Nashville winners in
the First Annual Music City
Open
Karate Tournament here included, from left: back
row, David Deaton, lightweight black belt champion; Mike
Vanatta, 2nd, light-heavy weight black belt; William Harris, Drew Dobson end Scott Mendes, team
championship; Gary Faith, 3rd, green belt forms;
and D
'mitri
Cannon, team
chompionship; front row, Gary Curtis lst, peewee free fighting, 2nd, peewee forms; Nancy Beasley, 2nd, women's
beginners ; David Cunningham, 1st, heavyweight yellow belt; James Ridley, 1st, lightweight yellow belt free fighting, 2nd, yellow belt forms; lrv Rubenstein, team championship- and William
Laird, 2nd, peewee free
fighting. Dobson also won 2nd in red belt free fighting.
Deaton, Vanatta and Beasley are from
the Bushido School of Judo & Karate, the others from
Kong's Tae Kwon Do Institute.