We held our annual summer KZN Open GTF Taekwon-Do Championships this past weekend. Nine different clubs from Ballito, Shakaskraal, Stanger, Pinetown, Richards Bay, Centurion, Pretoria and Johannesburg attended, providing an exciting and well attended Tournament.
Over 100 students partook in this Championship, well supported by their family and friends. This event was also used as part of the selection process for the SA GTF Team that will represent South Africa at the GTF Taekwon-Do World Championships taking place in June in Cyprus.
We wish to congratulate the following students from our Dojang’s on their excellent results!
For Patterns in their respective Divisions:
Gold Medals: Natasha Oosthuizen, Sathinder Naidoo, Tristan Power, Jack Maidman.
Silver Medals: Jarred Karp, Daniil Grachev, Dasra Naidoo.
Bronze Medals: Anika Naidoo, Lynne Meintjies, Chelsea-Leigh Flaum, Janine Correia, Keshav Govender, Matt Kalil.
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For Sparring (Contact) in their respective Divisions:
Gold Medals: Chelsea-Leigh Flaum, Roger de Charmoy, Tristan Power, Daniil Grachev, Sathinder Naidoo, , Samkelo Maphumulo, Jarred Karp, Neels Grobbelaar.
Silver Medals: Lynne Meintjies, Conrad Nalson, Shaun Cronje’, Matt Kalil, Jack Maidman, , David Henwood.
Bronze Medals: Nadira Waters, Leigh Power, Natasha Oosthuizen, Dasra Naidoo, Keshav Govender, Fabien Durocher-Yvon.
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We also won the Trophy (1st Place) for the Best Club. Congratulations to all the students and to International Instructor Guk-Jae Sabum Nim Vladimir Grachev for his excellent instruction and coaching.
Big thanks to the Westbrook Church for their supply of refreshments and tasty lunch and to Mr. Densil Reddy for arranging the venue.
A special thank you to our Official Sponsor Mr. Andrew Pillinger from Herbalife – www.24HourNutrition.co.za for his very generous sponsorship of the music, medals and certificates and providing nutritional food for the children of Shakaskraal.
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Thank you to all the Judges - it was fun working beside you - really appreciate your help and hard work ... it made for a fabulous event !!!
Students are now hard at work, training under the expert instruction of Guk-Jae Sabum Nim Vladimir Grachev, to represent South Africa at GTF Taekwon-Do World Cup - taking place in Cyprus, in June 2013.
We wish the Team the very best as they prepare for this prestigious International GTF Taekwon-Do event.
Students are now hard at work, training under the expert instruction of Guk-Jae Sabum Nim Vladimir Grachev, to represent South Africa at GTF Taekwon-Do World Cup - taking place in Cyprus, in June 2013.
We wish the Team the very best as they prepare for this prestigious International GTF Taekwon-Do event.
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