Karatekas bring home 69 medals
The Zanshin Sajka Karate Club in Hartbeespoort brought home 69 medals won at the recent SA JKA Karate National Championships. The Zanshin Dojo’s won 31 gold, 12 silver, and 26 bronze medals and nine karatekas qualified for the Funakoshi Gichin Cup this October in Japan. The opportunity to represent South Africa in Japan poses huge challenges around funding. Any donations or sponsorship will be appreciated. The talented karatekas are:
Front: Nduvho Tshivhase; Muji Ngema; Jaco Bornman, Stefan Korf, CJ Laubscher, Noah Ganes, Luhan Fourie, Milan Visser, Aninke Labuschagne, Rae Langley.
Second row: James Frederick, Danilo Bernardo, Roehan Liebenberg, Ruald Hartzenberg, MJ Briel, AJ Van Eck, Ricko Ellis, Rally Salani, Elio Ganes, Nicolaas Kruger.
Third row: Daniel Rousseau, Ettienne Briel, Louise Du Plessis, Ronan Dainty, Amy Dainty, Robin Dainty, Fritz Sutherland, Aba Sedile, Coach Charis van Biljon.
Back: Ndalamo Salani, Phillip Rousseau and Sensei Johan Pretorius