{"id":114649,"date":"2016-03-04T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/114649\/tebbutts-academy-kick-starts-the-year\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:24:23","slug":"tebbutts-academy-kick-starts-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/03\/04\/tebbutts-academy-kick-starts-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tebbutt&#8217;s Academy kick-starts the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lambton\u2019s Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy has started 2016 on a high note, with 15 students earning their colours in January.<\/p>\n<p>The students earned their colours during the Eastern Gauteng Kickboxing trials, organised by shihan Raymond Phillips.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll of our competing members received Eastern Gauteng colours,\u201d said the club\u2019s hanshi, Alex Tebbutt<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did all of us proud .\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In February, six of the academy\u2019s members also took part in the World Martial Arts Organisation\u2019s tournament<\/p>\n<p>All six competitors walked away from the event having earned a first place medal.<\/p>\n<p>The academy now turns its attention to the tournament to be hosted by shihan Abdul Jogie, at his Dojo in Durban, at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/114386\/top-teams-tackle-it-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top teams tackle it out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113674\/brand-new-drift-season-starts-on-a-high-note\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brand new drift season starts on a high note<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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