{"id":92497,"date":"2015-06-24T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/92497\/first-place-for-local-sensei\/"},"modified":"2015-06-24T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T11:40:42","slug":"first-place-for-local-sensei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/06\/24\/first-place-for-local-sensei\/","title":{"rendered":"First place for local sensei"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Strydom SA JKA Karate Centre\u2019s instructor, Mark Strydom, participated in the SA JKA Karate National Tournament, at the Standard Bank Arena, in Johannesburg, recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were SA JKA karate clubs from as far afield as Cape Town, Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg, competing at the tournament,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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Strydom was placed first in the Elite Kumite section and was rewarded with a trophy and a gold medal.<\/p>\n

The local sensei also told the GCN that he has been doing karate for over three decades.<\/p>

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\u201cI started karate in 1980 and have been going at it ever since, I am currently on my fifth Dan and will be grading to my sixth in September, at the All African Championships,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The local club, situated in Wychwood, is open to people interested in joining.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore people are welcome to join the club, we train every Monday and Wednesday,\u201d said Strydom.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur training sessions are split in two, the juniors practise from 5.30pm until 6.15pm, followed by the seniors from 6.15pm to 7.15pm.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information contact Strydom on 082 695 4458, or email him at markstry@telkomsa.net.<\/p>\n

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