National Shotokan karate championship hosted by Alberton club
National championships Alberton results
The South African Shotokan Karate Academy recently held its national championship in Pretoria.
The Cobras Shotokan Karate Club from Alberton was responsible for hosting the event, which was well attended by clubs from all over the province and the country.
The competition was extremely tough and divisions closely contended but all 36 students from the Cobras Karate Club outdid themselves and returned home with a total of 42 medals (16 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze).
The results were:
Alexander Aucamp (bronze), Sahara Peel (silver), Raphael Ferreira (gold), Sinenhlanha Mbatha (silver and bronze), Tshwanelo Maila (bronze), Ivy Lynn-Griffin (silver and gold), senior instructor sensei Laurent Gaston-Bellegarde (gold and silver), Bokamoso Makhene (two gold), sensei Vuyelwa Qayiso (two silver), Tyler Holm (two bronze), Kieran Fish (bronze and silver), Zoey Holm (bronze), Liana Gouveia (bronze and silver), Alexcia Andrade (two gold), Bokang Sigasa (gold), sensei Nicholas Gaston Bellegarde (two gold), Joshua Baloyi (gold), sensei Andrea Tiedt (two gold), Isha Sing (silver), Kendra Smith (bronze), Tyron dos Santos (two silver), Quinton Marneweck (gold and silver), Ryan Hovell-Erasmus (bronze), Dario Gouveia (bronze), Zita Gouveia (two gold), Darshal Chinia (silver), Juan Crouse (silver) and Musa Sono (silver).
The Cobras Shotokan Karate Club train at Ascot Mews (19 Heidelberg Avenue, Newmarket) on Monday and Wednesday from 17:30 to 18:.30 (beginner classes) and 18:30 to 19:30 (advanced classes).
For more information, please contact sensei Laurent on 082 494 2704 or sensei Nicholas Gaston-Bellegarde on 082 302 8637 or visit www.albertonkarate.co.za
