{"id":180736,"date":"2018-06-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/180736\/four-local-karate-students-to-compete-in-international-tournament\/"},"modified":"2018-06-17T21:12:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T19:12:28","slug":"four-local-karate-students-to-compete-in-international-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/06\/18\/four-local-karate-students-to-compete-in-international-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Four local karate students to compete in international tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyokushin Karate Club in Katlehong, under the leadership of sensei Thulane Sibisi, will be sending four karate students to the fifth IKKF-World Karate Tournament in Baku Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>The students selected to participate are sensei Katleho Hlatshwayo, sensei Mbali Msomi, sempai Lerato Nkopane and shodan Rethabile Tshabalala.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The club trains at Mpontsheng Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past five years my students have been training hard and they have been involved in many tournaments, workshops, seminars and motivational programmes to prepare them for this event,\u201d said Sibisi.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in this team because they have shown the maturity for and the understanding of full contact karate by winning provincial and national tournaments and by being loyal to the sport of karate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180738\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180738\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/06\/24GCNSPORTKARAM_38244-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/06\/24GCNSPORTKARAM_38244-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/06\/24GCNSPORTKARAM_38244-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/06\/24GCNSPORTKARAM_38244-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/06\/24GCNSPORTKARAM_38244.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students from Kyokushin Karate Club in Katlehong enjoy their training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the parents of the club members for their continuous support and all our stakeholders, namely Ekurhuleni Sports and Recreation, National Lotto Commission, Gauteng Sports and Recreation, Man\u2019s Forum and Shaun Haron.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team left on Monday and will return on June 26.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to offer assistance to the club call Sibisi on 083 599 5916 or email him at thulane2005@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/180163\/tebbutts-academy-shines-at-galaxy-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tebbutts Academy shines at Galaxy Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179095\/tebbutts-academy-prepares-for-iska-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tebbutts Academy prepares for ISKA World Championships<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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