Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Ryu Kyu GoJu Karate held their annual Gashu-Ku & Grading on Saturday July 6.
Students resisted the cold and took part in the Gashu-ku for three hours and then attended the Grading afterwards.
Students attending the Gasu-ku were Marko Blignaut, Hillary Chitanda and Ruben Else.
The grading is held every six months. Blignaut graded to blue belt and Chitanda to yellow. The next grading will be in December.
Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Noordwes Jukskei het die afgelope naweek sy legendedag aangebied.
Dit het baie koud begin op Saterdag 6 Julie, maar na die eerste wedstryd was almal opgewarm.
Elf spanne het deelgeneem. Spanne van Pretoria, Vrystaat, Potchefstroom, Hartbeesfontein, Lichtenburg en Klerksdorp het deelgeneem en Pretoria het die A-afdeling gewen. Klerksdorp het die B-afdeling gewen en die span van Potch het die C-afdeling gewen.
Jukskei NW bedank al die borge wat gehelp het om die dag moontlik te maak.
The Shinkyokushinkai Annual National Karate Tournament was held at the Saul Tsotetsi Community Centre in Sebokeng Zone 14 on Saturday July 6. The Matlosana team was in attendance, registering 25 karatekas and 13 of them brought silverware back home. Salmina Motshana, Botlhokwa Motswenyane, Amahle Boqashi and Gift Ngake won their categories after brilliant and courageous efforts. The team will now prepare for the Gauteng Championships to be held next month. They train under Sensei Thomas Mayekani.
Klerksdorp Record, Potchefstroom - Leopard captain Khwezi Mafu brings an energy to the team that seems to ramp up every player. When he starts to talk, which is a lot, the players start to listen.
“Only give him 10 minutes, otherwise he’ll talk your ear off,” one of the Leopards’ assistant coaches jokes when we discuss interviewing the team’s captain.
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp wrestling club earned several medals at the South African under 20 and Senior Championships held in Brakpan over the weekend of June 28-29.
Tanki Tau defended his Greco Roman title totaling his gold me-dals to five and his Freestyle gold remained at six. Unfortunately, he could not repeat his Freestyle gold in the higher weight category in which he obtained a silver medal this time round.
