Alberton Chinese Kickboxing Fight Club – one year in action

Highlights for ACKB Fight Club and Alberton Chinese Kickboxing:

Eight of their dedicated kickboxers, including instructor sensei Yvette Schlotfeldt, proudly represented the Gauteng Provincial Kickboxing Team at the 2025 WAKO/SAKA South African National Championships, held in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.

With over 800 fighters representing all nine provinces at the 2025 WAKO/SAKA South African National Championships, their performance was nothing short of phenomenal, bringing home a total of 13 trophies between ACKB Fight Club and Alberton Chinese Kickboxing:

Fighters from ACKB Fight Club:

• Yvette Schlotfeldt – three SA 2 titles – Made SA national team

• Mark Pinkerton – SA 1 and SA 2 titles and SA 5 – Made SA national team

• Katleho Mokoena – two SA 2 and one SA 5 titles – Made SA national team

• Evan du Plessis- SA 5 and two SA9 titles – Made SA presidential team

• Rivan Fritz – SA2 and SA 3 titles and SA 5 – Made SA national team

Fighters from Alberton Chinese Kickboxing:

• Liam Clemente – SA 1 and SA 5 titles – Made SA national team

• Tiago Clemente – SA 3 title – Made SA national team

• Aaron Clemente – SA 2 title – Made SA national team

• Tanisha Pillay – SA 3 title – Made SA national team

Between the two clubs, their performance resulted in the clubs bringing home a total of 13 trophies, with two gold, eight silver and three bronze.

All nine athletes have been selected for the South African Kickboxing national and presidential teams for 2025.

ACKB Fight Club and Alberton Chinese Kickboxing is affiliated with esteemed kickboxing associations, including the Ekurhuleni Kickboxing Association, the Gauteng Kickboxing Association, and the South Africa Kickboxing Association, underscoring its commitment to excellence and adherence to industry standards.

This year’s achievement marks a significant success for ACKB Fight Club and Alberton Chinese Kickboxing.

The Ekurhuleni Sports Confederation has accepted Yvette Schlotfeldt as an executive member on the Ekurhuleni Sports Confederation’s exco board.

This is excellent news for Ekurhuleni Kickboxing, as well as an amazing opportunity for kickboxing as a whole and another step closer to Schlotfeldt’s dream of taking kickboxing forward.

“This success is a true testament to what hard work, discipline, and consistency can achieve. Congratulations to our athletes and coaches. Your dedication continues to inspire,” said Schlotfeldt.

“You do not need any experience or level of fitness to be part of the ACKB. We have students who train for various reasons such as self-defence, fitness and weight loss and then some students compete at competitions,” said Schlotfeldt and Sarah O’Donnel, coach and instructor at the Brackenhurst club.

Residents are encouraged to experience the transformative power of kickboxing firsthand through complimentary classes.

If you’d like a chance to be taught by world-class instructors and get the chance to represent your country, you can contact them.

For ACKB Brackendowns, please contact Sensei Sarah via WhatsApp at 079 591 2909 or email at albertonkickboxing@gmail.com

For ACKB Fight Club, please contact Yvette via WhatsApp at 083 354 0779 or email at yvette@ackbfightclub.co.za