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Karatekas push through challenges

Despite these challenges, they trained hard and the hard work was acknowledged through successful gradings.

January 26, 2022
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Back: Kelsey Szafranki (graded to purple belt), sensei Tony Martins (graded to nidan, second dan), sensei Janien Potgieter (roku, sixth dan, regional and senior instructor), Agata Szafranski (graded to third kyu brown belt) and Joanne Martins (graded to second kyu brown belt). Front: Izu Peterson (graded to third kyu brown belt) and Kayden McPherson (graded to blue belt).

Karatekas at The Dojo-Kempton Park pushed through the challenges brought on by lockdown and closed dojos in 2021.

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Despite these challenges, they trained hard and the hard work was acknowledged through successful gradings.

At the time, these karatekas also train at The Dojo – Benoni.

“Karate is a way of life. Karate teaches you discipline, keeps you fit and you learn how to defend yourself,” said sensei Janien Potgieter.

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January 26, 2022
Kempton Express Less than a minute

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