Gauteng Trials Soweto 2016

GAUTENG KARATE FEDERATION

TRIALS – SOWETO

19TH -20TH FEBRUARY 2016

Fourways Martial Arts Academy entered their top athlete’s into the Ekurhuleni Trials on the 19th September 2015. Approximately 33 of Sensei Stef and Roberta’s students qualified for their regional half colours to compete at the Gauteng Provincial trials.

On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th February, Gauteng Karate Federation hosted the Provincial trials in Soweto. The Gauteng trials with over 600 entries was well represented with the result being a reduced number of entries to only 4 per division out of 5 Regions (Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Sedibeng; JHB Central 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 Johannesburg on the 4th of March and the children in Durban on the 19th of March.

27 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 this 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 Finalist, (WKC) World Champion and Goju Ryu World Champion. He has received official protea colours 14 times by SASCOC and competed in 50 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. 14 junior and senior athletes have received their protea colours from his club.

Congratulations!! To the top 4 competitors that have qualifies to the K S A National in JHB and Durban:-

NAME	KATA	KUMITE	UNISON

1) NICHOLAS DOBSON		BRONZE	SILVER
2) ALESSANDRO BIAGIONI	GOLD	GOLD	SILVER
3) TYLER KOEKEMOER			SILVER
4) REECE BAYNES	GOLD	GOLD	SILVER
5) TABOKA VELEMPINI			GOLD
6) TANEKA VISSER			SILVER
7) DOLEEN TSITA		BRONZE
8) ISABELLA KRAUS			GOLD
9) MORGAN KEMP	BRONZE	SILVER	BRONZE
10) CLAUDIA DOBSON	SILVER	BRONZE
11) EMMA O’GORMAN		BRONZE	SILVER
12) AIMEE GREFEN	GOLD
13) SVEN LANGENHORST			BRONZE
14) KHARDAN RUOCCHIO	SILVER		GOLD
15) JUSTIN BAYNES	GOLD	SILVER	GOLD
16) ERIN FORD			BRONZE
17) CHEYENNE BARROS	GOLD/BRONZE	GOLD/SILVER
18) ZOE DUFFIELD	BRONZE		GOLD
19) SILVIO CERONE-BIAGIONI	DOUBLE GOLD		GOLD
20) THEA LANGENHORST	BRONZE
21) EMMA WENTZEL	GOLD	GOLD
22) STEF BIAGIONI	GOLD		GOLD
23) DANIKA STEVENS		GOLD
24) AITANA RUOCCHIO			SILVER
25) ANGELA TSITA	SILVER
26) AIDAN ZEEMAN			BRONZE
27) MALCOM DRIESSEL			BRONZE


TOTAL GOLD	21

TOTAL SILVER		12

TOTAL BRONZE			14
	TOTAL MEDALS	47

Well Done to 4Ways Dojo!

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