Shotokan-ZA

Congratulations to all the students who medalled at the Tongaat competition on 25 Apr 2026!
We are very proud of you!!👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

A-Jay Slow🥉Kata 🥉Kumite
Arshia Moorley🥉Kata
A***n Ramshat🥉Kata
Ashmithi Moodley🥈Kata 🥈Kumite
Bridgette Baker-Moonsamy🥇Kata 🥈Kumite
Chanic Deyzel 🥉Kumite
Cayllum Roestorff🥇Kata
Charl Theron🥇Kumite 🥈 Kata
Chevé Govender🥇Kata
Dyllen Bouma🥇Kata 🥈Kumite
Fezeka Sigwili🥇Kata 🥈 Kumite
Henrico Roodt🥉 Kata
Hein Borman🥈Kata 🥈Kumite
Josua Swanepoel🥇Kumite
LJ Erasmus🥈Kumite
Lene Jones🥉 Kata
Lourens Booysen🥈Kata
Mia Joubert🥉 Kumite
Priyal Heeralall🥈 Kumite
Rachael Jacobs🥉Kumite
Rudolf Botha🥉 Kata 🥉 Kumite
Timothy Kritzinger🥉Kata
Tyler Roestorff🥇Kumite
Zadie La Bella🥈Kata 🥇Kumite
Zoey Baker-Moonsamy🥉Kumite
Zoey Jacobs 🥇Kata

The SZA team is ready for the competition in Tongaat! They are looking very sharp in our new kit!👏👏👏

The SZA 2026 Annual Awards, for the 2025 achievements, took place on Saturday, 11 April 2025, at The Baron Kyalami*, Gauteng, where we presented the 2025 Dan certificates, SZA colours and league awards.

READ MORE:
https://www.shotokan.org.za/annual-awards/annual-awards-2026/

Good job!👏👏👏

He inspired so many karate dreams!
What a legend!
R.I.P Sensei Norris🥋🙇🙇‍♀️

Congrats Seniors!👏👏

Congrats to all our students!!!👏👏👏

Sincere condolences to the family of Sensei André de Vries, headmaster of Gichin Karate🙏🙏

This is true no matter the sport!😔

Today’s game ended the moment I got in the car.

The match was over, the whistle had gone, but the real pressure started as soon as the door shut.

I knew what was coming.
❌ The questions.
❌ The analysis.
❌ The breakdown of every mistake.
❌ The tone that tells me I’ve disappointed you before you even speak.

I’m still a child trying to process the game I just played, but suddenly I’m defending myself like I’ve done something wrong.

➡ “Why didn’t you pass there?”
➡ “You should’ve pressed quicker.”
➡ “You were too slow today.”
➡ “You’ve got to concentrate more.”

😢 It doesn’t feel like a conversation.
😢 It feels like a review.
😢 A verdict.
😢 A reminder that my performance matters more to you than to me.

🚗 And here’s the truth I can’t say out loud, I dread the car journey more than the game.

The pitch isn’t the problem.
❌ You are.

😌 I want to talk when I’m ready.
😌 I want space to breathe.
😌 I want to just be a child who played a match, not a project being assessed.

❌ I don’t need a post-match debrief.
❌ I don’t need a lecture.
❌ I don’t need to be told what I should’ve done.

I need to feel safe.
I need to feel valued.
I need to feel like football is still mine.

When the car journey becomes heavier than the match, something is broken.

Children don’t fall out of love with football because of one bad game.
They fall out of love with football because the people they care about make every moment feel high-stakes.

The game should end when the whistle goes, not when the car door closes.

If you really want to help me grow, let the journey home be calm.
😌 Let me smile.
😌 Let me recover.
😌 Let me enjoy the sport without fearing your reaction.

Football should feel like freedom, not a drive I’m desperate to avoid.