RESULTS : 8^th FSKA WORLD KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, LAS VEGAS

It is indeed a pleasure to announce the results of Team South Africa at the 8^TH FSKA World Championships held on 21^st & 22^nd October 2006 in Las Vegas:

NAMES KATA KUMITE TEAM KATA TEAM KUMITE RENARD MOODLEY BRONZE 4TH PLACE     MELISSA RODRIGUES SILVER GOLD     ORESTES DOS SANTOS GOLD GOLD SILVER   MARULIN VAN DEN ERG SILVER 4TH PLACE GOLD   PHILLIP GOODGER 6TH PLACE BRONZE GOLD   RAHUL KOOVERJEE BRONZE 4TH PLACE     LEARA KISTEN BRONZE BRONZE     CHILEMO NAMBI 4TH PLACE 4TH PLACE     MLUNGISI MKHABELA 4TH PLACE BRONZE     TAHLIA PILLAY SILVER 4TH PLACE     DEEPNA JAWAHARLAL GOLD GOLD     ALISHA JAWAHARLAL 4TH PLACE SILVER     NIKHILIN PILLAY 4TH PLACE BRONZE     NICOLAI KRUYS 4TH PLACE SILVER     REIN ERNST SILVER 4TH PLACE     WERNER ERNST 4TH PLACE GOLD     CASEY MCGREGOR GOLD N/A     EDWIN KOTZE BRONZE N/A     CHANE DU PLESSIS SILVER SILVER     LERATO MPHAHLELE GOLD GOLD     SOPHIE BAKER GOLD GOLD SILVER   MIA ROBBERTSE SILVER GOLD SILVER   ANDREY SIDOROV 4TH PLACE 4TH PLACE     NKGOMELENGRAMATSUI SILVER BRONZE     KATLEGO SEWELA SILVER GOLD     JACQUES MARE BRONZE BRONZE GOLD SILVER HASAN BOZKALE BRONZE 4TH PLACE     LUKE MEYER SILVER BRONZE     KOKETSO BOGOSHI 4TH PLACE 4TH PLACE     THUBALETHU NDWANDWE GOLD BRONZE

A total of 47medals were won by Team South Africa:

Gold     -           17

Silver     -           16

Bronze   -           14

Forth Place   - 17

Scorpion Karate South Africa has produced 14 World champions in the following categories:

6 World Kata Champions

ORESTES DOS SANTOS, DEEPNA JAWAHARLAL, CASEY MCGREGOR, LERATO MPHAHLELE, SOPHIE BAKER, THUBALETHU NDWANDWE,

8 World Kumite Champions

MELISSA RODRIGUES, ORESTES DOS SANTOS, DEEPNA JAWAHARLAL, WERNER ERNST, LERATO MPHAHLELE, MIA ROBBERTSE, KATLEGO SEWELA, SOPHIE BAKER

4 Grand Champions (double gold medalists)

ORESTES DOS SANTOS
DEEPNA JAWAHARLAL
LERATO MPHAHLELE
SOPHIE BAKER

TEAM KATA:

Adult team: Gold medalists
MARULIN VAN DEN BERG
PHILLIP GOODGER
JACQUES MARE

Junior Team: Silver medalists

ORESTES DOS SANTOS
SOPHIE BAKER
MIA ROBBERTSE

Congratulations to all competitors and medal winners. The positive results speaks volumes of the caliber and standard of our karate which is second best to none.  I am extremely proud of all of your efforts. Special thanks to the management team, senior instructors, medical team and accompanying parents…….you have all contributed to the success of this tour. I sincerely appreciate your sacrifice, commitment , loyalty and hard work to Team South Africa.

“ ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM”

SA HOST TO 2009 11^TH FSKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

I have been granted an opportunity to host the 11^th FSKA World Championships in South Africa in 2009. This is a honor to be given such an opportunity and everyone that is associated with SCORPION KARATE should feel proud of this achievement.

RESULTS: VII FSKA WORLD KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, LAS VEGAS

It is indeed a pleasure to announce the results of Team South Africa at the VII FSKA World Championships held on 29^th & 30^th October 2005 in Las Vegas:

KATA                  KUMITE NAMES 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH   1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH ANE BECKER X           X   ANGUS CLINCH             X   ARJUN ARGARWAL   X         X   AGO MOTSEPE   X           X BRANDON TALBOT   X           X CHELIN LUE             X   CHRISTOPHER CLARKE   X       X     CRAIG BRISSET               X DAVID SANDERS   X           X DION ROBBEN           X     EMERICK LOVASZ X         X     EMILY CLINCH   X       X     EMIR GLUHBEGOVIC               X GARETH REYNOLDS     X       X   GERRARD FERRERA               X IDALIZE HANEKOM     X     X     ISADORA DE ALMEIDA   X           X JACQUES MARE         X       JAN VAN VOLLENHOVEN               X JARRED KARP     X           JO-ANNE KOTZE     X   X       JORDIE ROBBEN X       X       JOSHUA KARP     X           KAYLEIGH GODINHO   X     X       KENNETH RUTTO   X       X     KHETHIWE HADEBE     X   X       KYLE MCGREGOR X             X KYLIE BALLANTINE X       X       LETICIA DE ALMEIDA             X   IUAN JONES             X   MELISSA RODRIGUES   X           X MISU FOURIE X         X     MITCHELL BLACK     X         X MMANGALISO HADEBE             X   MOHOMOTJI MARISHAN X       X       ORESTES DOS SANTOS X         X     PHILIPP WINTERSTEIN X       X       RENARD MOODLEY X           X   RYAN KARP     X           X RYAN WILLIAMS     X   X       SASKIA LIEBNER X             X SHANI LIEBNER     X         X THABANG MOFOKENG X           X   THAPELO MOFOKENG     X   X       THOMAS PADI     X       X

A total of 67medals were won by Team South Africa:

Gold     -           22

Silver     -           21

Bronze   -           24

Fourth Place   - 11

Scorpion Karate South Africa has produced 22 World champions in the following categories:

12 World Kata Champions
Ane Becker, Emerick Lovasz, Jordie Robben, Kyle Mcgregor, Kylie Ballantine, Misu Fourie, Mohomotji Marishane, Orestes Dos Santos, Philipp Winterstein, Saskia Liebner, Thabang Mofokeng & Renard Moodley.

10 World Kumite Champions
Jordie Robben, Kylie Ballantine, Philipp Winterstein, Kayleigh Godinho, Jo-Anne Kotze, Khetiwe Hadebe, Ryan Williams,Thapelo Mofokeng, Mohomotji Marishane & Sensei Jacques Mare

4 Grand Champions (double gold medalists)
Kylie Ballantine ( Crawford Benmore), Mohomotji Marishane (Courtney House), Philipp Winterstein (German School, Pretoria) Jordie Robben (Courtney House).

Team Kata:
Representing SA was Renard Moodley, Kyle Mcgregor & Brandon Talbot. Team was placed second.

Team Kumite:
Representing SA was Senseis’ Jacques Mare, Craig Brisset, Dion Robben, Pravesh Naidoo & Liaan Mare. Our male team was placed forth.

Scorpion Karate South Africa was nominated the only single club with the most amount of participants to have entered. Also the only single club to have won the most amount of medals.

The overall results:

First place         -           USA 1

Second place    -           USA 2

Third place        -           South Africa

Congratulations to all competitors and medal winners. The positive results speaks volumes of the caliber and standard of our karate which is second best to none.  I am extremely proud of all of your efforts. Special thanks to the management team, senior instructors, medical team and accompanying parents…….you have all contributed to the success of this tour. I sincerely appreciate your sacrifice, commitment , loyalty and hard work offered to Team South Africa.

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