Karateka find the correct stance

More than 200 entrants attended the Northern KwaZulu-Natal JKA Championships earlier this month.

Competitors at the event represented a host of affiliated clubs including Dundee, Hluhluwe, Ladysmith, Newcastle, Paulpietersburg, Piet Retief, Pongola, Secunda, Volksrust and Vryheid.

The following Newcastle karateka attended the championships and earned various distinctions:

Abigail Skinner: bronze in kata; Anthony van der Watt: gold in kata;

Canzias Erwee: bronze in kata; Corné Swart: silver in kata and gold in kumite;

Darren Arends: gold in kata and silver in kumite; Delarey Hugo: bronze in kumite;

Faathima Moosa: bronze in kumite; Gideon de Villiers: bronze in kata and silver in kumite;

Ipeleng Mosupye: silver in kata and silver in kumite; Jaco Maritz: gold in kata and kumite;

Jamie Steenkamp: gold in kata and bronze in kumite; Jason Arends: gold in kata and kumite;

Jaydene Naidoo: silver in kata and silver in kumite; Joshua Roderick: bronze in kata;

Kaylin Le Roux: gold in kumite; Khulakahle Ndlovu: bronze in kata;

Linda Ndlovu: bronze in kumite; Marco Swart: gold in kata and silver in kumite;

Megan Rajah: silver in kata and bronze in kumite; Melo Ndaba: bronze in kumite;

Mittila Kotte: silver in kumite; Moosa Ndlovu: silver in kata and bronze in kumite;

Nthunzi Mbata: gold in kumite; Odette Swart: gold in kata and kumite;

Odi Mosupye: silver in kata and bronze in kumite; Piwa Sithebe: bronze in kumite;

Rialene de Jager: gold in kata; Sameeah Goolam: bronze in kumite;

Sanele Mthimkulu: silver in kata and bronze in kumite; Sashay Singh: bronze in kumite;

Shaugne van der Watt: gold in kata, kumite and in the men’s open division;

Shuaib Goolam: silver in kata and gold in kumite; Spetho Ndaba: gold in kumite;

Stephen Blair: bronze in kata and kumite; Tasmay Ramsamy: gold in kata and silver in kumite;

Trishique Ramsamy: bronze in kata and silver in kumite; Zandile Sithole: silver in kata and bronze in kumite;

Zian Rothman: gold in kata and silver in kumite.

Local, Angus Burns had to settle for a silver medal in the men’s open kumite division after losing to Andries Fourie, who achieved the gold medal in a nail-biting final.

Andries was later presented with the trophy for the best male in the open division.

This brings the total number of medals for the Newcastle dojo to 62, and all medal winners have since been selected to represent NKZN at the South African National JKA Championships.

This competition will be held on May 23 and 24 at the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg.

For more information, contact Johan Swart on 083 658 7157.