Congrats to Melinda Buehman (Tomodachi) for competing in the
Kata Championships.

(See Kata Results below).

------"John Miller of USA Judo" wrote:

04-30-2004
For immediate release: SPORTS

The following are the results for the 2004 USA Judo
National Kata Championships held at the Jenny Craig
Pavilion, University of San Diego, San Diego,
California. Over 100 athletes from all over the
United States competed in the event which is a formal
demonstration of various Judo techniques in a
prearranged order. The event was hosted by
California State Judo, Inc. and the San Diego
International Sports Council.

Goshin Jutsu -- Men
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1st Place
Tori: Panackia, Alan (MI)
Uke: Pasquinelly, Mark (OH)
Score: 743.5

2nd Place
Tori: Rommelmann, Heiko (NY)
Uke: Giunta, Jeff (NY)
Score: 714.0

3rd Place
Tori: Webster, Glen (CA)
Uke: Hightower, Brian (CA)
Score: 681.0

4th Place
Tori: O'Connor, Ryan (OH)
Uke: Justice, Ronnie (OH)
Score: 657.5

5th Place
Tori: Okada, Robert (OK)
Uke: Layon, Thomas (OK)
Score: 635.0



Goshin Jutsu -- Women
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1st Place
Tori: Jackson, Diane (MD)
Uke: Whilden, Karen (VA)
Score: 718.0

2nd Place
Tori: Bartman, Lori (OH)
Uke: White, Amy (MI)
Score: 705.0

3rd Place
Tori: Holloway, Dixie (CA)
Uke: Galvez, Charmaine (CA)
Score: 659.5

4th Place
Tori: Holtze, Michelle (MN)
Uke: Buehman, Melinda (FL)
Score: 638.5

5th Place
Tori: Smith, Claudia (TX)
Uke: Martin, Carla (TX)
Score: 603.0



Ju no Kata -- Men
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1st Place
Tori: Pasquinelly, Mark (OH)
Uke: Panackia, Alan (MI)
Score: 490.5

2nd Place
Tori: Giunta, Jeff (NY)
Uke: Rommelmann, Heiko (NY)
Score: 487.5

3rd Place
Tori: Dajnowski, Andrzej (IL)
Uke: Mita, Robert (IL)
Score: 462.5

4th Place
Tori: O'Connor, Ryan (OH)
Uke: Justice, Ronnie (OH)
Score: 444.0

5th Place
Tori: Sosnowski, Thomas (CA)
Uke: Hawkins, Kevin (CA)
Score: 407.0

6th Place
Tori: Roscoe, Anthony (PA)
Uke: Minster, Ryan (PA)
Score: 379.5



Ju no Kata -- Women
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1st Place
Tori: Schweitzer, Teri (CA)
Uke: Smith, Claudia (TX)
Score: 508.0

2nd Place
Tori: Bartman, Lori (OH)
Uke: White, Amy (MI)
Score: 497.0

3rd Place
Tori: Holtze, Michelle (MN)
Uke: Buys, Kathy (MN)
Score: 494.0

4th Place
Tori: Whilden, Karen (VA)
Uke: Whilden, Peggy (MD)
Score: 490.5

5th Place
Tori: Houston-Shimizu, Barb (WA)
Uke: Moss-Graden, Jan (WA)
Score: 483.5




Katame no Kata -- Men
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1st Place
Tori: Asanuma, Takenari (CA)
Uke: Anami, Junya (CA)
Score: 587.0

2nd Place
Tori: Rommelmann, Heiko (NY)
Uke: Giunta, Jeff (NY)
Score: 579.0

3rd Place
Tori: Pasquinelly, Mark (OH)
Uke: Panackia, Alan (MI)
Score: 566.0

4th Place
Tori: Dajnowski, Andrzej (IL)
Uke: Mita, Robert (IL)
Score: 549.0

5th Place
Tori: Okada, Robert (OK)
Uke: Layon, Thomas (OK)
Score: 548.5

6th Place
Tori: Hawkins, Kevin (CA)
Uke: Sosnowski, Thomas (CA)
Score: 545.0

7th Place
Tori: Justice, Ronnie (OH)
Uke: O'Connor, Ryan (OH)
Score: 519.0

8th Place
Tori: Minster, Ryan (PA)
Uke: Roscoe, Anthony (PA)
Score: 506.5

9th Place
Tori: Agena, Warren (CO)
Uke: Hoffman, Barry (CO)
Score: 503.5

10th Place
Tori: Hightower, Brian (CA)
Uke: Webster, Glen (CA)
Score: 482.0



Katame no Kata -- Women
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1st Place
Tori: Houston-Shimizu, Barb (WA)
Uke: Moss-Graden, Jan (WA)
Score: 561.5

2nd Place
Tori: Jackson, Diane (MD)
Uke: Whilden, Karen (VA)
Score: 560.5

3rd Place
Tori: Feng, Jolie (TX)
Uke: Norman, Terrie (TX)
Score: 558.5

4th Place
Tori: Smith, Claudia (TX)
Uke: Martin, Carla (TX)
Score: 554.5

5th Place
Tori: White, Amy (MI)
Uke: Bartman, Lori (OH)
Score: 549.5

6th Place
Tori: Hilborn, Anita (TX)
Uke: Carol, Shannon (TX)
Score: 529.5

7th Place
Tori: Buehman, Melinda (FL)
Uke: Holtze, Michelle (MN)
Score: 487.0




Nage no Kata -- Men
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1st Place
Tori: Giunta, Jeff (NY)
Uke: Rommelmann, Heiko (NY)
Score: 1183.0

2nd Place
Tori: Dajnowski, Andrzej (IL)
Uke: Tono, Douglas (IL)
Score: 1133.0

3rd Place
Tori: Rastelli II, Nicholas (NY)
Uke: Joseph, Eric (NY)
Score: 1112.0

4th Place
Tori: Pasquinelly, Mark (OH)
Uke: Panackia, Alan (MI)
Score: 1063.5

5th Place
Tori: Okada, Robert (OK)
Uke: Layon, Thomas (OK)
Score: 1045.5

6th Place
Tori: O'Connor, Ryan (OH)
Uke: Justice, Ronnie (OH)
Score: 1005.5

7th Place
Tori: Mita, Robert (IL)
Uke: Mita, Scott (IL)
Score: 988.0

8th Place
Tori: Sosnowski, Thomas (CA)
Uke: Hawkins, Kevin (CA)
Score: 960.5

9th Place
Tori: Gunderson, Joel (MN)
Uke: Doyone, Jeff (MN)
Score: 953.5

10th Place
Tori: Hightower, Brian (CA)
Uke: Webster, Glen (CA)
Score: 921.5

11th Place
Tori: Roscoe, Anthony (PA)
Uke: Minster, Ryan (PA)
Score: 884.0



Nage no Kata -- Women
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1st Place
Tori: Whilden, Karen (VA)
Uke: Jackson, Diane (MD)
Score: 1027.5

2nd Place
Tori: Bartman, Lori (OH)
Uke: White, Amy (MI)
Score: 987.0

3rd Place
Tori: Moss-Graden, Jan (WA)
Uke: Houston-Shimizu, Barb (WA)
Score: 976.5

4th Place
Tori: Holtze, Michelle (MN)
Uke: Buehman, Melinda (FL)
Score: 927.5



Kata All Around -- Men
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1st Place
Partner 1: Panackia, Alan (MI)
Partner 2: Pasquinelly, Mark (OH)
Score: 25

2nd Place
Partner 1: Giunta, Jeff (NY)
Partner 2: Rommelmann, Heiko (NY)
Score: 24

3rd Place
Partner 1: O'Connor, Ryan (OH)
Partner 2: Justice, Ronnie (OH)
Score: 6

4th Place
Partner 1: Hightower, Brian (CA)
Partner 2: Webster, Glen (CA)
Score: 5

5th Place
Partner 1: Okada, Robert (OK)
Partner 2: Layon, Thomas (OK)
Score: 3

6th Place
Partner 1: Sosnowski, Thomas (CA)
Partner 2: Hawkins, Kevin (CA)
Score: 1

7th Place
Partner 1: Roscoe, Anthony (PA)
Partner 2: Minster, Ryan (PA)
Score: 0



Kata All Around -- Women
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1st Place
Partner 1: Jackson, Diane (MD)
Partner 2: Whilden, Karen (VA)
Score: 27

2nd Place
Partner 1: Bartman, Lori (OH)
Partner 2: White, Amy (MI)
Score: 21

3rd Place
Partner 1: Moss-Graden, Jan (WA)
Partner 2: Houston-Shimizu, Barb (WA)
Score: 16

4th Place
Partner 1: Holtze, Michelle (MN)
Partner 2: Buehman, Melinda (FL)
Score: 6