Annual Awards 2020

2020 SZA Awards

The 2020 Shotokan-ZA Annual Awards, for the 2019 achievements, took place on Saturday, 22 February 2019 at the Reddam House Waterfall Snr Prep School Auditorium, Waterfall Estate.

2020 SZA Annual Awards for the 2019 Achievements 

Awards: Junior Colours 2019
Presented by Sensei Marjolein Lewis & Michelle Botes

  1. Aiden du Toit– SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite
  2. Aiden Fleuriot – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata and UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite
  3. Baraka Zando – SZA National Gold medallist in Unison Kata & Rotational Kumite
  4. Bryce Hornby – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata, Unison Kata, Kumite & Kobudo. UWKSA Gold Medallist in Kata. FCMA National Gold Medallist in Kata. Represented SZA at the 6 Nation Cup in Egypt and won the Gold Medal in Kata and Silver in Kumite.
  5. Camdon Pillay – SZA National Gold Medallist in Rotational Kumite and UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata.
  6. Casey Howle – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kumite and the UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata.
  7. Danelle Botes – SZA National Gold medallist in Kata. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata. Represented SZA at the 6Nation Cup in Egypt and won the Gold Medal in Kata.
  8. Daniel Nunes – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kumite.
  9. Demira Naran – SZA National Gold Medallist in Unison Kata & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kumite.
  10. Deven Morrison – UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kumite. Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup in Egypt.
  11. Gustav Palm – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata.
  12. Jude Watson – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kumite & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kumite.
  13. Kiara Naran – SZA National Gold medallist in Kata & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kumite.
  14. Kiara Pandaram – SZA National Gold medallist in Rotational Kumite.
  15. Kyle Sadie – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata, Kumite & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata.
  16. Nina Baumgarten– SZA National Gold medallist in Kata
  17. Saishka Pandaram – SZA National Gold medallist in Rotational Kumite & Kobudo.
  18. Shannon Olivier – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata, Unison Kata, Kumite & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kumite. FCMA National Gold Medallist in Kumite. Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup in Egypt and won the Gold Medal in Kumite.
  19. Siyabonga Mabelane – SZA National Gold Medallist in Rotational Kumite and the UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite.
  20. Sizwe Moyo – SZA National Gold Medallist in Unison Kata & Rotational Kumite.
  21. Stefan Schönborn – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata, Unison Kata, Kumite & Rotational Kumite. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite. FCMA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite. Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup in Egypt and won the Gold Medal in Kata.
  22. Thomas Parry – Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup and won the Bronze Medal for Kata.
  23. Tristan Gomes – SZA National Gold medallist in Kata, Basic Kumite and Free Style Kumite
  24. Werner Swanepoel – SZA National Gold Medallist in Kata & Kumite.

Awards: Half Colours 2019
Presented by Sensei Lisel Steyn and Michelle Botes

  1. Debbie Schoombee – SZA National Gold medallist in Kata, Unison Kata & Kobudo. UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata. FCMA National Gold Medallist in Kobudo.
  2. Marjolein Lewis – SZA National Gold medallist in Kata & Unison Kata.
  3. Nico Jacobs – SZA National Gold medallist in Kobudo.
  4. Werner Schnetler –  SZA National Gold medallist in Kumite.
  5. Louis Botha – UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata
  6. Marna Howle – UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata
  7. Albert Mouton – UWKSA National Gold Medallist in Kata

Awards: Full Colours 2019
Presented by Sensei Werner Schnetler

  1. Mari du Preez – SZA National Gold Medallist in Unison Kata. Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup in Egypt as the National Coach and won the Silver Medal for Individual Kata.
  2. Lisa Schnetler – SZA National Gold Medallist in kata. Represented SZA at the WUKF 6 Nation Cup in Egypt and won the Gold Medal in Kata and Silver for Kumite.

Awards: Certificates awarded to SZA National Gold Medalists who joined the circuit after the Regional Championships 2019
Presented by Sensei Debbie Schoombee

  1. Derick Botes – Kata
  2. Koos de Villers – Kata
  3. Khrishay Gulab – Kata
  4. Lezario Louw – Kumite
  5. RJ Els – Kata
  6. Viksha Mistri – Unison Kata & Rotational Kumite
  7. Wentzel Norton – Kumite & Unison Kata

Awards: Floating trophies for the best individuals in the EMERALD LEAGUE 2019
Presented by Sensei Lisa Schnetler

  1. Children Female – Liah Paoli
  2. Cadet Female – Simoné Meyer
  3. Junior Female – Benita Lubbe
  4. Senior Male – James J Maasberg

Awards: Floating trophies for the best individuals in the RUBY LEAGUE 2019
Presented by Sensei Nico Jacobs

  1. Children Female – Dané Schnetler
  2. Cadet Male – Sashen Naidoo
  3. Veteran Male – Raj Pandaram

Awards: Floating trophies for the best individuals in the SAPPHIRE LEAGUE 2019
Presented by Sensei George Modikwe

  1. Children Female – Shannon Olivier
  2. Children Male – Aiden Fleuriot
  3. Cadet Female – Demira Naran
  4. Cadet Male – Stefan Schonborn
  5. Junior Male – Bryce Hornby
  6. u/21 Female – Lisa Schnetler
  7. u/21 Male – Albert Mouton
  8. Senior Male – Louis Botha
  9. Veteran Female – Debbie Schoombee
  10. Masters Female – Marjolein Lewis
  11. Masters Male – Werner Schnetler

Awards: Floating trophies for the best individuals in Kata and Kumite in the different age categories 2019
Presented by Sensei Petra Smit and Sensei Wentzel Norton

  1. KATA u/13yrs – Shannon Olivier
  2. KUMITE u/13yrs – Jude Watson
  3. KATA u/18yrs – Stefan Schonborn
  4. KUMITE u/18yrs – Stefan Schonborn
  5. KATA Seniors – Lisa Schnetler
  6. KUMITE Seniors – Albert Mouton
  7. KATA Veterans – Debbie Schoombee
  8. KATA Masters – Werner Schnetler
  9. KUMITE Masters – Werner Schnetler

Leadership Trophy 2019

  1. Lisa Schnetler and Bryce Hornby