HIGHWAY PINAN/HEIAN KATA CHALLENGE 2017 Dear Karateka and Parents We are holding our extremely successful Highway Pinan/Heian Kata Challenge once again. As you recall from last year, the idea behind the challenge is to emphasize the importance of basic katas, to level the playing fields and above all, to have great fun. We would like…

Members of Budo Karate-Do South Africa – South Coast held their annual club championships and prize-giving recently at which all the gold medal winners and the best achievers during 2016 were honoured. Back Row (L To R): Nicholas Kalamoudacos, Ali Muzananemho, Kumaren Pillay, Caleb Thompson, Dylan Conradie, Yathin Daja, Osten Luthywathi, Chanlin Naicker. Front Row…

HIGHWAY PINAN/HEIAN KATA CHALLENGE 2016  Dear Karateka  We hereby invite you and your team to the first ever and hopefully not the last Highway Pinan/Heian Kata Challenge. The idea behind the challenge is to emphasize the importance of basic katas, to level the playing fields and above all, to have great fun. DATE: 05th November 2016…

9th INTER CLUB KUMITE CHALLENGE 2016 DATE: 29th October 2016 (Closing date for entries 24th October 2016) VENUE: Benjamin Pine School, Pinetown START TIME: 8:00am COST: R50 BELT GRADES: White – Black Belts AGE GROUPS: 4 years – Adult GUM GUARDS: are compulsory (grade 1 – Adult). Pre schoolers do not need a gum guard. You can get from a…

Congratulations to Budo Karate-do team that competed at the KSA Development Championships in Tongaat on the weekend. All were medallist with Robert earning silver for kumite, Rebecca earned bronze for kumite while young Bob won his kata division and Alec took silver for kumite and gold for kata. Well done everyone for a great day…

Our members from Kempton Park Karate Academy took part in The Dojo Inter Club Cup Challenge. It is an annual WKF all styles event hosted by Sensei Takis Chaniotakos from The Dojo in Boksburg. The competition was held on Saturday the 27th of August at the Brakpan indoor centre. Front from left to right: Aiden…

Congratulations to our champions who took part in the KZN Development Tournament held in Tongaat this last weekend. Young Bob from Sensei Kims dojo had a massive kata division to contend with and produced his best to win a Gold Medal. Robert and Alec took Bronze in their Kata division and in the Kumite divisions,…