{"id":268450,"date":"2025-09-03T08:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=268450"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:14:05","slug":"strand-karatekas-show-their-mettle-at-friendship-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/strand-karatekas-show-their-mettle-at-friendship-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"Strand karatekas show their mettle at Friendship tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" data-attachment-id=\"268451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/strand-karatekas-show-their-mettle-at-friendship-tourney\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,728\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Students of Seikikan Goju Ryu dojo in Strand proudly display their medals.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Students of Seikikan Goju Ryu dojo in Strand proudly display their medals.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students of Seikikan Goju Ryu dojo in Strand proudly display their medals.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842-1024x621.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"Students of Seikikan Goju Ryu dojo in Strand proudly display their medals after competing at the Friendship Tournament on Saturday 9 August. The tournament was a great success as five dojos were represented and 80 students competed.  &quot;Our thanks go out to all the sponsors and to Dr GJ Joubert Primary School for the use of their excellent facilities,&quot; said sensei Richard Kloosman. For more details on the club, phone  083 999 9314.\" class=\"wp-image-268451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/014afd08-5d46-4a83-b_25842.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students of Seikikan Goju Ryu dojo in Strand proudly display their medals after competing at the Friendship Tournament on Saturday 9 August. The tournament was a great success as five dojos were represented and 80 students competed.  &#8220;Our thanks go out to all the sponsors and to Dr GJ Joubert Primary School for the use of their excellent facilities,&#8221; said sensei Richard Kloosman. 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