日時：2021年9月11日、18日および10月2日、30日
場所：南アフリカ・リンポポ州（ポロクワネ、モコパネ、ファラボルワ）
主催：南アフリカ支部（メドゥピ・ロバート・レチェレレ支部長、フィリップ・カザムラ・ヌクナ支部長、シデック・ヌグワコ・モニエラ支部長）
リンポポ州新極真会は通常、年に一度、全ての州内の道場が参加する大規模な昇級審査を開催しています。しかしながら、今年は政府が定めたコロナ予防ガイドラインに沿って、少人数で、室内では人員占有率を50％以下にするため、それぞれの地域で小規模な昇級審査を行う運びとなりました。
8月29日に行われたセシェゴ・ゾーン5での新規道場オープンと同時に行なった昇級審査を皮切りに、9月11日にはモコパネで20名が昇級審査に参加。以降、9月18日にはリンポポ州立大学のターフループ・キャンパスで32名、10月30日にモーガン・フィットネスクラブで30名、ファラボルワでは10月2日に14名がそれぞれ昇級審査を受審しました。
一連の昇級審査は全て無事終了することができました。そもそもコロナ禍の影響で十分な稽古時間が取れず審査に参加できなかった生徒が大勢いましたが、そんな中でも受審者たちは基本、型、組手を通して素晴らしい気合いとやる気を見せてくれ、感染対策の関係で週に限られた練習時間しか取れなかったにもかかわらず、非常にレベルの高い審査会となりました。
South Africa Limpopo Province Kyu Gradings September/October 2021
Date: September 11/18 & October 2/30, 2021
Place: Polokwane, Mokopane and Phalaborwa regions/districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Organizers/host: WKO Branch Chiefs; Sensei Medupi Robert Lechelele, Sempai Phillip Khazamula Nkuna and Sempai Sydeck Ngwako Monyela
Event Summary
The Limpopo Province WKO Shinkyokushinkai branch usually hosts one big provincial kyu grading event where all dojos in the province comes together for the kyu grading under the same venue. However, the 2021 provincial kyu grading was held as separate regional events due to COVID-19. This was to ensure that COVID-19 regulations such as social distance can be maintained and observed at all the times with a small group of attendees to fill up 50% capacity of indoor venues as per government regulations.
Following the new dojo opening and kyu grading at Seshego Zone 5F in Polokwane on August 29, the Limpopo Province WKO Shinkyokushinkai held other kyu grading in different regions. Mokopane WKO Shinkyokushinkai karate, in Waterberg district, hosted their kyu grading on September 11 at the Apex Fitness Gym. The grading was attended by 20 students in order to keep the number of participants within a certain limit as per venue capacity (less than 50 participants). This was followed by the Capricorn district grading at the University of Limpopo, Turfloop campus in Polokwane on September 18, which was attended by 32 students and on October 30 at Morgan Fitness attended by 30 students. The kyu grading in Phalaborwa took place on October 2 at Namakgale, Phosphate Hall in Mopani district. It was attended by 14 students taking part in the grading exams.
The grading events were successful, even though most students could not participate as they were not ready due to insufficient training time as a result of the pandemic. Nevertheless, the students showed high spirit and commitment from kihon, katas and kumite sessions and the standard were great, with satisfactory performance regardless of the few number of days they train during the week as part of COVID-19 restrictions. The hosts were grateful and expressed the gratitude to the parents for their supports, to Mr. Ussein of Apex Fitness Gym in Mokopane, to Phosphate Hall management in Phalaborwa and to the University of Limpopo sports office for allowing karate students to utilize their venues to conduct the kyu grading events. Special acknowledgements to Sensei Lechelele, Sempai Nkuna and Sempai Monyela for their great teamwork in organizing and leading the grading processions as a united front and showing great leadership in the province.
Kind regards.
Sensei Andronica Shonhiwa (nee Rakgantso)
Assistant to President Shihan Isaac Mashinini;
WKO South Africa/Africa Region.
On Behalf of Limpopo Province WKO Shinkyokushinkai