[Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired

[Joe Orozco]

Congratulations to all.  It was great to see some of the guys in the
training camp from a couple months ago move on to do great things at the
national level.  Here's hoping I'm half as good to get to that level next
year.  Keep us posted on your performance at Pan Am!

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
crowd."--Max Lucado 

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[mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christella Garcia
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 1:05 AM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired

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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> 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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> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired
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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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