(Myrtle Beach, S.C.) – Teams of athletes competed in the USA Judo Kata National Championships on Sunday.
Athletes competed in five different katas (forms) in women’s, men’s and mixed divisions with athletes who received the highest scores from the judges earning gold, silver and bronze.
Complete results are as follows, including the raw score for each pair:
Women’s Nage no Kata
1. Yee Ping Leung (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Academy) and Leeanne Oue (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon), 943
Mixed Nage no Kata
1. Ann Nguyen (Glendale, Calif. / Valley Judo Institute) and Mike Smith (Sun Valley, Calif. / Valley Judo Institute), 778.5
Men’s Nage no Kata
1. Jeff Giunta (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club), 1160
2. Gerardo Tello (Miami, Fla. / FIU Judo) and Roberto Alvarez (Miami, Fla. / A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation, Inc.), 995.5
3. Eric Haerr (Itaska, Ill. / Chicago Tenri) and Armando Pauker (Glenview, Ill. / Chicago Tenri), 896.5
Mixed Kodokan Goshin Jutsu
1. Christina O’Brien (NYA, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy) and Daniel Hedges (St. Paul, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy), 649.5
Men’s Kodokan Goshin Jutsu
1. Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Jeff Giunta (Bushido Kai Judo Club), 829
2. Doug Tono (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Club) and Andrzej Dajnowski (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Club), 818.5
3. Brent Smith (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense) and Theodore Schwalm (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense), 630
Mixed Kime no Kata
1. Karl Tamai (Alexandria, Va. / College Park Judo Club) and Fran Vall (Falls Church, Va. / Washington Judo), 653
Men’s Kime no Kata
1. Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Jeff Giunta (Bushido Kai Judo Club), 805.5
2. Terence McPartland (Washington, D.C. / Baltimore Judo Club) and Mark Smith (Bowie, Md. / Hui-O-Judo Beltsville), 680.5
3. Gerardo Tello (Miami, Fla. / FIU Judo) and Roberto Alvarez (Miami, Fla. / A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation, Inc.), 648.5
Women’s Katame no Kata
1. Jolie Feng (Fort Worth, Texas / Okuri Judo) and Terrie Norman (Burleson, Texas / Okuri Judo), 564.5
Mixed Katame no Kata
1. Fran Vall (Falls Church, Va. / Washington Judo) and Karl Tamai (Alexandria, Va. / College Park Judo Club), 525.5
2. Christina O’Brien (NYA, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy) and Daniel Hedges (St. Paul, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy), 473
Men’s Katame no Kata
1. Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Jeff Giunta (Bushido Kai Judo Club), 616
2. Theodore Schwalm (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense) and Brent Smith (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense), 490.5
3. Eric Haerr (Itaska, Ill. / Chicago Tenri) and Armando Pauker (Glenview, Ill. / Chicago Tenri), 479.5
Women’s Ju no Kata
1. Yee Ping Leung (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Academy) and Leeanne Oue (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon), 536
2. Michelle Holtze (Minnetonka, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy) and Melinda Buehman (Boynton Beach, Fla. / Tomodachi Judo Club), 517
3. Jolie Feng (Fort Worth, Texas / Okuri Judo) and Terrie Norman (Burleson, Texas / Okuri Judo), 491.5
Mixed Ju no Kata
1. Karl Tamai (Alexandria, Va. / College Park Judo Club) and Fran Vall (Falls Church, Va. / Washington Judo), 536
2. Doug Tono (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon) and Caryn Tono (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon), 528
3. Daniel Hedges (St. Paul, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy) and Christina O’Brien (NYA, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy), 376
Men’s Ju no Kata
1. Jeff Giunta (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club), 598.5
2. Brent Smith (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense) and Theodore Schwalm (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense), 458.5
3. Gerardo Tello (Miami, Fla. / FIU Judo) and Roberto Alvarez (Miami, Fla. / A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation, Inc.), 434.5
Mixed All Around
1. Karl Tamai (Alexandria, Va. / College Park Judo Club) and Fran Vall (Falls Church, Va. / Washington Judo), 30
2. Daniel Hedges (St. Paul, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy) and Christina O’Brien (NYA, Minn. / North Star Martial Arts Academy), 22
Men’s All-Around
1. Jeff Giunta (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club) and Heiko Rommelmann (Webster, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club), 30
2. Theodore Schwalm (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense) and Brent Smith (Dallas, Texas / Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense), 19
3. Roberto Alvarez (Miami, Fla. / A. Kolychkine Judo Foundation, Inc.) and Gerardo Tello (Miami, Fla. / FIU Judo), 17
