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GAUTENG KARATE FEDERATION

TRIALS – Portuguese Hall

29TH &30TH November 2019

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Fourways Martial Arts Academy entered their top athlete’s into JHB Trials on 3RD November  2019.

Approximately 35 of Sensei Stef and Roberta’s students qualified for their district half colours to compete at the Gauteng Provincial trials.

On Friday & Saturday, 29th & 30th November, Gauteng Karate Federation hosted the Provincial trials in JHB. The Gauteng trials with over 500 entries was well represented with the result being a reduced number of entries to only 4 per division out of 5 Districts (Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Sedibeng; JHB and Westrand).  The selected top four athletes that competed the past weekend will represent Gauteng Karate Federation at the KSA National Championship.  The seniors will compete in Cape Town on 7th March and the children in Durban on 21st &22nd March 2020. 

23 Athletes from Fourways Dojo Karate received their provincial colours from the said Gauteng trials this weekend.  They will all compete at the Nationals to be ranked and selected for the Zone 6, WKF Youth Cup League, African Cup, and World WKF championship later next year.

Stef Biagioni, instructor of Fourways dojo who is an athlete himself in sport karate, is a South African Champion, Zone 6 Champion, African Champion, Commonwealth Champions, (WKC) World Champion and Goju Ryu World Champion.  He has received protea colours on 20 occasion by SASCOC and competed in over 60 Internationals.  Stef runs 6 Dojos in the Sandton, Bryanston and Fourways area and has a reputation of one of the best clubs in South Africa.  He has produced 35 Proteas since 1997 ranging in ages from children, cadet, junior and senior.

Again, Well done to the entire 4Ways team on a great performance qualifying to the KSA nationals in Durban and Cape Town.

Clenching a total of 41 medals consisting of 18 Gold, 15 Silver and 8 Bronze. A fantastic effort and we want to wish our athletes all the best in on-going training and competition

NAME KATA KUMITE UNISON
1. AIDAN ZEEMAN GOLD BRONZE GOLD
1. ALESSANDRO BIAGIONI GOLD GOLD SILVER
1. ANJALI NARAN SILVER
1. BRETT FERREIRA GOLD
1. DANIKA STEVENS GOLD
1. DHIREN MUDALY BRONZE
1. ERIN FORD SILVER BRONZE GOLD
1. JORDAN ROODT BRONZE
1. JUSTIN BAYNES SILVER GOLD GOLD
1. KATLEGO BADIROANG SILVER
1. KIARA REDDY SILVER
1. MALAIKA MINYUKU-GUTO BRONZE GOLD
1. MALCOM DRIESSEL BRONZE SILVER GOLD
1. MOEKETSI BADIROANG GOLD
1. NICHOLAS DOBSON SILVER
1. NURU MINYUKU-GUTO SILVER SILVER
1. REECE BAYNES SILVER SILVER SILVER
1. SHRAVYA HANSRAJ SILVER
1. SILVIO BIAGIONI GOLD
1. STEF BIAGIONI GOLD
1. SVEN LANGENHORST BRONZE SILVER GOLD
1. TANEKA VISSER BRONZE GOLD
1. THEA LANGENHORST GOLD GOLD

Congratulations!!  To the top 4 competitors that have qualifies to the K S A Nationals:

Well Done to 4Ways Dojo and to ALL that got this far, irrespective whether you medalled or not, just being there is a huge achievement.

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Good luck to the rest in your preparations ..

A special thanks to Sensei Roberta, Jiren & Dhiren Mudaly for refereeing, Yolanda Visser, Anke Langenhorst, Ekwe Badiroang who is a qualified table official and Jacqui Baynes, JHB Districts Manager for all their help over this weekend and does not go un noticed!! J

Kind Regards

Sensei Stef Biagioni

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On the 2nd November 2019. The Johannesburg Karate Federation had a Children’s and Senior district elite trials for our selection into the JHB squad for 2020. This allows them the opportunity to get some more game time and squad training with our selectors and coaches for JHB team to be represented at the Gauteng Trials, 30th November.

There were full divisions of competitors’ from all over the JHB district and all 3 styles of karate represented such as Goju Ryu, Shotokan and Shito Ryu.

The trials was fair and very well judged by qualified international and national referees.

4Ways Martial Arts academy entered 36 student and clenched 72 Medal in total….

Sensei Roberta and Sensei Stef are extremely proud of the their students and their result as this was important for next year’s result going forward toward the main event of the year which is Karate South Africa.

Again I cannot stress more than enough on what an achievement this it for the 4WAYS DOJO; may you all go from strength to strength..

The names are as follows that have qualified for selection process to the next phase of the GKF trials:

NAME SURNAME DOB AGE GENDER WEIGHT KATA KUMITE UNISON
  1. AIDAN
 ZEEMAN 03/11/2003 17 M 75 YES YES YES
  1. ALESSANDRO
 BIAGIONI 09/05/2005 15 M 65 YES YES YES
  1. ANJALI
 NARAN 18/10/2006 14 F 42 NO YES YES
  1. BRETT
 FERREIRA 10/05/1981 39 M 84 YES NO NO
  1. CLAUDIA
 DOBSON 4/09/2002 18 F 66 YES YES NO
  1. MOEKETSI
 BADIROANG 08/01/2012 8 M 25 YES YES NO
  1. DANIKA
 STEVENS 21/10/1995 25 F 56 YES YES NO
  1. DHIREN
 MUDALY 21/09/2000 20 M 68 YES YES NO
  1. ERIN
 FORD 15/06/2006 14 F 42 YES YES YES
  1. EUGENIE
 BOUAH 26/04/2006 14 F 58 NO YES NO
  1. GEORGIA
 KNIGHT 17/09/2008 12 F 33 YES NO NO
  1. JORDAN
 ROODT 18/07/2006 14 M 40 YES YES NO
  1. JUSTIN
 BAYNES 20/12/2000 19 M 84 YES YES YES
  1. KATLEGO
 BADIROANG 31/01/2009 11 M 41 YES YES YES
  1. KIAN
 JORDAN 21/11/2008 11 M 32 YES YES YES
  1. KIARA
 REDDY 3/01/2006 14 F 54 YES YES YES
  1. LUKE
 VAN ZYL 19/10/2009 11 M 51 NO YES NO
  1. MALAIKA
 MINYUKU-GUTTO 19/09/2003 17 F 49 YES YES NO
  1. MALCOLM
 DRIESSEL 01/12/2003 16 M 75 YES YES YES
  1. NICHOLAS
 DOBSON 23/07/2004 16 M 64 NO NO YES
  1. NURU
 MINYUKU-GUTTO 21/04/2008 12 F 37 YES YES NO
  1. REECE
 BAYNES 08/09/2003 17 M 64 YES YES YES
  1. SHRAVYA
 HANSRAJ 12/03/2006 14 F 55 NO YES YES
  1. SILVIO
 CERONE-BIAGIONI 03/01/1997 23 M 68 YES NO NO
  1. STEF
 BIAGIONI 25/01/1970 50 M 67 YES NO NO
  1. SVEN
 LANGENHORST 14/01/2003 17 M 69 YES YES YES
  1. TANEKA
 VISSER 24/05/2006 14 F 62 YES YES YES
  1. THEA
 LANGENHORST 15/12/2005 14 F 51 YES NO YES
  1. MATTHEW
JOHNSON 25/08/2005 15 M 49 YES YES NO
  1. JOSHUA
 STEWARD 30/09/2008 12 M 36 YES YES YES
  1. MILENA
 MAFFIA 22/09/2012 8 F 36 YES YES NO
  1. ETHAN
MUGADZA 16/05/2011 9 M 30 NO YES NO
  1. ARYA
NARAN 07/07/2010 10 F 27 YES YES NO
  1. RENDANI
 RAMMETSE 21/07/2009 11 M 40 NO YES NO
  1. ALUWANI
 RAMMETSE 30/06/2011 9 M 30 NO YES NO
  1. SARAH
 ROTSHTEIN 02/12/2011 8 F 27 YES YES NO

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Well Done 4Ways Dojo!!!...

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18th Interschool Karate Championships

2019

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On behalf of Fourways Martial Arts Academy, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the 18th Interschool Karate championship was a success. On the 26th October 2019, the Portuguese Hall hosted this event. With 300 competitors representing more than 50 schools, from as far as Cape Town and Gauteng is perhaps, one of the most popular tournaments on the karate calendar. With over 90 individual divisions and 1100 individual performances from the competitors, the interschool has built a reputation of being well organized that starts and finishes on time as per the scheduled program. This Interschool Karate is also well represented in the three major styles of karate in the country such as Goju-Ryu, Shotokan and Shito-Ryu.

Congratulations must be given to the Instructors for supporting this event and sending big teams such as the following top ten schools...

*     St Stithians College : - 30 competitors, with 91 points

*     Cape Town: - 26 competitors, with 80 points

*     Cambridge Academy: - 29 competitors, with 79 points

*     Crawford: - 27 competitors, with 76 points

*     Redhill School: - 20 competitors, with 62 points

*     St Catherine’s: - 36 competitors, with 52 points

*     Christ Church: - 10 competitors, with 15 points

Well done to the top school St Stithians, which deserved to take the top spot by coming first with 91 points, second place Cape Town with 80 points and third place is Cambridge with 79 points, lastly Crawford College  for a fourth place with 76 points.

I would also like to thank all the Referees, Judges, Table Officials, instructors and the rest of the work force that contributed to this event. Keeping in mind that it is all voluntary work. Obviously without these people this event would not exist. I would like to give a special thanks to. Royce Imaging Industries for their contribution towards the Floating Trophies. Thank you once again, to all the suppliers that added to the atmosphere of the tournament such as Celsus Imago (photographer),     S O Martial Arts Shop, the caterers, Cucina con Gusto, the medics, Ernst Viljoen (PA System), Stephan Coetzee Zinc Tech security guards.

Last but not least I would like to thank the Portuguese Hall.

Slowly the aim and objective is filtering through to schools that Karate is a force to be reckoned with, as far as its popularity and benefits are concerned. Therefore nursery schools, primary and high schools will hopefully give Karate the opportunity that it deserves. That is, Karate is an Olympic Sport; therefore giving the recognition to the students and their achievements in Karate. Hopefully in doing so, karate can be recognized as an official sport at schools, starting at grass route level and just as strong as the other leading sports in South Africa.

In short, from myself, I would like to thank everyone and those that I had forgotten to mention and looking forward to hosting the 19th Interschool Karate Championships next year 24th October 2020.

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Kind Regards

Sensei Stef Biagioni

Cell 083 384 3026

Tel 011 705 1080

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Samurai Cup

Championships

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Dear All

This weekend past 7th September 2019. Fourways Martial Arts Academy was invited to Children’s and Senior Samurai Cup  development championship for all athletes who have not yet achieved their District, Provincial Or Nationals  Colours.

This allows them the opportunity to get some tournament experience without having to compete with “Elite Athletes”.

There were full divisions of competitors’ from all over Gauteng and all 3 styles of karate was represented such as Goju Ryu, Shotokan and Shito Ryu.

The Tournament was fair and very well judged by qualified international and national referees.

4Ways Martial Arts academy entered 19 student and clenched 22 Medals in total.


• 7 Gold Medals
• 3 Silver Medals
• 12 Bronze Medals

 Congratulations!! to the following athletes:-

 Moeketsi ~ Bronze

  1. Storm ~ Bronze
  1. Sarah ~Bronze
  1. Tane ~ Gold & Bronze
  1. Albie ~ Silver & Bronze
  1. Shravya ~ Gold & Gold
  1. Heldana ~Bronze
  1. Azar ~ Gold & Bronze
  1. Zacree ~Gold & Bronze
  1. Justine ~ Bronze & Bronze
  1. Isla ~ Gold
  1. Riley ~Silver
  1. Caleb ~ Bronze
  1. Tarisai ~ Silver
  1. Frederick ~ Gold & Bronze

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Sensei Roberta and Sensei Stef are extremely proud of the their students and their result as this was the first championship for most of them.

Again I cannot stress more than enough on what an achievement this it for their first tournament.

A special thank you to Nkwe Badiroang for all her help as team manager.

May you grow from strength to strength.

Well Done 4Ways Dojo!!!... The future looks great!!!⛩

Kind Regards

Sensei Stef Biagioni

Cell 083 384 3026

Tel 011 705 1080

www.fourwaysmartialartsacademy.com

www.facebook.com/fourwaysmartialartsacademy

Black Belt Results

Hombu Dojo Sept 2019

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Fourways Martial Arts Academy would like to congratulate the following grading candidates for an outstanding achievement of their Black Belts which took Place on 13th & 14th September 2019 at the Ismaa’ s Hombu Dojo in Glenvista

The following students have graded to:-

  1. Ethan Kwon Hing:- Cadet Black Belt
  2. Justin Baynes:- Senior Black Belt
  3. Reece Baynes:- Senior Black Belt
  4. Jastej Luther:- Senior Black Belt
  5. Cameron Imbriolo:- Senior Black Belt  
  6. Malaika Minyuku-Gutto:- Senior Black Belt

Fourways Martial Arts Academy is very proud of their students who’s standard was very high. This was a tough grading with all aspects of the Goju Syllabus covered.   The results were unanimous from all examiners such as Sensei Arnold De Beer, George Capazorio, Tony De Beer, Richard Buckley. Every one of the grading candidates was well prepared, well-conditioned for this event and are an inspiration for all our students.

Welcome to the Black Belt Academy!!!!

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May you all grow from strength to strength and from Dan to Dan…

Kind Regards

Sensei Stef Biagioni

Cell 083 384 3026

Tel 011 705 1080

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