Karate: National Championship - Kimura Shukokai wins national championship |05 September 2016

Action from last weekend’s championships

The local karate school of Kimura Shukokai are the winners of the 2016 National Championship which was held on Saturday at the Roche Caiman Dojo.

Competitors from four karate schools took part in last weekend’s competition, where Kimura Shukokai were the winners in both the Kata and Kumite events.

Before the competition started however, the karatekas who will be representing Seychelles at the upcoming Indian Ocean Karate Championship in Mauritius, were presented with a cheque for R25,000 from the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Seychelles, which will help towards their stay in Mauritius.

Bernard Jackson, the managing director of MCB Seychelles, said: “We at MCB want to encourage everyone to take up sports as it helps to promote good values and discipline, which is why we continue to invest in various sports in the country.”

He added that since MCB is a bank that operates throughout the region, they find it necessary to help promote sports especially with regional competitions such as this.

As a show of appreciation, the Seychelles Karate Federation (SKF) presented Mr Jackson with a small token.

Back into the national championship, a good number of athletes had turned up and in the end those from the Kimura Shukokai School produced better performances, finishing with a total of 46 points in the Kata event and 34 points in Kumite to finish as the best school overall with 80 points in total.

Northern Tang Soo Do was second with 24 points in Kata and 32 in Kumite, while Joshinmon was third overall after collecting 10 points in Kata and 16 in Kumite.

Below are the results of the tournament:

Kata

Boys under 12 (10th – 9th kyu): 1. Ishmael Marie (Combat Tang Soo Do), 2. Haulide Heminie (Joshinmon), 3. Caleb Cesar (Combat Tang Soo Do)

Boys under 16 (10th – 8th kyu): 1. Chris Sally (Kimura Shukokai), 2. Dean Athanase (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Marvin Marie (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Boys under 16 (8th – 7th kyu): 1. Shawn Hoareau (Shukokai), 2. Ah-Keem Vital Ah-Time (Combat Tang Soo Do), 3. Wayne Louise (Joshinmon)

Male under 18 (7th – 3rd kyu): 1. Vince Chetty (Shukokai), 2. David Boniface (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Sandrick Songoire (Combat Tang Soo Do)

Male over 18 (7th – 2nd kyu): 1. Steve Marie (Northern Tang Soo Do), 2. Jonathan Azemia (Shukokai), 3. Traver Marie (Shukokai)

Male black belt: 1. Bernard Cafrine (Shukokai), 2. Jocelin Cupidon (Shukokai), 3. Bernard Theresine (Shukokai)

Girls under 13: 1. Justine Madeleine (Northern Tang Soo Do), 2. Thahira Philoe (Joshimon), 3. Lydwine Madeleine (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Girls over 15: 1. Stephanie De Letourdie (Shukokai), 2. Ghislaine Emmanuel (Shukokai), 3. Fenn Woodman (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Overall: 1. Kimura Shukokai (46 points), 2. Northern Tang Soo Do (24 points), 3. Combat Tang Soo Do (14 points)

Kumite

Boys -38kg: 1. Che Benoiton (Northern Tang Soo Do), 2. Haulide Herminie (Joshinmon), 3. Wayne Louise (Joshinmon) and Joshua Anderson (Joshinmon)

Boys -52kg: 1. Shawn Haoreau (Shukokai), 2. Marvin Marie (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Chris Sally (Shukokai)

Male -60kg: 1. Farhaad Suleman (Joshinmon), 2. Vince Chetty (Shukokai), 3. Traver Maria (Shukokai) and Kian Laurence (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Male -70kg: 1. Sebastien Herminie (Shukokai), 2. Steve Marie (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. David Boniface (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Male open: 1. Bernard Theresine (Shukokai), 2. Clet Dodin (Shukokai), 3. Jocelin Cupidon (Shukokai) and James Faure (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Female open: 1. Siobhan Rachel (Combat Tang Soo do), 2. Fenn Woodman (Northern Tang Soo do), 3. Stephanie De Letourdie (Shukokai) and Sandrine Madeleine (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Overall: 1. Kimura Shukokai (34 points), 2. Northern Tang Soo Do (32 points), 3. Joshinmon (16 points)

S.N