In May 2021 the 3 part SZA Online Kata League started. During each leg there was fierce competition and the competitors accumulated points in each leg. Leg 3 of the League took place in Nov 2021 and we are delighted to announce the overall category winners!

A huge congratulations all!!!

Female Categories (per age & belt)

06/07 White-Orange: Ilonka Palm
08/09 White-Orange: Rachael van Aswegen
10/11 White-Orange: Morgan Briggs
12/13 White-Orange: Samita Ramshat
12/13 Green-Black: Raylene McKinley
14/15 White-Orange: Leila du Plessis
14/15 Green-Black: Casey Howle
16/17 Green-Black: Danelle Botes
18/35 White-Orange: Ashmithi Moodley
18/35 Green-Black: Lisa Schnetler
Veteran A Green-Black: Debbie Schoombee
Veteran B Green-Black: Petra Smit
Inclusive: Michelle Botes

Male Categories (per age & belt)

06/07 White-Orange: Isa Minty
08/09 White-Orange: Aidan du Toit
08/09 Green-Black: Maree Duvenage
10/11 White-Orange: Keenan Rothe
10/11 Green-Black: Christos Prokas
12/13 White-Orange: Thando Mathibe
12/13 Green-Black: Aiden Fleuriot
14/15 White-Orange: Nicolas Nieman
14/15 Green-Black: Christiaan Saaiman
16/17 White-Orange: Tyler Michau
16/17 Green-Black: Stefan Schonborn
18/35 Green-Black: JJ Maasberg
Veteran A Green-Black: Dewet Saaiman
Veteran B Green-Black: Nico Jacobs
Inclusive: Dawid Dickens

Unison Kata

Children: 3 Ninjas
Juniors: Samurai
Seniors: Talk some More

Kobudo

Juniors: Derick Botes
Seniors: Debbie Schoombee

The Shotokan-ZA Online League is a 3 part league, wherein competitors accumulate points in each leg. There will be medal winners after each leg and at the end of Leg 3, overall winners in each division will be announced.

Leg 3 of the league took place on 18 September 2021. We would like to congratulate the students who medaled in the competition. The results are as follows:

The Shotokan-ZA Online League is a 3 part league, wherein competitors accumulate points in each leg. There will be medal winners after each leg and at the end of Leg 3, overall winners in each division will be announced.

Leg 2 of the league took place on 18 September 2021. We would like to congratulate the students who medaled in the competition. The results are as follows:

The Shotokan-ZA Online League is a 3 part league, wherein competitors accumulate points in each leg. There will be medal winners after each leg and at the end of Leg 3, overall winners in each division will be announced.

Leg 1 of the league took place on 15 May 2021. We would like to congratulate the students who medaled in the competition. The results are as follows:

There were 6 rounds, 151 competitors aged 6 to 14 years, 20 qualified judges from 3 countries and entries from 10 countries.

We would like to congratulate our two medal winners!!!
Musa Zando, Luiperds Karate Club, Bronkhortspruit
Lezario Louw, Germiston Karate Centre, Germiston

Well done to all the Shotokan-ZA competitors!! We are very proud of you all!
#PROUDTOBEWUKF #wukfsa # #

The final results were:

• Musa Zando, Luiperds Karate Club, Bronkhortspruit (1st)
• Lezario Louw, Germiston Karate Centre, Germiston (2nd)
• Sizwe Moyo, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (4th)
• Kritvi Mistri, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (4th)
• Maree Duvanage, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton (5th)
• Shannon Olivier, Samurai Dojo, Krugersdorp (6th)
• Jordan Janse van Rensburg, Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort (7th)
• Alex McDermott, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (7th)
• Tanay Vallabh, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (7th)
• Casey Howle, Magalies Karate Dojo, Pretoria (8th)
• Tristan Gomes, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (8th)
• Aiden Fleuriot, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (9th)
• Damian Janse van Rensburg, Roodekrans Roodepoort (10th)
• Baraka Zando, Luiperds Karate Club, Silverton (11th)
• Hinal Vallabh, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami (11th)
• Edwin Rademeyer, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton (11th)

Of the 20 Shotokan-ZA competitors, 14 placed with 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze. We are very proud of all the competitors!

The final results were:

Derick Botes, Makoto Ryu Dojo, Rayton
Edwin Rademeyer, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton
Sharlé Vermaak, Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort

Aiden Fleuriot, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami
Candice von Metzinger, Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort
Casey Howle, Magalies Karate Dojo, Pretoria
Maree Duvenhage, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton
Megan-Leigh Koen, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton
Michelle Botes, Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton

Aidan du Toit, Luiperds Karate Club, Bronkhorstspruit
Daniel Hellman, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami
Jordan Janse van Rensburg, Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort
Jude Watson, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami
Priyal Heeralall, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami

– 5th Musa Zando
– 5th Baraka Zando, Luiperds Karate Club, Bronkhorstspruit
– 5th Emilie Fleuriot, Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami
– 5th Lezario Louw, Germiston Karate Centre, Germiston
– 6th Thikeshan Naidoo ,Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami
– 8th Jaydon Steele, Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort

Shotokan-ZA entered a team of 8 competitors and 4 of them placed! Although we are very proud of all the competitors, a very special congratulations must go out to Bryce Hornby, who took Gold in the Senior (18-35y) division! This was his first time competing in this division and to win it was fantastic!  

Our competitors placed as follows:
– Bryce Hornby (18) from the Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami.
– James-Junior Maasberg (23) from the Samurai Dojo, Krugersdorp.
– Danelle Botes (16) from the Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton.
– Shannon Olivier (14) from the Samurai Dojo, Krugersdorp.

Congratulations again to our competitors who placed as follows:
– Stefan Shönborn (Samurai Dojo, Krugersdorp)
– Michelle Botes(Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Debbie Schoombee(Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Danelle Botes(Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Albert Mouton (Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Petra Smit (Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort)
– Musa Zando (Luiperds Karate Club, Silverton)
– Shahir Sewmohan 4th (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Sharlé Vermaak 4th (Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort)
– Deven Morrison 5th (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Nico Jacobs 5th (Makoto Ryu, Rayton)
– Hinal Vallabh 6th (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Alexander McDermott 7th (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Damian Janse van Rensburg 10th (Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort)

“Off our 38 competitors who competed, 9 were medalists and 18 placed in the top 10 of their divisions in this International All Styles Championship! An amazing achievement seeing, that all training was done at home via ZOOM! As an instructor and coach this makes me very proud of the students’ commitment and perseverance they have shown!”, said Sensei Mari du Preez, National Coach.

Congratulations again to our competitors who medaled in their divisions:
– Jaun Pieterse (Samurai Dojo, Krugersdorp)
– Hendrik Jr Verwoerd (Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Petra Smit (Roodekrans Karate, Roodepoort)
– Kritvi Mistri (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Marjolein Lewis (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)
– Siyabonga Mabelane (Germiston Karate Centre, Germiston)
– Baraka Zando (Luiperds Karate Club, Silverton)
– Maree Duvenage (Luiperds Karate Club, Rayton)
– Raj Pandaram (Kyalami Shotokan Karate Dojo, Kyalami)