{"id":147028,"date":"2017-03-24T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/147028\/tebbutts-kick-starts-the-year\/"},"modified":"2017-03-24T16:01:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:01:02","slug":"tebbutts-kick-starts-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/03\/24\/tebbutts-kick-starts-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tebbutt\u2019s kick-starts the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Lambton-based Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy kick-started the year on a high note, with outstanding performances at two local tournaments, recently.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s first tournament of the year was the Eastern Gauteng Trials tournament, held in Brakpan.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Thirteen of kanchu Alex Tebbutt\u2019s students participated in the event in a number of different disciplines, including kata, weapons, full-contact fighting and self-defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased with how the tournament turned out, as all 13 competitors earned their Eastern Gauteng colours,\u201d said Tebbutt, who was recently named as trainer of the year for 2016.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a positive start to the year for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next tournament on the club\u2019s calendar was the World Martial Arts Organisation (WMO) tournament, which was held in Kempton Park.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147031\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147031\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_24129-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_24129-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_24129-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_24129.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy members, including some beginners (white and yellow belts) took part in the World Martial Arts Organisation (WMO) tournament in Kempton Park recently, racking up 33 medals in total.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twelve of the club\u2019s members, including some beginners (white and yellow belts) took part in the tournament, racking up 33 medals in total.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors once again competed in several different disciplines, winning 12 gold medals, 16 silver medals and five bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier with the results of the tournament,\u201d said Tebbutt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147030\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147030\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_08439-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_08439-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_08439-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTTEBBL_08439.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luan van Coller (4) was one of the young members of Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy who competed in the World Martial Arts Organisation (WMO) tournament held in Kempton Park recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Students will now turn their attention to the club\u2019s in-house grading, for white to brown belts, which will be held at the dojo in Lambton on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, members will travel to Durban to take part in the South African Championships.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their training the club still finds time to help those in need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a community project where we as a club collect old clothes, toys, food and toiletries for Lorie House in Bronkhorstspruit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater in the year we want to arrange to visit the home to spend the day with the children and just have some fun,\u201d said Tebbutt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140096\/an-end-to-a-wonderful-year\/\">An end to a wonderful year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124480\/tebbutts-tackles-arnold-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tebbutt\u2019s tackles Arnold Classic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124612\/successful-tebbutts-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\">Successful Tebbutt\u2019s tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='583ca753a766f4b3a89a26a6ae7901aa'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The students of Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy have started the year on a high note with two successful 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