Hillside Goju-Kai, of Port Elizabeth, were convincing overall winners at this year’s Saska East Coast Karate Open Championships at the Fish River Sun Hotel recently.
Hosts East Cape Shotokan-Ryu (Grahamstown, Port Alfred, Kenton-on-Sea, Fort Beaufort and Yellowwoods) placed second, while East London’s Border Japan Karate Shotokai placed third.
Hillside Goju-Kai, of Port Elizabeth, were convincing overall winners at this year’s Saska East Coast Karate Open Championships at the Fish River Sun Hotel recently.
Hosts East Cape Shotokan-Ryu (Grahamstown, Port Alfred, Kenton-on-Sea, Fort Beaufort and Yellowwoods) placed second, while East London’s Border Japan Karate Shotokai placed third.
Hillside karateka also won both the premier men's and women's open Kata (forms) and Kumite (fighting) categories.
In an entertaining men's open Kumite final, last year’s winner, Shaun Kapp (Dragon Suburbs, Port Elizabeth), was unable to hold off an on-form Clayton Thom (Hillside Goju-Kai, Port Elizabeth).
Thom placed third in the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Sydney, Australia, recently. The results of the premier categories were as follows:
East Cape Shotokan-Ryu achieved seven gold medals, 16 silver and 14 bronze medals during the championships. Grahamstown's medal winners:
Rhodes:
- Alan Kirkaldy – silver (kata and kumite)
- Leeroy Masiri – bronze (kata) and gold (kumite)
- Maureen De Jager – bronze (kata) and gold (kumite)
- Simone Heymans – silver (kata)
- Kamo Bodibe – gold (kata)
- annah Kirkaldy – bronze (kata and kumite)
Albany:
- Christopher Goba – bronze (kata)
- Natasha Alison – gold (kata)
- Devron Hoffman – silver (kata) and bronze (kumite)
- Nolan De Maar – gold (kata) and silver (kumite)
- Xandre Vos – bronze (kumite)
- Brent Smith – silver (kata)
- Philip Snyman – bronze (kata)
- Kaylin Bouwer – gold (kumite)
- Mila Lang – silver (kata)
- Mel Ackerman – silver (kumite) N
- icky Swart – bronze (kata)
- Neo Adams – silver (kata and kumite)
- Riaan Labuschagne – bronze (kata)and silver (kumite)
- Chloe Vogel – silver (kata) and bronze (kumite)
- Zanelle Van Vuuren – gold (kumite)
- Tyreece Burger – gold (kata) and bronze (kumite)
- Thembi Kuhlane – bronze (kata) and silver (kumite)
- Kuhle Sinama – gold (kata) and bronze (kumite)
- Emily Adams – silver (kumite)
Makana:
- Thandolwethu Mcoboki – silver (kumite)
- Sandisiwe Veto – bronze (kumite)
- Lutho Singata – bronze (kata)and silver (kumite)
- Neo Fekisi – bronze (kata) Sive Mbilini – silver (kata)
- Imivuyo Ranuga – bronze (kata)
- Kamva Mafabana – bronze (kumite)
- Zenande Qhakamfana – bronze (kata and kumite) Joza: A
- yabonga Yako – bronze (kumite)
- Mzwandile Matebese – silver (kata) and bronze (kumite)
- Sifiso May – bronze (kata) and silver (kumite)
- Thanduxolo Ralo – silver (kata)
- Lihle Libi – silver (kata) and gold (kumite)
- Abongile Ntlantsana – silver (kata) N
- obuhle Chiliza – bronze (kata) and gold (kumite)
