Andre’s Taekwando’s Academy hosts prizegiving ceremony in Norwood
Early this year, Andre’s Taekwondo Academy returned home victorious with two world champions from the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) World Championship held in Phoenix, Arizona.
Andre’s Taekwondo Academy celebrates martial art participants through a prizegiving ceremony.
Speaking on November 20 the founder of the Norwood academy Andre van Tonder said his students’ hard work throughout the year paid off.
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“To be able to recognise and reward their hard work is as rewarding for me as it is for the students.”
15-year-old, martial artist, Eliska Manickum noted that although she had to stop Taekwondo for two months due to an injury, she was glad to have received a ‘black belt attitude award’ at the prizegiving.
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A student’s mother, Bianca Haimov said Zak began Taekwondo in April and she was proud of him.
“Although he is only four years old, and a few months into the sport we are proud of his ‘black belt attitude’ award. We brought him [Zak] here when we could see that he can follow instructions because the sport teaches good discipline and good principles of life.”
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