[Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired

Mon Apr 20 05:05:15 UTC 2009

Thanks for all the well wishes.  All I can say about nationals is that it 
was an awesome experience.  There were about fifteen blind athletes 
competing in different divisions which is really cool, but we still need 
more especially on the women's side.  The coaches were pretty creative 
because some people didn't have anyone to fight in their weight division. 
So they combine some weight divisions so we could get tournament experience. 
The coaches also ran themselves ragged because there was six mats going on 
at the same time and they had to run from one to the other to coach all of 
us.  I got to meet some really cool judoka, and see some old friends from 
Chicago.  I would encourage anyone to give the sport of judo a chance 
either on the recreational or competitive level because it is a great way to 
stay in shape.
Chris
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From: "Lori M. Miller" <lori at asmodean.net>
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> Congrats to those who competed and trained hard, and here's to hoping that 
> your efforts inspire more competition and recreation.
>
> Lori
>
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>> (San Diego, Calif.) - USA Judo played host to the first ever Visually
>> Impaired National Championships on Saturday in which blind and visually
>> impaired judo players competed for National titles as the first step on 
>> the
>> road to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
>>
>> After placing seventh in the his 100kg division in the Senior Nationals 
>> for
>> sighted players on Friday, 2008 Paralympian Myles Porter (Colorado 
>> Springs,
>> Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center /
>> Boulder Judo Training Center) took less than a minute total to win each 
>> of
>> his three matches in the visually impaired division.
>>
>> Porter's Paralympic teammate Greg Dewall (Chico, Calif. / Stanford Judo), 
>> a
>> bronze medalist as a heavyweight in Beijing, moved down to 90kg where he 
>> was
>> upset by newcomer Jason Keaton (Elizabethtown, Ky. / Fort Knox Judo).
>> Although Keaton is new to the Paralympic scene, he has competed 
>> extensively
>> in Brazilian Jujitsu and coaches Mixed Martial Arts fighters.
>>
>> The only female U.S. Paralympian to win a medal in judo, Lori Pierce
>> (Austin, Texas / University of Texas) fought in her first tournament 
>> since
>> the 2004 Games where she won a silver medal, but she placed second in 
>> both
>> the Open and 78kg divisions behind Christella Garcia (Sacramento, Calif. 
>> /
>> Sacramento Judo Club), a 2007 Blind World Team member, and Katie Davis
>> (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento), respectively.
>>
>> Andre Watson (Philadelphia, Pa. / Liberty Bell Judo) competed in the 90kg
>> division at the Beijing Paralympic Games, but moved down to 81kg where he
>> was upset by Adnan Gutic (St. Lois, Mo. / White Dragon Judo Club).
>>
>> Ronald Hawthorne (Kansas City, Kans. / Cahill's), a 2007 Blind World Team
>> member, placed fifth in the sighted 55kg division just two hours earlier
>> when he fought up to 66kg in the visually impaired division. Although
>> Hawthorne gave up approximately 20 pounds to his competitor, he still
>> defeated Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat Judo).
>>
>> Gonsalez added a second division to his repetoire, fighting up to 73kg 
>> where
>> he beat Michael Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento).
>>
>> Complete results for all divisions are as follows:
>>
>> Visually Impaired Women's 52kg
>> 1. Tina Thomas (Los Angeles, Calif. / Mojica Judo Club)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Women's 78kg
>> 1. Christella Garcia (Sacramento, Calif. / Sacramento Judo Club)
>> 2. Lorena Pierce (Austin, Texas / University of Texas)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Women's Open
>> 1. Katie Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento)
>> 2. Lorena Pierce (Austin, Texas / University of Texas)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's 66kg
>> 1. Ronald Hawthorne (Kansas City, Kans. / Cahill's)
>> 2. Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's 73kg
>> 1. Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat)
>> 2. Michael Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's 81kg
>> 1. Adnan Gutic (St Louis, Mo. / White Dragon Judo Club)
>> 2. Andre Watson (Philadelphia, Pa. / Liberty Bell)
>> 3. Romeo Edmead (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Oishi Judo Club)
>> 3. Anthony Johnson (Greensboro, N.C. / Greensboro Judo Club)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's 90kg
>> 1. Jason Keaton (Elizabethtown, Ky. / Fort Knox Judo)
>> 2. Greg Dewall (Chico, Calif. / Stanford)
>> 3. Robert Deese (Billings, Mont. / Martial Arts Academy)
>> 3. Christopher Jones (Hercules, Calif. / Cahill's)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's 100kg
>> 1. Myles Porter (Colordo Springs, CO / OTC)
>> 2. Marty Langworthy (Salt Lake City, UT / )
>> 3. Ryan Jones (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)
>> 3. Michael Larsen (San Francisco, Calif. / Cahill's)
>>
>> Visually Impaired Men's +100kg
>> 1. Johann Shockency (Andover, Minn. / Bemidji State Judo)
>>
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