USA Karate Referee Committee
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Cleveland Baxter 914-665-2752 |
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Fariba Madani 303-665-0339 fmadani@usankf.org |
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Cedric Barksdale roninkaratedo@gmail.com |
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William Gatch will.gatch@gmail.com |
First Name | Last Name | Kumite License | Kata License | State | Style |
Kathy | Bailey | Referee A | Judge A | IL | Shotokan |
Cedric | Barksdale | Referee A | Judge A | NY | Shotokan |
Cleveland | Baxter | Referee A | Judge A | NY | Shorinryu |
Luis | Briceno | Judge A | Judge A | RI | Shitoryu |
Mary | Crawford | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Jose | Diaz | Judge B | FL | Shorinryu | |
Jay | Farrell | Referee A | Judge A | CO/WA | Ryobukai |
William | Gatch | Judge B | Judge B | IL | Shotokan |
Everdale | Gatchalian | Judge A | Judge B | TX | Wadoryu |
Ramon | Hiraldo | Judge B | Judge B | NY | Shotokan |
Christopher | Hodgin | Referee A | Judge A | AK | Shitoryu |
Cyrus | Madani | Referee A | Judge A | CO | Shotokan |
Fariba | Madani | Referee A | Judge A | CO | Shotokan |
Diane | Martin | Judge A | Judge A | IL | Shotokan |
Michael | McKenzie | Judge B | Judge B | WA | Shitoryu |
Alex | Miladi | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Mike | Mustoe | Judge B | Judge B | CA | Genseiryu |
Jo | Pledge | Judge B | Judge A | CA | Genseiryu |
Suresh | Raman | Judge B | TX | Shitoryu | |
Joe | Raymond | Judge B | TX | Shitoryu | |
Luis | Sanchez | Judge A | Judge B | FL | Shitoryu |
Raul | Shelton | Referee A | Judge A | TX | Shorinryu |
Charles | Sweigert | Referee A | Judge A | WA | Shitoryu |
Katsutaka | Tanaka | Referee A | Judge A | AK | Shitoryu |
Senthil | Thiyagarajan | Judge A | Judge A | TX | Shitoryu |
First Name | Last Name | Kumite | Kata | State | Style |
Kathy | Bailey | Referee A | Judge A | IL | Shotokan |
Cedric | Barksdale | Referee A | Judge A | NY | Shotokan |
William | Bastian | Referee A | Judge A | IL | Shotokan |
Luis | Briceno | Referee A | Judge A | RI | Shitoryu |
Maximilian | Chomiak | Referee A | Judge A | FL | Shitoryu |
Mary | Crawford | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Jose | Diaz | Referee A | Judge A | FL | Shorinryu |
Jay | Farrell | Referee A | Judge A |
CO/WA |
Ryobukai |
Everdale | Gatchalian | Referee A | Judge A | TX | Wadoryu |
Ramon | Hiraldo | Referee A | Judge A | NY | Shotokan |
Christopher | Hodgin | Referee A | Judge A | AK | Shotokan |
Fariba | Madani | Referee A | Judge A | CO | Shotokan |
Diane | Martin | Referee A | Judge A | IL | Shotokan |
Michael | McKenzie | Referee A | Judge A | WA | Shitoryu |
Alex | Miladi | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Mike | Mustoe | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Jo | Pledge | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Carlos | Quintero | Referee A | Judge A | FL | Shitoryu |
Dorvil | Robenson | Referee A | Judge A | CA | Shotokan |
Jose | Santaella | Referee A | Judge A | FL | Shotokan |
Raul | Shelton | Referee A | Judge A | TX | Shorinyu |
Senthil | Thiyagarajan | Referee A | Judge A | TX | Shitoryu |
Jorge | Caro | Judge B | Judge B | CA | Shitoryu |
Jesus | Costa | Referee B | Judge B | FL | Shorinyu |
Vincent | Garcia | Judge C | N/A | TX | Wadoryu |
Gentil |
Gilvan |
Judge B | N/A | NY | Shitoryu |
Ray | Hughes | Judge A | Judge A | AZ | Wadoryu |
Charles | Jarnagin | Referee B | Judge A | MO | Shitoryu |
Enrique | Mares | Referee B | N/A | OR | Shitoryu |
Lorri | Meske | Judge C | Judge C | OR | Shitoryu |
Amadou | Niang | Judge A | Judge A | UT | Shotokan |
Bill | Plapinger | Judge B | Judge B | OR | Shotokan |
Parkhi | Rai | Judge C | Judge C | NY | Shotokan |
Suresh | Raman | Judge A | Judge A | TX | Shitoryu |
Joe | Raymond | Referee A |
Judge B |
TX | Shotokan |
Luis | Rojas | Judge B | Judge C | TX | Shitoryu |
Maya | McKenzie | Judge A | Judge A | WA | Shitoryu |
Ponmalar | Senthil | Judge C | Judge C | TX |
Shitoryu |
Shanta | Thokar | Judge A | Judge B | NY | Shotokan |
Robert | Utsey | Referee A | N/A | NY | Shotokan |
Jorge | Viera | Judge A | Judge B | FL | Shorinryu |
Craig | Warren | Referee B | Judge B | KS | Chong Shin |
Sean | Watkins | Judge C | Judge C | FL | Chong Shin |
Look up Officials - Find Current Licenses and Membership Standings
To be in good standing and authorized to officiate at USA Karate Signature Events the following conditions must be met:
-Officials 18 years and older must be current members with either an officials or coaches membership
-Complete a background check with NCSI and have a clear check or an approved exception. Please see background check policies in the Participant Safety Handbook.
-Complete SafeSport training annually with the US Center for SafeSport. Individuals with an expired membership or do not have valid background check and SafeSport training of file are not authorized by USA Karate to be in a position of authority or to have regular contact with minor athletes.
If there is an error in your current license information, please send a copy of your current official's passport to Diane Martin.