{"id":185027,"date":"2018-08-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/185027\/women-local-dojo-win-big-during-womens-month\/"},"modified":"2018-08-21T11:02:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T09:02:16","slug":"women-local-dojo-win-big-during-womens-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/08\/21\/women-local-dojo-win-big-during-womens-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Women from local dojo win big during Women\u2019s Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy sent eight of their finest female karatekas to participate in the first Women\u2019s Cup tournament hosted by Martial Arts South Africa (MASA).<\/p>\n<p>The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) affiliated tournament was held at the Thokoza Auditorium Hall last Saturday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Girls and women from across the metro participated in various forms of martial arts, including point and continuous fighting, as well as traditional weapons and traditional kata.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/183586\/tebbutts-top-six-take-gold-at-the-top-ten-team-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tebbutt\u2019s top six take gold at the Top Ten Team Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Christina Pretorius came second in the Battle of the Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether the eight produced 11 gold medals, nine silver and three bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my students, Vicky Spies, only joined the academy a month ago and MASA was her first tournament, in which she knocked up two gold medals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of my girls,\u201d said Brakpan Indoor Sports Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis proves that we are a well-rounded academy, and every student works hard at winning and collecting hardware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green, brown and black belts from the dojo are set to participate in the Great North 2 tournament on August 25.<\/p>\n<p>The kickboxing tournament will be held at the Brakpan Indoor Sports Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182887\/two-world-champions-for-tebbutts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two world champions for Tebbutt\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><\/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 href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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