Kempton Park Karate Club took part in the first Full Contact Martial Arts (FCMA) national championships at Kempton Park Indoor Sport Centre in April and produced eight national champions and 27 medals.
This included eight gold, 13 silver and six bronze medals, as well as a junior title belt.
Gold medals:
Belinda Johnson (hard forms), Robert Netshisaulu (hard forms), sensei Suné Stroiz (point fighting), Joshua Keever (point fighting), Doreen van Dalen (traditional contact fighting), Devin Colyn (hard forms), Daniel Henry (adapted forms), Tsiky Rafiringason (hard forms).
Junior grand champion team belt:
Sempei Chantene Louw, sempei Angelique Johnson and sempei Karlia van Eeden.
Silver medals:
Sempei Angelique Johnson (unison hard forms, hard forms, point fighting), sempei Protus Gamede (continuous fighting), sensei Suné Stroiz (unison hard forms, continuous fighting), sempei Karlia van Eeden (unison hard forms, continuous fighting), Doreen van Dalen (hard forms), Zama-Gilija (hard forms), Reo Ubisi (hard forms), Mark Pinkerton (hard forms, traditional contact fighting).
Bronze medals:
Sempei Protus Gamede (point fighting), Sonja Stroiz (hard forms), sensei Suné Stroiz (hard forms), Tia Rafiringason (hard forms), Hayley-Jade Botes (hard forms), Njabulo Njoko (hard forms).
Fourth places:
Sempei Angelique Johnson (continuous fighting), sempei Karlia van Eeden (hard forms, point fighting), Joshua Keever (hard forms), Joel Pitout (hard forms), Kegan Botes (hard forms), Lee-Nash Siveram (hard forms), Anthony Ubisi (hard forms), Libone Madonsela (hard forms), Thato Matjila (hard forms), Tiaan Keyser (hard forms).
