Karatekas show their skills at National Championship |02 September 2015

Action from Saturday’s national championship

Karatekas from seven schools competed for top honours in the individual kata, team kata and kumite events during the National Karate Championship held over the weekend.

The championship was held in collaboration with the Care (Campaign for Awareness, Resilience and Education) clubs of Seychelles as the Seychelles Karate Federation (SKF) took in some kids with behaviour problems from various schools in a bid to teach them the discipline that is key to practicing Karate, with the hope of bringing a positive change in their lives.

Held at the Roche Caïman dojo, the children were also given the opportunity to perform for those present, while the other karatekas battled it out on the mat.

The following are the top-three results in each category:

Kata

Male kata -14 years 10th to 9th KYU: 1. Elvin Sofa (Kyokushinkai), 2. Samius Payet (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu), 3. Arnaud Maillet (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Male kata -14 years 7th to 5th KYU: 1. Andre Jardin (Combat Tang Soo Do), 2. Che Benoiton (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Gael Micock (Ashihara)

Male kata -15 years below 4th KYU: 1. Vince Chetty (Kimura Shukokai), 2. Damien Uranie (Ashihara), 3. Nicholas Florentine (Kyokushinkai)

Male kata -18 years below 2nd KYU: 1. Ahmad Pillay (Kimura Shukokai), 2. Curtis Hoareau (Northern Tang So Do), 3. Ramuss Andre (Combat Tang Soo Do)

Male kata +18 years below black belt: 1. Jean-Yves Benstrong (Kyokushinkai), 2. Darius Robert (Ashihara), 3. Luciano Mavunga (Kyokushinkai)

Male kata black belt: 1. Bernard Cafrine (Kimura Shukokai), 2. Shaun Pragassen (Kyokushinkai), 3. Ketty Lespoire (Kyokushinkai)

Female kata -16 years below brown belt: 1. Maia Suleman (Joshinmon), 2. Heemani Patel (Kyokushinkai), 3. Ketty Lespoire (Kyokushinkai)

Female kata +18 years: 1. Shujetha Chettiar (Kimura Shukokai), 2. Stephanie De Létourdie (Kimura Shukokai), 3. Mastura Shah-Faure (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Female team kata: 1. Ashihara (Nyla Adrienne, Nadica Adrienne, Emily Micock)

Male team kata: 1. Kimura Shukokai (Bernard Cafrine, Bernard Thérésine, Ahmad Pillay), 2. Kyokushinkai (Nicholas Florentine, Marlon Andre, Dwain Romain), 3. Kyokushinkai (Shaun Pragassen, Ah-Loon Ho-Sap, Jean-Yves Benstrong)

Kumite

Male-35kg below 15 years: 1. Nicholas Pragassen (Kyokushinkai), 2. Andre Jardin (Combat Tang Soo Do), 3. Che Benoiton (Northern Tang Soo Do) and Samius Payet (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu)

Male -45kg below 15 years: 1. Jahdel Lespoir (Kyokushinkai), 2. Wayne Louise (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu)

Male -55kg below 24 years: 1. Julio Andrade (Combat Tang Soo Do), 2. David Boniface (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Vince Chetty (Kimura Shukokai) and Damien Uranie (Ashihara)

Male -70kg below 24 years: Darius Robert (Ashihara), 2. Kevin Domingue (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Steven Fanny (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu) and Curtis Hoareau (Kyokushinkai)

Male -80kg below 38 years: 1. James Faure (Northern Tang Soo Do), 2. Steve Marie (Northern Tang Soo Do), 3. Luciano Mavunga (Kyokushinkai) and Trevor Maria (Kimura Shukokai)

Male +80kg below 38 years: 1. Antoine Mein (Combat Tang Soo Do), 2. Rick Samy (Kyokushinkai), 3. Lenny Canaya (Combat Tang Soo Do) and Shawn Cecile (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu)

Female -60kg below 18 years: 1. Maia Suleman (Joshinmon Shorin-Ryu), 2. Alina Camille (Ashihara), 3. Ketty Lespoire (Kyokushinkai) and Sandrine Madeleine (Northern Tang Soo Do)

Female +60kg over 18 years: 1. Shujetha Chettiar (Kimura Shukokai), 2.Stephanie De Létourdie (Kimura Shukokai), 3. Gretel Jacques (Ashihara) and Lindy Bedier (Northern Tang Soo Do).

S. N.