Judokas excel at SA school championships
They bagged a total of 26 medals
Thirty-five elite judokas from the Doryoku Judo Academy (DJA) participated in the recent South African Schools Judo Tournament, and did extremely well.
The tournament took place over two days, with judokas competing in two categories – Novice (judokas who have not competed in national tournaments) and Advanced (experienced judokas who have done national championships previously).
The judokas represented their respective schools, and Sensei Danie Bruwer said, “The school principals and staff can really be proud of the DJA judo warriors who fought with gusto and pride.”
The judokas bagged a total of 26 medals of which 18 were gold, five silver and three bronze.
According to Danie, there were a few judokas who really impressed at the tournament, in both the Novice and Advanced categories.
Klara Vahrmeijer competed in the Advanced category, and walked away with a gold medal. Danie said, “She had all guns blazing, and won in fine style. She also qualified for South African colours, which is the highest award a judoka in her age group can qualify for. She is the current SA Open Judo champion, and won gold at this tournament for the second consecutive year.”
In the Novice category, Danie was very impressed with Phillip Scheepers who showed great skill and won his his division in fine style.
“I was also very impressed with Tiffany Massyn, who fought with great gusto against an opponent who was considerably bigger than she is. Keegan Marais was also one of the great surprises of the tournament, and showed great determination to win his division,” said Danie.
He concluded by saying, “The year is drawing to a close but our judokas still have a few things to look forward to before they can rest, including the Doryoku Team tournament and clinic as well as the annual District and Club awards functions. We also have CJ Schutte and Ivan Olivier who will be grading for their junior black belts and Rudi Rademeyer and Andrew Hewett who will be grading for senior black belts.”
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