Alberton Cobras Shotokan Karate Academy bags 51 medals in SASKA SA championships

The South African Shotokan Karate Academy (SASKA) recently hosted its annual SA Championships in Pretoria.

The Cobras Shotokan Karate Club from Alberton, under the leadership of sensei Laurent and Nicholas Gaston Bellegarde, were the hosting dojo.

Clubs from around Gauteng turned out in large numbers for the tournament, and the competition was fierce.
The Cobras did well by bringing home 51 medals in total (18 gold, 15 silver, and 18 bronze).

The Cobras Club trains at Ascot Mews at 19 Heidelberg Avenue, Newmarket, on Monday and Wednesday from 17:30 to 18:30 for beginners, with advanced classes from 18:30 to 19:30.

For more information, contact sensei Laurent on 082 494 2704 or Nicholas on 082 302 8637.

Alternatively, go to their website.

Results:

Ivy-Lynn Griffin (silver and bronze), Victoria Aucamp (bronze), Sione Kruger (gold and silver), Raul Ferreira (silver), Nkosinathi Shange (silver), Camden Koekemoer (bronze), Yuakshar Ramduth Goli (gold), sensei Nicholas Gaston Bellegarde (gold and bronze), Malaika Radebe (bronze), Tshwanelo Maila (gold), Riley Gous (two gold), Aiden Watson (bronze), Isabella Chan (bronze), Raphael Ferreira (two silver), Keana Truscott (gold), Sahara Peel (bronze), Ntokozo Mfandelani (bronze), Ryno Nikola (gold), sensei Laurent Gaston Bellegarde (gold and bronze), Kelebogile Maleka (two silver), Alexander Koch (two silver), Liana Gouveia (bronze), Alexcia Andrade (gold), sensei Vuyelwa Qayiso (silver), sensei Bokamoso Makhene (silver and bronze), Payton Watson (silver), Zandile Shange (gold), Khwesi Feleza (two silver), Xavier Boshoff (two bronze), sensei Andrea Tiedt (two gold), Ryan Hovell Erasmus (bronze), Zita Gouveia (two gold), Ashen Ramduth Goli (two bronze), Rameetse Mahlatse (silver), Carla Campher (two gold) and Sebastion Vermaak (gold).