HOJT2016 Tournament Program

HOJT2016 Image courtesy of Eduardo Saucedo, Judo Pics, 2013

Houston Open Judo Tournament
Best “flipping” time of the year!

Tournament Program

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Lone Star Convention Center
Conroe, Texas

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Have fun!

30 YEARS

1985 - 2015

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HOJT2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

…Best “flipping” time of the year! (All activities held at Lone Star Convention Center)

A 2016 Texas Judo, Inc. All-Star Event
USA Judo Sanction #2016-125-11

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th

Late Registration / Check-in &Weigh-in (San Jacinto 1)
6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. Kata Clinic Registration
6:00p.m. -10:00p.m. All Athletes Registration

Clinic
7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. Kata Clinic: Ju no Kata

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5th

8:00 a.m. TexasJudo,Inc.FallBoardof DirectorsMeeting(YellowRose1)

TBA Officials Meeting - Referees, Coaches, Athletes, Tech Officials

R Late Registration / Check-in & Weigh-in (San Jacinto 1)

E Pre-registeredonly All Kata and Kata Novice

G 7:00a.m. - 7;30 a.m. All Masters & Master Novice
I
S 7:00a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Junior Novice

T Junior Youth (IJF)

R 8:00a.m. - 9:00 a.m. All remaining Juniors:
A Junior 1, Junior 2 & Junior 3 (Cadet)
T
I 9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. Senior Open

O 9:00a.m. - Noon Senior Novice and Senior Elite

N

Competition

C 7:30 a.m. Kata and Kata Novice Competition
O Masters and Master Novice Shiai
8:30 a.m. Junior Novice & Junor Youth (IJF) Shiai
Opening Ceremony & Jr. Roll Call
M 9:00 a.m. Junior 1, Junior 2 and Junior 3 (Cadet) Shiai
Senior Open Male & Female Shiai
P 10:00 a.m.
E (will not start before 1:00 p.m.)
T 10:30 a.m. Senior Novice and Senior Elite Shiai

I 1:00 p.m. (will not start before 2:00 p.m.)

T

I

O 2:00 p.m.

N

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th

9:00 a.m. USA Judo State, Regional, National Coach Certification Clinic*

(*Held at School of Hard Knocks Judo Club)

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HOUSTON JUDO JUDO MATS
SCHOOLS
Friends of Houston Judo, Inc.
Academy of Modern Martial Arts 2013 Mat Campaign

Bearcat Judo Club / SHSU Two Dollamur Flexi-Roll® Mat Systems
Champion Martial Arts & Fitness
Christian Martial Arts Center Major Donors
Diamondback Judo Club Matt and Jennifer Hill
Dynasty Judo Club
Freedom Judo Club Donors
Fusion Martial Arts Benoît Bourbié
Ground Dwellers Judo Manmohan Chima
Honor Martial Arts Edie and Andy Connelly
Houston Self-Defense Academy Harry Doherty and Dana Kang
Karl Geis Legacy Dojo Zach Godbold
Lone Star Judo / Highlands Good Dwellings, Inc.
Lone Star Judo / Mont Belvieu Nathan Johnson
Magnolia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu John Knoy
Midtown MMA Houston Jeff LeForce
Revolution Judo Map Syntax, LC
School of Hard Knocks Judo Club Carla Martin
School of Hard Knocks / Magnolia Mauro Laner
Paradigm Texas Metal Roundup
Stephen F. Austin Judo Team Laura Torres-Barré, M.D.
Team Tooke Cypress Judo Mike and A.J. Williams
Texas A&M Judo Team
US Champion’s Martial Arts Congratulations to
Westlake Judo Club / Rosenberg Olympic Gold Medalist
Westlake Judo Club / Memorial
Youth of Hong Kong Judo Union Kayla Harrison
and
As of 10/21/2016
Olympic Silver Medalist
Clubs in Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area Travis Stevens
List compiled by R. Williams & S.W. Godbold

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Nov. 4 - Nov. 5, 2016 WELCOME

In Memoriam Welcome to the 2016 Houston Open Judo Tournament,
the ...best “flipping” time of the year!
Mel Applebaum
Oliver Batchelor We hope that you enjoy competing and experiencing
the judo excitement of the HOJT.
Loren Bentley
Allan Coage Thank you judokai for competing today.
Sean Dubose Thank you parents for bringing your young judokai.
John P. Farrell Thank you Volunteers and Technical Officials for
Herbert Foss
Emil (Curley) Freedman, Jr. giving your time.
Sensei Keiko Fukuda Thank you Sponsors, Donors, Contributors and
Frank Fullerton
Sensei Karl Geis Friends for your support, and
Sandra Handler Thank you Referees for your endless and valuable
George Harris contribution.
John Havlir As you leave today, we hope that you feel as if you compet-
Ted Henderson ed hard, saw good competition and generally had a good
Sheila Howard “judo” day.
Rusty Kanokogi And as always, thank you Veterans for your service to
Tom Ketchbaw our great country. We Honor All Who Served!
Jan Lehman
Dale Moore Sheila White Godbold
Phil Porter Tournament Director
Brad Rehor Treasurer, Friends of Houston Judo, Inc.
Jerry Reid www.friendsofhoustonjudo.org
Dick Shigemoto www.houstonopenjudo.com
Vince Tamura
Juan Carlos Villalobos HOJT2016 - the best “flipping” time of the year!
Sandra Williams
Yoneuka Yoshisada

Veterans Day

Friday, November 11, 2016

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Senseis Chima, Barney Wick &
Sheridan “Batman” Simmond

wish everyone a safe and exciting tournament
& thank HOJT Organization and Volunteers
for all their efforts!

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ARTICLE

Kata for the Newcomer Family times, including a gold medal in 2016. They, as a
By Doug Newcomer brother team, represented the USA at the 2014 World
Kata Championship in Spain.
Judo has been a family affair for the New-
comer family for over 40 Years. Douglas and Wil Douglas also competed with his wife Su-
Newcomer started judo in 1973 at the Denton Jr. zanne for several years in Kodokan Goshin Jutsu. In
Optimist Judo Club, where they still practice and 2009, their son Douglas (Jr) at 9 years old began
teach. After a couple of years of competition their competing with his father in Nage no Kata. They
father, Hale Newcomer, started judo. Hale did not competed at the state level for several years, but in
compete much, only masters nationals, but kept 2015 Douglas Jr was old enough to enter Senior Na-
working at it, and most importantly worked out tionals. The father-son team competed in the men’s
with his sons. Family time. Kime no Kata and placed third. “I was so excited to
hear our name called for 3rd place, and so proud of
my son. I felt like I was about to burst” says Dad
(Douglas Sr.) “It moves it up a generation from me
and my dad, to me and my son”. This finish ended
up qualifying them for a spot on the 2016 USA Judo
kata team going to the Pan American Championship
in Cuba. They worked very hard for that year, and
moved up a place at nationals to second, but more
important their scores went up.

On April 28, 2016 the father son team com-
peted at the Pan American Championships in Ha-
vana, Cuba. They placed second in the Kime no Kata
division outscoring several countries. Douglas Jr.
also took his uncle’s place in Katame no Kata where

The Newcomer family worked on and the father son team placed second . Douglas said
made judo a family activity for many years, and in “When they told me the scores were posted and we
2000 both Hale and Douglas (father-son) won at the had won 2nd place, I was so excited, and had to run to
Masters Nationals in shiai. It was at this point they see the scores for myself, my son following behind.
became interested in kata. After watching the kata
competition at the Nationals in 2000, they became (cont’d on HOJT page 14)
interested in kata competition and at 2001 started
competing in Katame no Kata in Texas. Hale and
Douglas competed in the Nationals in 2003 and
2006, but did not place. Hale and Douglas had a
great time practicing and competing in kata for sev-
eral years, but at the age of 84 Hale was not able to
stay competitive and handed his position over to his
son Wil. Douglas and Wil have since won several
state championships, placing at the Nationals 4

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TOURNAMENT GUIDE

This is a brief introductory guide to judo tournaments for beginners, spectators and parents.

Start of a Contest

Prior to a judo contest (shiai) one contestant is assigned a blue sash to wear in addition to their obi
(belt) and/or they will be asked to wear a blue Judogi. After the contestants have bowed and
stepped forward, the referee announces hajime (begin) to start the contest

Scoring a Contest

Scores

Ippon (full point)
Waza-ari (almost ippon, half point)
Yuko (almost waza-ari

Penalties

Hansoku-make (very serious violation, disqualification)
Shido (minor violation, warning the first time, then increasing score for the opponent each time)

Objective

In Judo competition the objective is to score an ippon (one full point). Once such a score is obtained the com-
petition ends. An ippon can be scored by one of the following methods:

Executing a skillful throwing technique which results in one contestant being thrown largely on the back with
considerable force or speed.
Maintaining a pin for 25 seconds.

One contestant cannot continue and gives up.

One contestant is disqualified for violating the rules (hansoku-make).

Applying an effective armbar or an effective stranglehold (this does not usually apply for children).

Earning two waza-ari (half point). A waza-ari can be earned by: 1) a throwing technique that is not quite an
ippon (for example the opponent lands only partly on the back, or with less force than required for ippon); 2)
holding one contestant in a pin for 20 seconds; or 3) when the opponent violates the rules (shido) three times.
If the time runs out with neither contestant scoring an ippon, then the referee will award the win to the con-
testant who has the next highest score. For example, a contestant with one waza-ari would win against an op-
ponent who scored 4 yuko.

Scoreboards BLUE Yuko WHITE Yuko
Waza Ari Waza Ari
There should be one or two scoreboards to show the state of play.
Because in Judo it is always the highest quality score that wins, the

score-board is laid out left to right to show the scores like a number. 0 31 0

Looked at in this way, the score is 10 to 3: white's single waza-ari

beats the lesser quality of blue's 3 yuko. The Ippon score is not shown on the scoreboard because there can

only be 1 Ippon and scoring it ends the match.

"Copyright © 2015 by Neil Ohlenkamp, JudoInfo.com. Used with permission."

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BASIC JUDO REFEREE SIGNALS

Ippon (full point): Opponent is thrown on Osaekomi (mat hold begins): Opponent
the back with force, or held under control is held under control on his or her back
on the mat for 20 seconds. and the time starts.

Waza-ari (near ippon): Throw is not com- Mate (stop): Match is stopped temporarily
pletely successful, or opponent is held un- and the time clock pauses.
der control for at least 15 seconds.
"Copyright © 2015 by Neil Ohlenkamp, JudoInfo.com. Used
with permission."

Yuko (almost waza-ari): Throw is partially
successful, or opponent is held under con-
trol for 10 seconds.

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2015 HOUSTON OPEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS

CATEGORY: Kata CATEGORY: Masters Junior 1 Novice Girls 9-10 Light (3)
1. Fatima Rodriguez, Becerra Judo
Katame no Kata – Junior (8) Masters Novice Men 30-39 Light (2) 2. Gabrielle Cheramie, Louisiana Judo
1. Douglas Newcomer, DJOJ 1. Hung Ngo, Revolution Dojo
1. Isabella Martho, DJOJ 2. Nathaniel Durr, Alamo Judo 3. Remi Sanni, Westlake Judo

2. Tiana Lau, Youth of Hong Kong Masters Novice Men 30-39 Med. (2) Junior 1 Novice Girls 9-10 Med. (3)
2. Katherine Chau, Youth /Hong Kong 1. “Natchet” Richard Smith, Cooper’s 1. Abigal Melgargo, Becerra Judo
3. Daniel Leung, Youth of Hong Kong Jiu Jitsu /Judo 2. Nora Lamnaii, Westlake Judo
3. Shanne Hoh, Youth of Hong Kong 2. Erik Flores, Diamondback Judo 3. Sofia Herrera, SOHK
4. Justin Haryanto, Youth / Hong Kong
4. Shanne Hoh, Youth of Hong Kong Masters Novice Men 50-59 Med. (1) Junior1 Novice Girls 11-12 Med. (1)
1. Stevenson Davis, Becerra Judo 1. Elisabeth Lucio, Revolution Judo
Ju no Kata – Junior (8)
Masters Women 30-39 Light (1) Junior1 Novice Girls 11-12 Heavy (1)
1. Zoey Hoh, Youth of Hong Kong 1. Lucia Vicens, Westlake Judo
1. Clarissa Haryanto, Youth/Hong Kong 1. Chiharu Davis, Becerra Judo

2. Ana Luo, Youth of Hong Kong Masters Men 30-39 Light (2) Junior 2 Novice Girls 13-14 Med. (2)
2. Angel Yeung, Youth of Hong Kong 1. Vicenzo Giannella, Diamondback 1. Katie Rubes, Fort Worth Judo
3. Alice Yuan, Youth of Hong Kong 2. John Pirtle, Fort Worth Judo 2. Cynthia Flores, Diamondback Judo
3. Isaac Leung, Youth of Hong Kong
4. Laurinda Yao, Youth of Hong Kong Masters Men 30-39 Heavy (2) Junior 1 Novice Boys 5-6 (5)
4. Stella Ma, Youth of Hong Kong 1. Antonio Wood, Revolution Dojo 1. Benjamin Martin, SOHK
2. Serge De La Cruz, DJOJ 2. Derrick Coronado, Becerra Judo
Nage no Kata – Junior (2) 3. Tristan Luescher, Fort Worth Judo
1. Dacey Hoh, Youth of Hong Kong Masters Men 40-49 Medium (2)
1. Clarissa Haryanto, Youth/Hong Kong 1. Jeremy Luescher, Fort Worth Judo Junior 1 Novice Boys 7-8 Light (1)
Katame no Kata – Senior Novice (2) 2. Murilo Dias, Alamo Judo 1. Ryan Dyer, Fort Worth Judo
1. Jonathon Chow, Youth / Hong Kong Masters Men 50-59 Medium (2)
1. Josiah Chow, Youth of Hong Kong 1. Ralph Lahoud, Fort Worth Judo Junior 1 Novice Boys 7-8 Medium (6)
2. Dan Rusu, Westlake Judo 1. Rodrigo Ortego, Becerra Judo
Ju no Kata – Senior (2) 2. Antoine Waz, Westlake Judo
1. Theodore Schwalm, Jita Kyoei Dojo Masters Men 50-59 Heavy (1) 3. Cash Stebner, Becerra Judo

1. Bruno Smith, Jita Kyoei Dojo 1. Craig Fashner, SOHK Junior 1 Novice Boys 7-8 Heavy (2)
1. Christopher Whitlow, Becerra Judo

Katame no Kata – Senior (8) 2. Dominic Rodriguez, Westlake Judo

1. Doug Newcomer, DJOJ Junior Girls Junior 1 Novice Boys 7-8 X-Hvy (2)
1. Jennifer Lindsey, DJOJ 1. Logan Varela, Becerra Judo
2. Dan Rusu, Westlake Judo Junior 1 Novice Girls 5-6 (3) 2. Alex Trevino, Becerra Judo
2. Brice Fournier, Westlake Judo 1. Nyland Cambria, Eastside Dojo
3. Theodore Schwalm Jita Kyoei 2. Alessia Quinto, Darrell Craig’s Hou- Junior 1 Novice Boys 9-10 Light (3)
3. Brent Smith, Jita Kyoei Dojo ston Budokan 1. John Giardi, Becerra Judo
4. Dan Rusu, Westlake Dojo 3. Natalie Dillingham, Kilgore Judo 2. Emmanule Giardi, Becerra Judo

4. Dani Miro Quesada, Westlake Junior1 Novice Girls 7-8 X-Light (1) 3. Will Fogle, Kiai Judo
1. Hanna Giardi, Becerra Judo
Kime no Kata – Senior (2) Junior 1 Novice Boys 9-10 Med. (3)
Junior 1 Novice Girls 7-8 Light (5) 1. J.W. Geeslin, Olympic Judo
1. Douglas Newcomer, DJOJ 1. Rochelle De la Torre, Unaffiliated 2. Ronin Austin, Eastside Dojo

1. Doug Newcomer, DJOJ 2. Sofie Izaguirre, Eastside Dojo
3. Isabella Viloria, Westlake Judo
Kodokan Goshin Jitsu – Senior (2) 3. Justin Ray, Becerra Judo
1. Brent Smith, Jita Kyoei Dojo Junior 1 Novice Boys 9-10 Heavy (2)
1. Theodore Schwalm, Jita Kyoei Dojo Junior 1 Novice Girls 7-8 Medium (4) 1. Bryan Munoz, Becerra Judo
1. Lina Aly, Westlake Judo
Nage no Kata – Senior (4) 2. Nohemi Keyes, Becerra Judo 2. Adam Aly, Westlake Judo
1. Dan Rusu, Westlake Judo 3. Alisse Cheramie, Louisiana Judo
Junior 1 Novice Boys 11-12 Light (2)
1. Brice Fournier, Westlake Judo 1. Alex Amindalan, Eastside Dojo
Junior 1 Novice Girls 7-8 Heavy (2) 2. Connor McGehee, Becerra Judo
2. Doug Newcomer, DJOJ 1. Caroline Butscher, Olympic Judo
2. Juliana LeFort, Eastside Dojo Judo
2. Serge De La Cruz, DJOJ Junior 1 Novice Boys 11-12 Med. (2)
1. Carlos Guzman Trevino, Becerra

2. Alex Beaubouef, Olympic Judo

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2015 HOUSTON OPEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS (cont’d)

Junior 1 Novice Boys 11-12 Heavy (1) Junior 1 Boys 5-6 (2) 2. Hassan Aly, Champion MA
1. Octavian Varela, Becerra Judo 1. Benjamin Martin SOHK 3. Daniel Hernandez, Becerra Judo
2. Ren Davis, Becerra Judo
Junior 1 Novice Boys 11-12 X-Heavy Junior 2 Boys 13-14 Heavy (3)
(2) Junior 1 Boys 7-8 (4) 1. Nicolas Nelson, Becerra Judo
1. Juan Munoz, Becerra Judo 1. Gael Garza, Becerra Judo 2. Gabriel Evans, Gulf Coast Judo
2. Timothy Lucio, Revolution Dojo 2. Ryan Dyer, Fort Worth Judo 3. Schuyler Moore, SOHK
3. Stefan Mitrovic, Kokoro Judo
Junior 2 Novice Boys 13-14 Medium 3. Guadalupe Hernandez, SOHK Junior 2 Boys 13-14 X-Heavy (2)
(1) 1. Gunner Garnett, Victoria Judo
1. Jose Moreno, SOHK Junior 1 Boys 9-10 X-Light (1) 2. David Perez, Champion MA
1. Leo Chiles, Darrell Craig’s Houston
Junior 2 Novice Boys 13-14 Heavy (1) Budokan Junior 3 (Cadet) Male 15-17 /132 lbs
1. Justin Haryanto, Youth of Hong (1)
Kong Junior 1 Boys 9-10 Light (2) 1. Scotlon Moore, SOHK
1. August Schutte, Eastside Dojo
Junior 1 Girls 7-8 Light (1) 2. Richard Thomas, Westlake Judo Junior 3 (Cadet) Male 15-17 /146 lbs
1. Kara Shiflet, Universal Judo (2)
Junior 1 Boys 9-10 Medium (5) 1. Jacob Anderson, Becerra Judo
Junior 1 Girls 7-8 Medium (2) 1. Donovan Davila, Becerra Judo 2. Jake Sanchez, SOHK
1. Hanna Davis, Becerra Judo 2. Jet Garza, Kiai Judo
2. Cambria Nyland, Eastside Dojo 3. Alexander Amindalan, Eastside Dojo Junior 3 (Cadet) Male 15-17 /161 lbs
(2)
Junior 1 Girls 8-10 (3) Junior 1 Boys 9-10 Heavy (4) 1. Austin Sanchez, SOHK
1. Emily De La Garza, Champion MA 1. J.W. Geeslin, Olympic Judo 2. Dalton Kozak, Revolution Dojo
2. Lila Laxson, Academy of Modern 2. Vicente Guerra, Kiai Judo
Martial Arts 3. Robert Hayes, Universal Judo (Did Junior 3 (Cadet) Male 15-17 /198 lbs
3. Caroline Butscher, Olympic Judo not pickup medal) (1)
1. Geronimo Saucedo, Becerra Judo
Junior 1 Girls 9-10 Light (2) Junior 1 Boys 11-12 Light (5)
1. Pilar Ortega, Becerra Judo 1. Kosma Richard, Westlake Judo Jr Youth (IJF-Jr) Male 15-20 /121 lbs
2. Gabrielle Cheramie, Louisiana Judo 2. Luke Shiflet, Universal Judo (1)
3. Roy Herrera, SOHK 1. Menjivar Gerardo Godolfo Garcia, El
Junior 1 Girls 11-12 Medium (2) Salvador
1. Gabrielle Weber, Universal Judo Junior 1 Boys 11-12 Medium (2)
2. Sisa Hrbek, Universal Judo 1. Emil Richard, Westlake Judo Jr Youth (IJF-Jr) Male 15-20 /132 lbs
2. Richard Fogle, Kiai Judo (1)
Junior 1 Girls 11-14 Medium (3) 1. Scotlon Moore, SOHK
1. Maegan Hayes, Universal Judo Junior 1 Boys 11-12 Heavy (4)
2. Roxanne Perez, Champion MA 1. Benjamin Dyer, Fort Worth Judo Jr Youth (IJF-Jr) Male 15-20 /179 lbs
3. Audrey McAnlis, Kilgore Judo 2. Aram Castaneda, Champion MA (2)
3. Cullen Carrier, Shinkai Judo 1. Braden Carrier, Shinkai Judo
Junior 2 Girls 13-14 Medium (3) 2. David Laboud, Fort Worth Judo
1. Eileen Webb, Victoria Judo Junior 1 Boys 11-12 X-Heavy (2)
2. Alexandria LeFort, Eastside Dojo 1. Hossain Aly, Champion MA Jr Youth (IJF-Jr) Male 15-20 /179 lbs
3. Madilynn Pearcy, Kokoro Judo 2. Nicholas Carrier, Shinkai Judo (2)
1. Jorge Arevalo, El Salvador
Junior 3 (Cadet) Female 15-17 / 126 Junior 2 Boys 13-14 X-Light (2) 2. Juan Carlos Lopez, San Martin, El
lbs (2) 1. Treven Wiley, Becerra Judo Salvador
1. Tori Dryaba, SOHK 2. Jack Chiles, Darrell Craig’s Houston
Budokan CATEGORY: Seniors
Junior 3 (Cadet) Female 15-17 / 154 (Did not pickup medal)
lbs (2) Senior Novice Female 63 kg (2)
1. Theresa Bitterlich, Universal Judo Junior 2 Boys 13-14 Light (2) 1. Megan Rice, Wall to Wall Martial
2. Penny Meyer, Victoria Judo 1. Mitchell Hogan, Eastside Dojo Arts
2. Ethan Remington, Kokoro Judo 2. Justine Carrasco, TAMU Judo Team
Jr. Youth (IJF-Jr) Female 15-17 /126
lbs (1) Junior 2 Boys 13-14 Medium (5) Senior Novice Female 78 kg* (5)
1. Mariah Holguin, Universal Judo 1. Taylor Weber, Universal Judo 1. Cindy Ledat, Becerra Judo

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2015 HOUSTON OPEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS (cont’d)

2. Anne Oluwole, UT Judo Team Senior Elite Male +100 kg*(3)
3. Delia Diaz, Westlake Judo 1. Derrick Butscher, Olympic Judo
2. Michael Berry, TAMU Judo Team
Senior Novice Female +78 kg (1) 3. Paulo T. de Oliveira Jr., TAMU Judo Team
1. Patricia Randal, TAMU Judo Team
Senior Open Male* (7)
Senior Novice Male 60 kg (2)
1. Menjivar Gerardo Godolfo Garcia, El Salvador 1. Max Pelech, 81 kg, TAMU Judo Team
2. Minh Nguyen, TAMU Judo Team 2. Julio Montilla, 90kg, Midtown MMA
3. Michael Berry, +100kg, TAMU Judo Team
Senior Novice Male 66 kg* (6)
1. Hung Ngo, Revolution Dojo TEAM AWARDS
2. Devon Young, Alamo Judo
3. Clint Cheng, TAMU Judo Team Junior
1. Becerra Judo Club, Garland, TX
Senior Novice Male 73 kg* (5) 2. School of Hard Knocks. Spring, TX
1. John Garcia, Champion MA 3. Universal Judo Club, San Antonio, TX
2. Dalton Kozak, Revolution Dojo
3. Joel Bourge, Louisiana Judo Senior
1. El Salvador Judo, El Salvador
Senior Novice Male 81 kg* (7) 2. Westlake Judo, Houston, TX
1. Diogo Josemar, Westlake Judo 3. Revolution Dojo, Katy, TX
2. David Gomez, Becerra Judo 4. Universal Judo Club, San Antonio, TX
3. Elliot Marcotte, SOHK
ARTICLE (cont’d from page 7)
Senior Novice Male 90 kg* (8)
1. Adam Groelich, SOHK He watched me cry with excitement and pride in him.
2. Gilbert Anderson, Louisiana Judo It was the highlight of my career.” Well until the next mo-
3. Zachary Kincaid, Olympic Judo ment. “As we were standing
behind the podium waiting to
Senior Novice Male 100 kg* (7) receive our medals, the an-
1. Jason Snow, Revolution Dojo nouncer said ‘and the silver
2. Anibal Ramos, El Salvador medal goes to Douglas New-
3. Jesse Melgarejo, Becerra judo comer.’ I naturally signaled my
son to step up first , but the
Senior Elite Female 63 kg* (3) announcer said “The father”
1. Theresa Bitterlich, Universal Judo At that moment my heart filled
2. Mariah Holguin, Universal Judo with so much pride for my son I could barely hold it in.”
3. Suzanna Gardner, Revolution Dojo
Judo is truly a family in and of itself, “I really think
Senior Elite Female +78 kg (1) of the people in judo as my family, just like your regular fam-
1. Dalila Perez, El Salvador Judo ily has some members that are closer than others and some
you see often and some you don’t, it’s still a family.”
Senior Open Female (1)
1. Suzanna Gardner, Westlake Judo So what’s next for the Newcomer Family and judo?
Only God knows, but I am sure we will keep having fun to-
Senior Elite Male 66 kg* (3) gether in the sport of judo, and passing it on to others. “One
1. Eduardo Lopez Aguilera, El Salvador of the most fun things I see having been at the same club for
2. Taylor Weber, Universal Judo over 40 years, is the next generation judoka coming in the
3. Brice Fournier, Westlake Judo door.” The entire Newcomer family is there every practice
teaching, and working to make things happen, and of course
Senior Elite Male 73 kg (2) working out to make it a family affair. They particularly like
1. Jairo Javier, El Salvador teaching kata and seeing new people become interested in and
2. Josue Hernandez, El Salvador starting a new kata career.

Senior Elite Male 81 kg* (8)
1. Jorge Arevalo, El Salvador
2. Juan Carlos Rosa Lopez, El Salvador
3. Ramzi Deek, Midtown MMA

Senior Elite Male 90 kg* (3)
1. Julio Montilla, Midtown MMA
2. Mike Williams, Revolution Dojo
3. Jeremy Luescher, Fort Worth Judo

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Junior Shiai Junior Kata

Jacob Anderson (18) Douglas Newcomer, (20)
Jr. Katame-no Kata
Becerra Judo, Garland
Denton Jr. Optimist Judo, Denton
Geronimo Saucedo (20)
Isabella Martho, (20)
Becerra Judo, Garland Jr. Katame-no Kata

Treven Wiley (20) Denton Jr. Optimist Judo, Denton

Becerra Judo, Garland Senior Kata

Aram Castaneda (21) Doug Newcomer, (20)
Sr. Katame-no Kata Mixed
Champion Martial Arts & Fitness, Pasadena
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August Schutte (20)
Jennifer Lindsey, (20)
Eastside Dojo, Plano Sr. Katame-no Kata Mixed

Isabella Garriga (20) Denton Jr. Optimist Judo, Denton

Westlake Judo Club, Houston Theodore Schwalm, (18)
Sr. Katame-no Kata
Masters Shiai
Jeremy Luescher (23) North Texas Judokai, Dallas

Fort Worth Judo, Fort Worth Brent Smith, (18)
Sr. Katame-no Kata
Honorary
Manmohan Chima, Male North Texas Judokai, Dallas

North Texas Judokai, Dallas

Claudia Smith, Female

Darrell Craig’s Houston Budokan, Houston

Doug Newcomer, Kata Coach

Denton Jr. Optimist Judo, Denton

2015 ALL-STAR AWARDS PRESENTATION
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Mose Woodson Classic Judo Tournament
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