From failed yellow belt … to national judge
No doubt the late Shihan Cas Pretorius would have been proud to see this moment.
GRANT Selkon, now a sensei, started karate in 1978, aged seven years old.
He always remembers that he failed his yellow belt, but undaunted, he went on to achieve junior black belt status, winning medals in both kata and kumite in the style Budo Ryu (Shito-Ryu) and at Karate KwaZulu-Natal all style tournaments.
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Compulsory army training interrupted his karate progress but on completion he continued training with Shihan Cas Pretorius in the style Shito-Ryu on the South Coast.
He achieved black belt 1st dan, competing both in kata and kumite as a senior and, through 40 years of karate, is presently a 5th dan black belt (Godan), thanks to the teaching and guidance of the late Shihan Cas.
He was awarded KKZNatal colours and represented KKZN at the KSA (Karate South Africa) all styles Championship in Johannesburg in kumite and placed third in South Africa, and the following year at the KSA all styles championship in Oudtshoorn, achieved third place in kumite again.
He teaches karate, is a KKZN judge and has now achieved the status of a Karate South Africa (KSA) judge in both kata and kumite.
He is affiliated to WKF Ugu Karate Region, Karate KwaZulu-Natal and Karate South Africa.
WKF Ugu karate region congratulates Sensei Grant on this outstanding achievement, which took many hours of referee’s courses, travelling, financial commitment and dedication to the martial art of karate.
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