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Durban, RSA — Shotokan Kokusai Karatedo South Africa announced today that student cards will be available to registered karateka in the Purple — Black Belt grades.

The first 37 cards were issued to instructors and students who participated at the recent KKZN Tournament. After the 15th February, all registered students who qualify for student cards will begin to receive them from their dojo instructors.

The new student cards will be used by karateka to scan-in to senior Saturday training, tournaments, gradings and seminars. It provides an efficient way of registering for sessions and recording achievements in each karateka’s digital profile.

Interim reports will be made available to instructors of their students’ attendance at Saturday sessions; this provides an early indication of grading eligibility for brown belt examinations at the Summer Course, in accordance with SKKSA Grading Policy.

Student cards will be used from Saturday, 1st March, when the first Saturday class begins using the digital register.

Existing grading books with barcodes will be updated in due course with students’ new numbers.

SKKSA Student Cards are a “Uniquely SKKSA” project, representing an innovative leap forward in integrating technology with the ancient martial art of karate. With digital karateka profiles, instructors are able to receive updated information pertaining to individual karateka, including tournament achievements, attendance reports and technical comments related to examinations. This information can play a crucial role in helping karateka improve their training.

Shotokan Kokusai Karatedo South Africa is a leading karate organization in South Africa, with nine dojos across Kwazulu Natal, one dojo in Saudi Arabia, and internationally graded black belts and instructors.

SKKSA ID is the brand name of SKKSA’s Student Records division, which manages karateka records and develops custom software to streamline administrative processes so the focus remains on karate.

Media Enquiries: media@skksa.co.za

We were at the KKZN Tournament on Saturday, 18th January at the Tongaat Sports Centre. 26 of our karateka entered, and we’re proud to announce that 54% of our students who entered qualified for entry into the National championships later this month.

Here are the results:

• Shane Ramlal (Durban North dojo) — 1st for kumite; 2nd for kata
• Ibtesam Ebrahim (Toti Tigers dojo)— 2nd place for kumite & kata
• Alisha Ramlakhan (Durban North dojo) — 3rd place for kata
• Yushira Harkoo (Toti Tigers dojo) — qualified to participate at the national event
• Sanhaviya Sookrajh (Toti Tigers dojo) — 3rd for kata; 1st for kumite
• Tarika Gokar (Stanger dojo) — 3rd for kata
• Yasteel Bhimma (Toti Tigers dojo) — 3rd for kata
• Atiya Hooblal (Ottawa dojo) — 2nd for kumite
• Yukta Mohanlal (Toti Tigers dojo) — 3rd for kumite
• Yashi Hooblal (Ottawa dojo) — 3rd for kumite
• Aaron Naidoo (Stanger dojo) — 1st for kumite
• Rivaldo Ponnadu (Stanger dojo) — 2nd for kumite
• Umar Suliman (Stanger dojo) — 3rd for kumite
• Mikyle Reddy (Stanger dojo) — 3rd for kumite

Congratulations to everyone who participated, and to those karateka who made it into the next round: we wish you all the best at the national championships the 31st January and 1st February in Bloemfontein.

To find out what the next events on our calendar are, please visit our Events page.

Our 2014 Welcome Pack is now available for download. Get it by clicking here.

Registration forms may be returned to your dojo instructor from the 6th January to the 15th February. Take note: any forms for new registrations handed-in after the 15th February will result in the karateka only grading in December 2014.

The Welcome Pack is a 5 page document which includes the 2014 Registration Form. Please read it carefully to familiarise yourself with our points and grading policies, the correct karate attire, SKKSA ID and online services.

The Welcome Pack, which includes the 2014 Registration Form, is in PDF format. You will need compatible viewing software; go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/ to download Adobe Reader. You may also obtain this Welcome Pack from your dojo instructor from the 6th January 2014.

At the 2013 Awards Evening, Stanger Dojo won the Dojo of the Year Award.

This marks the third time that Stanger Dojo, managed by instructor Sensei Sherwin Hooblal, won this award, the last time being in 2012.

This year’s Dojo of the Year Award was selected on a peer-review basis, with each of SKKSA’s eight instructors compiling motivations and disseminating them amongst themselves for consideration. Thereafter, the instructors met to cast their ballots on who they thought was most deserving of the award. This process is part of our continuing efforts to make this award fair to all dojos.

Congratulations to Stanger Dojo on winning this award for 2013!

Our final event for the 2013 calendar was the Awards Evening. On Saturday 7th December, karateka across SKKSA’s 9 dojos were recognised for their achievements in karate over the year.

Mr Ishaan Ramlakhan from our Durban North dojo received the coveted Student of the Year award, and Yinaash Bhimma from Amanzimtoti Dojo was honoured with the prestigious Chief Instructor Choice Award.

The 2013 Awards Evening introduction film, which highlighted some of the major events over the year, will be uploaded to our Media page soon.

Thank you to those who attended, and congratulations to all our award winners!

With the conclusion of this event, SKKSA’s programme for the year has now come to an end. Thank you to everyone who supported us during 2013, and we look forward to welcoming you back to our dojos in 2014!

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