Japan Visually Impaired Judo Federation
December 4th (Monday) and 5th (Tuesday) IBSA Judo Grand Prix 2023 Tokyo Tournament is finally starting!
Visually Impaired Judo: The world’s best gather at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
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The NPO Japan Visually Impaired Judo Federation (Chairman: Yoshiki Takeshita) will hold the “IBSA Judo Grand Prix 2023 Tokyo Tournament” on Monday, December 4th and Tuesday, December 5th at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. This Grand Prix event, which will be held for the first time in East Asia, is the second largest event after the Paralympic Games and the World Championships, and is an important event in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit the venue (free admission), as the world’s elite who aim to compete in the Paris Games gather together in Tokyo. [Image 1
■What is Judo for visually impaired people?
Judo for the visually impaired is Judo performed by visually impaired people. Blind athletes are divided into two classes, “J1” and athletes with low vision are “J2,” and men and women compete in their respective weight classes.
There is no major difference from sighted judo except that you start from a crossed position. Since there is no battle between grappling hands, the deciding factor in the match is how to break the opponent from a grappled state, and this is a four-minute match that you can’t take your eyes off of for a moment. There are more techniques than in sighted judo, and the highlight is the dynamic exchange of techniques. ■Tournament overview
Tournament name: IBSA Judo Grand Prix 2023 Tokyo (IBSA Judo Grand Prix 2023-JPN-Tokyo)
Date: December 4th (Monday) and December 5th (Tuesday), 2023 Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Sponsor: Japan Visually Impaired Judo Federation
Co-host: Tokyo
Officially recognized by: IBSA International Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired
*You can watch the game for free.
■Participating countries/players
〇Japanese players: 14 people scheduled to participate
-Notable players-
・Yujiro Seto J2 73kg class
・Yoshikazu Matsumoto J1 90kg class
・Shizuka Hanya J1 48kg class
・Junko Hirose J2 57kg class
・Hiroko Kudo J2 57kg class
〇Overseas athletes: Approximately 40 countries scheduled to
participate, including many gold medalists from the Paralympic Games and World Championships
Approximately 200 people are expected to participate in total. ■Schedule
〇December 4th (Monday)
-J1 -48kg, J2 -48kg, J2 -57kg, J1 -60kg, J2 -60kg, J1 -73kg, J2 -73kg- ・Doors open from 10:00
・Preliminary round 11:00-15:00
・Opening ceremony 16:00~
・Third place deciding match/final match and award ceremony around 16:30-18:30 〇December 5th (Tuesday)
-J1 -57kg, J1 -70kg, J2 -70kg, J1 70kg, J2 70kg, J1 -90kg, J2 -90kg, J1 90kg, J2 90kg-
・Doors open from 10:00
・Preliminary round 11:00-15:00
・Third place deciding match/final match and award ceremony around 16:30-18:30 ■Venue access
-Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium-
1-17-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
〇If using the train
・Right next to Sendagaya Station on the JR Sobu Line
・Right outside Exit A4 of Kunitachi Stadium Station on the Toei Oedo Line 〇If using the bus
・Toei bus “Haya 81 system” and “Black 77 system”
・About a 1-minute walk from “Sendagaya Ekimae” on each train ・About a 1-minute walk from Hachiko Bus Jingu-no-Mori Route “Sendagaya Station (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)”
■Delivery
We also plan to broadcast LIVE on the official YouTube channel. Japan Visually Impaired Judo Federation Official YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@user-ko2yp7ws7k/featured
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Japanese national team adopts “VISIONGRAM” to “visualize visual impairments” [Image 2
https://visiongram-project.com-[Image 3
-For inquiries regarding VISIONGRAM-
VISIONGRAM Secretariat
Please contact us using the form on the official website
(https://visiongram-project.com/contact/).