Thirteen students of the Kroonstad Black Belt Academy participated in the American Taekwondo Association South Africa (ATA-SA) provincial tournament in Johannesburg on Saturday, 7 September.
These young combatants won a total of 55 medals: 30 of which are gold, 22 silver, and 3 bronze medals across the traditional sparring, traditional forms, traditional weapons, combat weapons, team combat weapons, and team sparring divisions. These divisions ranged from karate for kids (aged seven to 17 years) and adult taekwondo.
Marnu Pretorius, Sonja Coetzee, Megan Pestana, Daniellè Pestana, Katya Pestana, Adèl Jansen van Vuuren, Iwan Landman, and Benno van der Westhuizen participated in the colour belt division; while Wian Kotze, Crystal Bailie, Kayla Coetzee, Burhan Coetzee and Christian Barnard participated in the black belt divisions.
Anyone who is interested in joining the Kroonstad Black Belt Academy can call 082-928-3583 or visit the club at Primitive Pump Gym, Oranje Street. Training sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 17:30 to 19:30, and Saturdays from 08:00 to 10:00.
