S. JUDO was organized shortly thereafter.

U.S. JUDO organizes and sanctions National

Championships, and other National and

International Judo events which are used as

partial criteria for selection of teams which

represent the United States in events like the

Senior and Junior World Championships, the Pan

American Games, and the Olympic Games. State

Governing Bodies (SGB) are U.S. JUDO's

affiliates and govern Judo on the State level

under USJI's guidance. U.S. JUDO has many other

programs, the details of which are listed

elsewhere on this website.

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U.S. JUDO Members / U.S. JUDO Governing 

U.S. Judo Members

Individual Members:

Everyone who wishes to participate in the

affairs of U.S. JUDO must be a member.

Individual members of U.S. JUDO are

automatically a member of the State through

which they are registered and are entitled to

participate in the Judo government of that

state, according to that state's by-laws.

Individual members may participate in U.S. JUDO

affairs, by serving on National Committees.

However, they do not necessarily have a vote at

National U.S. JUDO meetings; explained below

are the ways in which individuals may become a

voting representative on the Board of

Directors.

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U.S. Judo Governing

U.S. JUDO is governed by a Board of Directors

which meets twice a year. The board consists of

voting delegates representing a number of

different membership "Groups" as described

below:

Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee is composed of ten (10)

individuals, elected by the Board of Directors,

every four years. They are the four officers,

four Program Directors, and two Athlete

Representatives. Each member of the Executive

Committee has one vote.

Group A:

Amateur Judo Sports Organizations. The USJF and

USJA were "charter members" of U.S. JUDO. Group

A members are entitled to 5 delegates and 5

votes.

Group B:

These are the State Governing Bodies (SGB) for

Judo in each State and the District of

Columbia. Most states have an active Group B

organization. Group B members are entitled to

one (1) vote plus one (1) additional vote for

every 200 members. Thus, a state greater having

between 200 to 399 U.S. JUDO members will have

2 votes; one having between 400 and 599 members

will have 3 votes, etc. States appoint and/or

elect their voting representatives from their

individual members.

Group C:

Organizations which conduct National Sports

Programs. Each Group C member is entitled to

one delegate and one vote. Examples: National

Collegiate Judo Association, Marine Judo

Association.

Group D:

Delegates at Large: Five (5) Delegates at Large

are elected every four years based on past

service, expertise, and contributions to the

sport. Each Delegate at Large is entitled to 1

vote.

Athlete Representatives:

In addition to the representatives above,

twenty percent (20%) of the voting

representatives at the Board of Directors

meetings are selected from active athletes.

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