Officials and competitor line up during Saturday's Opening Ceremony 

A special presentation was made to James Tawatao by Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai.

Presented by:  Hidy Ochiai & Takayuki Mikami

Chuzo Kotaka, Jo Mirza, Fumio Demura, Takayuki Mikami and Minobu Miki 

Takayuki Mikami 

Fumio Demura

Jo MIrza:  AAU President

Chuzo Kotaka

Hidy Ochiai:  Chairman Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai

Masaharu Sakimukai

Minobu Miki

Fumio Demura

Mark Pinner, Clinton Williams, Hidy Ochiai, and Masaharu Sakimukai

Tournament Officials