Newville Sport Academy, a registered NPO offering fitness, boxing and kickboxing classes opened their doors again in September under strict Covid-19 regulations.
Under the mentorship of experienced kickboxing great Shorne Henry Moorcroft, the academy will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm to 6pm.
Shorne has been an active participant in boxing and kickboxing for the past 50 years, and according to him he is not planning to stop giving back and sharing his knowledge with the youth.
He is a nine-time world kickboxing champion and held titles in different kickboxing organisations before he retired undefeated.
The founder of the Gauteng Kickboxing Association has earned his national colours not only as a boxer but also as a coach and manager.
“I started boxing at the Newville Boxing Club in 1970 at the tender age of seven under the watchful eye of a trainer named ‘Snake’ Snyman; from there on I never stopped,” said Shorne.
When he became interested in kickboxing, he found and joined the Summit Club, a kickboxing club in Johannesburg and after training hard, he won the South African kickboxing title.
“Sport teaches anyone the discipline that is needed in our everyday lives. Boxing also helps the youngsters to concentrate better in school. It is an art to be a boxer and it requires discipline,” explained Moorcroft.
