Congratulations to all the students who competed and placed in their categories at the Swakop Open in Swakopmund, Namibia on 21 Mar 2025. Our team of 8 competitors brought back 18 medals!

RESULTS:

GOLD

• Chantelle La Bella (Kata)
• Dwayne Blackburn (Kumite)
• Joshua Mynhardt (Kata)
• Viksha Mistri (Kata & Kumite)
• Zadie La Bella (Kumite)

SILVER

• Dwayne Blackburn (Kata)
• Josua Swanepoel  (Kata)
• Kritvi Mistri (Kumite)
• Zadie La Bella (Kata)

BRONZE

• Mia Joubert (Kata & Kumite)
• Joshua Mynhardt (Kumite)
• Josua Swanepoel (Kumite)
• Chantelle La Bella (Kumite)
• Kritvi Mistri (Kata)

SHOTOCUP TEAM EVENT:

• Team Shiro: Viksha Mistri (Gold)
• Team Aka: Chantelle La Bella, Kritvi Mistri & Dwayne Blackburn (Silver)

REFEREES

• Sensei Elmarie van Zyl

COACHES:

• Sensei Mari du Preez

Congratulations to all the students who competed and placed in their categories at the WUKF Egypt Open International  Karate Championships, which was hosted in Cairo, Egypt on 21-22 Feb 2025!! You were all great ambassadors for your organisation!

Our team of 8 competitors brought back 13 medals!

RESULTS:

GOLD

• Cayllum Roestorff (Kata)
• Lisel Steyn (Inclusive Kata)

SILVER

• Ashmithi Moodley (Kumite)
• Zahra Klassen (Kata & Kumite)
• Zahra Klassen, Gabriella Vieira-Pasley & Nuha Minty (Team Kumite)

BRONZE

• Ashmithi Moodley (Kata)
• Cayllum Roestorff (Kumite) 
• Gabriella Vieira-Pasley (Kumite)
• Ketara Pillay (Kata & Kumite)
• Nuha Minty (Kata)
• Tyler Roestorff (Kumite)

REFEREES

• Sensei Elmarie van Zyl
• Sensei Lisel Steyn

COACHES:

• Sensei Mari du Preez
• Sensei Morrie Swart

The Mossel Bay Karate Tournament, which forms part of the Mossel Bay Sport & Recreation Festival, was held on Saturday, 16 Sep 2023.

We would like to thank all the competitors from Sensei Vernon Petersen (Mossel Bay Shotokan Za Karate Academy), Sensei Kobus Klue (Karate Do International – Mossel Bay Dojo) and Sensei John Peach ( Shotokan Karate – Knysna & Plettenberg Bay) who participated at the tournament!

We are very proud of everyone and you were great ambassadors for your Dojos!

We would like to thank Mayor Dirk Kotzé for taking time out if his busy schedule to open the tournament and to present Schuyler Booysen with his 2023 WUKF World Karate Championships participation certificate!

A huge thank you to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality who provided the venue and the medals, we are truly grateful!

Lastly, a big thank you to Rene and her team for all your hard work, as well as to all the Table Officials, Judges and Referees who officiated!

#MosselBayMunicipality#mosselbaysportfestival #mosselbaykarate #proudlywukf

COMPETITION RESULTS

TOP TEN COMPETITORS

CATEGORY RESULTS

These students will be eligible to compete as Regional Team members at the 2023 SZA National Open Invitational Championship.

Gauteng North:

1. Amelia Piper, Rayton
2. Armandt Badenhorst, Moot
3. Baraka Zando, Makoto Ryu
4. Caydi Erasmus, Rayton
5. Cindy le Roux, Moot
6. Danelle Botes, Rayton
7. Debbie Schoombee, Rayton
8. Edwin Rademeyer, Rayton
9. Ethan de Bruin, Rayton
10. Frans Oosthuizen, Rayton
11. Hein Bornman, Rayton
12. Henco du Preez, Moot
13. Joshua Swanepoel, Rayton
14. Keenan Rothe, Rayton
15. Kyle Allchurch, Rayton
16. Lilly le Roux, Moot
17. Luan Kraft-Richards, Rayton
18. Maree Duvenhage, Rayton
19. Michelle Botes, Rayton
20. Percy Piper, Rayton
21. Rudolf Botha, Rayton
22. Tyler Michau, Rayton

Gauteng West:

1. Banele Khumalo, Silo
2. Beau Kruger, Samurai
3. Blake Cronje, Roodekrans
4. Blessing Makatse, Samurai
5. Connor Jones, Roodekrans
6. Danilo Sardinha, Samurai
7. Hlonolofatso Tladi, Silo
8. Ian Venter, Roodekrans
9. Isa Minty, Roodekrans
10. Karabelo Lehutso, Silo
11. Lethukuhle Ndlovu, Silo
12. Matthew Wilson, Samurai
13. Mduduzi Jiyane, Silo
14. Morgan Briggs, Roodekrans
15. Musa Vundla, Silo
16. Nianza Tshabalala, Samurai
17. Nuha Minty, Roodekrans
18. Okuhle Vundla, Silo
19. Petra Smit, Roodekrans
20. Raylene McKinley, Roodekrans
21. Rowland Buchler, Samurai
22. Sean Venter, Roodekrans
23. Stefan Schonborn, Samurai
24. Tebogo Mugeri, Silo
25. Thabiso Raluswinga, Silo
26. Zahra Klasen, Roodekrans
27. Zander Muller, Roodekrans

Gauteng Central:

1. Aryan Ramshat, Kyalami
2. Christos Prokas, Kyalami
3. Elisa Sikhosana, Gee Karate
4. Emilie Fleuriot, Kyalami
5. Emily Gounden, Kyalami
6. Gabriella Vieira-Pasley, Reddam
7. Haylee Govender, Kyalami
8. Inesisa Ncube, Gee Karate
9. Jordan Trow, Kyalami
10. Joshua Mynhardt, Kyalami
11. Ketara Pillay, Kyalami
12. Kritvi Mistri, Kyalami
13. Leighden Lopes, Gee Karate
14. Marjolein Lewis, Kyalami
15. Mkkano Harilal, Kyalami
16. Nobuhle Sikhosana, Gee Karate
17. Poppy Seema, Gee Karate
18. Precious Madonsela, Gee Karate
19. Rachael Jacobs, Kyalami
20. Samita Ramshat, Kyalami
21. Shivaan Gayaram, Kyalami
22. Siyabonga Mabelane, Gee Karate
23. Sonwabile Dayimane, Gee Karate
24. Thea Gounden, Kyalami
25. Walter Qoto, Kyalami
26. Zia Vajeth, Reddam
27. Zoey Baker-Moonsamy, Kyalami
28. Zoey Jacobs, Kyalami

Gauteng East:

1. Kullin Brites, Germiston
2. Lezario Louw, Germiston

The 10 member Shotokan-ZA National Karate Team competed at the 2023 WUKF World Karate Championships in Scotland from 13-16 July 2023, accompanied by Shotokan-ZA coaches, Mari du Preez and Morrie Swart.

“The WUKF Karate World Championship is the biggest karate tournament of its kind, as over 1500 competitors participated this year,” explained Sensei Mari du Preez, Shotokan-ZA National Coach, WUKF Athletes & Coaches Commission Member.

The national team was selected in October 2022 and has been preparing for the championships since then. Despite being an inexperienced international team, they managed to excel on the international stage!

Jordan Trow (11), won gold in Kata and bronze in Combat, and we are extremely proud of his dedication, hard work and stellar performance at the World Championships!

Of the remaining team members, 5 placed top ten, which attest to their commitment to their preparation and skill level. Christos Prokas (12) placed 4th in Kata,  Beau Kruger (13) placed 5th in Kumite, Schuyler Booysen (16) placed 6th in Kumite, Zahra Klassen (12) and Petra Smit (60) both placed 10th in Kata.

The 2 officials, Senseis Elmarie van Zyl and Petra Smit, who accompanied the team, received their international WUKF judging qualifications. Sensei Elmarie van Zyl, Shotokan-ZA Federation Head, received her international Referee B qualification, which makes her the 2nd highest WUKF qualified official in South Africa!

TOGETHER WE CAN DO THE BEST KARATE IN THE WORLD!

#WUKF #proudtobeWUKF #karateforall

Read the Fourways Review’s article: Local team rakes in karate medals. 25 Aug 2023

Read the Mossel Bay Advertiser’s article: Local boy, Schuyler Booysen outstanding at World Karate Champs, 17 Aug 2023

A huge thank you to all the Dojos and Organisations who participated in the Shotokan-ZA National Open Invitational Championships, which took place on 01 October 2022 in Krugersdorp!

We had over 500 entries! Thank you for your support!

To the Table Officials, Judges and Referees who officiated, we thank you for your hard work during the day!

Congratulations to all the students who competed and placed in their categories!!! You were all great ambassadors for your Dojos!

RESULT TABLES

Dojo Results

Individual Results

We had a fantastic karate tournament on Saturday, 17 Sep 2022, as part of the Mossel Bay Sport & Recreation Festival!

Thank you to all the Dojos who participated in the tournament and to all the Table Officials, Judges and Referees who officiated on Saturday!!!

Congratulations to all the students who competed and placed in their categories!!! We are very proud of everyone and you were great ambassadors for your Dojos!

We were very honoured to have Mayor Dirk Kotzé stop-by and to have Deputy Mayor Cliffie Bayman open the tournament!

Thank you to the Mossel Bay Municipality who provided the venue and the certificates, we are truly grateful!

A big thank you to Sensei Vernon Petersen, his wife Rene and the rest of his team for all your hard work!

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

KATA Female

KATA Male

KOBUDO SHORT WEAPON

KOBUDO LONG WEAPON

NIHON KUMITE

SANBON KUMITE

It was a great pleasure to meet the WUKF Leadership, Liviu Adrian Crisan, Roberto Perri and Essam Shreif again and an honour to have them at the competition!

A big thank you to Gary Grapentin, Maureen De Jager & their team for all the hard work organising the event!

Thank you to Alta Venter for spending hours presenting the ZOOM rules course with us and being an excellent WUKF Chief Referee at the event!

It was also fantastic to have met Alexandra Talbot and her father, Rodger Talbot, from Kanzen Karate and to have the privilege to be one of two countries (Scotland and South Africa) competing as one WUKF team during a rotational team kumite match at the event!

It was great to see our fellow WUKF SA Federations again and to meet the new family members!

We are EXTREMELY proud of our fearless leader Elmarie van Zyl who always leads by example and with passion!

Congratulations to our referees, Werner Schnetler, Lisel Steyn, Gee M George and De Wet Saaiman who were awarded their #WUKF Continental Judge B qualifications after the tournament.

Then, last but not least, a huge thank you to our amazing coaches, Mari du Preez, Morrie Swart and Lisa Schnetler; our managers, Martie Duvenhage, Steven Botha and Althea Louw; our table officials, Louise Schönborn and Samantha Smit Palm and the supporters, parents and sponsors who contributed to the tour.

TOGETHER WE CAN DO THE BEST KARATE IN THE WORLD!

The Results are as follows:

GOLD

Adriaan De Wet (Ippon Kumite)
Casey Holwe, Shannon Olivier (Rotational Kumite)
Casey Howle (Kata)
Casey Howle (Sanbon Kumite)
Franco Palm (Nihon Kumite)
Lerato Bekizulu (Kata)
Lerato Bekizulu (Nihon Kumite)
Lezario Louw (Kata)
Michelle Botes (Inclusive Kata)
Mkkano Harilal, Sizwe Moyo, Baraka Zando (Rotational Kumite)
Morgan Briggs (Sanbon Kumite)
Nicolas Nieman (Kata)
Nicolas Nieman (Sanbon Kumite)
Raylene-Grace McKinley (Sanbon Kumite)
Schyler Booysen, Nicholas Nieman (Rotational Kumite)
Shannon Olivier (Sanbon Kumite)
Shannon Olivier (Ippon Kumite)
Stefan Schonborn (Kata)
Stefan Schonborn (Sanbon Kumite)
Stefan Schoonborn, Busangkgotla Mkhehlane, Burger Nieman (Rotational Kumite)
Tshepo Mokoteli (Kata)
Wiehan Botha (Kata)

SILVER:
Aiden Fleuriot (Kata)
Aiden Fleuriot (Rotational Kumite)
Burger Nieman (Kata)
Casey Howle (Ippon Kumite)
Charlsea-Bell Scholtz (Kata)
Chepa Abraham Kgomokae (Sanbon Kumite)
Chepa Abraham Kgomokae, Patrick Tchonke, De Wet Saaiman (Rotational Kumite)
Christos Prokas (Kata)
Danelle Botes (Kata)
Danelle Botes (Kumite)
De Wet Saaiman (Kata)
Lezario Louw (Nihon Kumite)
Maree Duvenhage (Kata)
Olerato Maleho (Kata)
Schyler Booysen (Kata)
Schyler Booysen (Sanbon Kumite)
Shannon Olivier (Kata)
Sizwe Moyo (Sanbon Kumite)
Sizwe Moyo, Baraka Zando, Tristan Gomes (Team Kata)
Thando Mathibe (Kata)
Viksha Mistri (Rotational Kumite)
Zahra Klassen (Kata)

BRONZE:
Adriaan De Wet (Kata)
Adriaan De Wet (Sanbon Kumite)
Baraka Zando (Sanbon Kumite)
Christos Prokas (Nihon Kumite)
Edwin Rademeyer (Kata)
Franco Palm (Kata)
Patrick Tchonke (Sanbon Kumite)
Patrick Tchonke (Ippon Kumite)
Rudolf Botha (Kata)
Sizwe Moyo (Kata)
Tristan Gomes (Nihon Kumite)
Viksha Mistri (Kata)

#WUKF #worldkarate #teamSZA #ShotokanZA