{"id":147112,"date":"2017-03-21T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/147112\/trollip-and-calore-shine-for-the-nippon-tigers\/"},"modified":"2017-03-21T07:32:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T05:32:46","slug":"trollip-and-calore-shine-for-the-nippon-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/03\/21\/trollip-and-calore-shine-for-the-nippon-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trollip and Calore shine for the Nippon Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karatekas from the small Nippon Tigers Shotokan Karate Club, in Castleview, took part in the Traditional Karate Tournament, recently.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was organised by the World Authority Traditional Karate-do Association, in Lenasia.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The members excelled against some very strong competition, from as far afield as Pretoria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147115\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147115\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH3_07070-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH3_07070-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH3_07070-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH3_07070.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A proud sensei Goran Stankovic (middle) is proud of his two medallists, Connor Trollip (left) and Nadia Calore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leading the way was Connor Trollip (purple belt) who won a silver medal in individual kata and gold in the individual kumite.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He was backed up by the ever consistent senpai Nadia Calore (junior black belt) who achieved a silver medal for her individual kata, for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147114\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147114\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH2_06495-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH2_06495-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH2_06495-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNSPORTNIPPMH2_06495.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senpai Nadia Calore showing the form that earned her a silver medal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A proud sensei Goran Stankovic said, \u201cI am so proud of the two of them for having such amazing characters filled with great passion and dedication for the art of karate, which offers wonderful training for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the club, contact Stankovic on 082 666 6789.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/116393\/local-lass-packs-a-punch\/\">Local lass packs a punch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/135821\/nadia-holds-sas-flag-high\/\">Nadia holds SA\u2019s flag high<\/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='00b2aea29909b43534ad79d23c69b48b'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local karate club members show their spirit in 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