Congratulations Obukan! What a fun day at the OSU tournament. OSU put on a great tournament. Every Obukan player did well. Justin C. Houk moved well and fought with his whole heart for a well deserved 2nd place. Bronson Kim settled down and played some great judo! Way to go Bronson for your 3rd place! Nathan Pham also settled down and moved really well demonstrating very good judo and got a 4th place. Bronson Barnett showed he had been on vacation in his first match, but dominated the rest. 1st place for Bronson! Ngoc Tran was in 2 divisions and did very well. Some of the black belts he fought were strong, but he demonstrated great commitment even with an injury. Ngoc got a 1st and a 2nd place. Great job Nogc! Hikaru Abe also fought in two divisions. The black belt division had a much bigger and stronger black belt with lots of experience, but Hikaru fought hard and smart. Congratulations for a 1st and 2nd place! Tanor Morinaka played with great intensity and skill. Tanor had the throw of the day of many great throws. In the finals he got caught but he had several powerful attempts that were very close. Tanor got a 2nd place. Well done Tanor! Thanks to John Watters for helping with the coaching.
OSU tournament results
Hikaru Abe – 1st and 2nd
Siobhan McGrath – 2nd (happy birthday!)
Ngoc Tran – 1st and 2nd
Bronson Kim – 3rd
Nathan Pham – 4th
Tanor Morinaka – 2nd
Bronson Barnett – 1st
Justin C. Houk – 3rd
Obukan takes 1st in team competition as well.