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GAUTENG KARATE FEDERATION
TRIALS – Brakpan Indoor Sport Cente4
3rd – 4th FEBRUARY 2017
Fourways Martial Arts Academy entered their top athlete’s into the Ekurhuleni Trials on the 4th November 2016. Approximately 30 of Sensei Stef and Roberta’s students qualified for their regional half colours to compete at the Gauteng Provincial trials.
On Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February, Gauteng Karate Federation hosted the Provincial trials in Brakpan. 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 Cape Town on the 17th – 18th March and the children in Durban on the 3rd – 4th March.
20 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, Commonwealth 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 Champions, (WKC) World Champion and Goju Ryu World Champion. He has received protea colours on 16 occasion by SASCOC and competed in over 55 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 31Proteas 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 31 medals consisting of 20 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze. A fantastic effort and we want to wish our athletes all the best in on-going training and competition!
Congratulations!! To the top 4 competitors that have qualifies to the K S A National in Durban:
NAME | KATA | KUMITE | UNISON |
1) AIDAN ZEEMAN | GOLD | ||
2) AITANA RUOCCHIO | GOLD | ||
3) ALESSANDRO BIAGIONI | GOLD | GOLD | |
4) CHEYENNE BARROS | SILVER/BRONZE | 2XGOLD | |
5) CLAUDIA DOBSON | SILVER | BRONZE | |
6) DANIKA STEVENS | GOLD | ||
7) EMMA O’GORMAN | SILVER | BRONZE | GOLD |
8) ERIN FORD | BRONZE | ||
9) JUSTIN BAYNES | GOLD | GOLD | GOLD |
10) KHARDAN RUOCCHIO | SILVER | GOLD | |
11) MALCOM DRIESSEL | GOLD | ||
12) NICHOLAS DOBSON | SILVER | GOLD | |
13) SALVADOR CRONJE | BRONZE | ||
14) SILVIO BIAGIONI | 2XGOLD | ||
15) STEF BIAGIONI | GOLD | ||
16) SVEN LANGENHORST | GOLD | GOLD | |
17) TANEKA VISSER | GOLD | ||
18) THEA LANGENHORST | BRONZE | ||
19) ZOE DUFFILED | BRONZE | ||
TOTAL 20 GOLD MEDALS | |||
TOTAL 5 SILVER MEDALS | |||
TOTAL 7 BRONZE MEDAL | GRAND TOTAL | 32 MEDALS |
Well Done to 4Ways Dojo!
Kind Regards
Sensei Stef Biagioni
Cell 083 384 3026
Tel 011 705 1080
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