Die karatekas Mian\u00e9 Eksteen (12) en Sebastian Sonnekus (13) het saam met hul afrigter, sensei JP van Heerden (29), skoonskip gemaak by vanjaar se 2024- World Union of Karate Do Federations (WUKF) karate-w\u00eareldkampioenskap in Mexiko en altesaam sewe medaljes verower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 drie vegters, wat verbonde is aan JP se Boland Dragons-karateskool in Wellington en die Paarl, het van 11 tot 14 Julie in Monterrey, Mexiko, meegeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beide leerders is van Wellington, waar Mian\u00e9 in gr. 7 aan die Laerskool Hugo Rust is, terwyl Sebastian tuisonderrig ontvang. Sebastian is Stefan Sonnekus, wat as die fotograaf, kameraman en redigeerder van die Voetspore<\/span>-televisiereeks optree, se seun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sebastian het twee goue medaljes verower \u2013 vir kata en roterende kumite as deel van \u2019n drienasies-span saam met Frankryk en Peru \u2013 asook \u2019n silwermedalje vir individuele kumite en \u2019n bronsmedalje vir kobudu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mian\u00e9 het \u2019n bronsmedalje vir kobudo gewen en JP \u2019n silwermedalje vir kata, asook \u2019n bronsmedalje vir kobudo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Elizna Sonnekus, Sebastian se ma, was dit \u2019n \u201congelooflike\u201d ervaring om na Mexiko te reis en w\u00eareldklas-karate in aksie te sien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDit [die kampioenskap] het dieselfde struktuur gehad as waaraan ons [Suid-Afrika] gewoond is, maar alles was net maal 10.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDit was 10 keer meer bedrywig, 10 keer meer opwindend en 10 keer meer raserig,\u201d vertel sy, en voeg grapperig by dat die Mexikane en Brasiliane \u2019n \u201cbesige klomp\u201d is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die gereelde geldinsamelings wat die drie karate-vegters gehou het, kon alleenlik hul vliegtuigkaartjies dek, terwyl alles anders uit hul eie sak moes kom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Elizna sou dit moeilik gewees het om die lang pad na Mexiko sonder di\u00e9 finansi\u00eble hulp aan te durf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHulle [Mian\u00e9, Sebastian en JP] is regtig gevier. Almal [in Suid-Afrika] het aanlyn gekyk [tydens hul gevegte],\u201d vertel Elizna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens haar hoop sy ook dat di\u00e9 drie karatekas se harde werk die jongspan sal aanmoedig om net so gedissiplineerd te wees en as gevolg daarvan ook eendag \u2019n w\u00eareldkampioenskap sal aanskou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die Boland Dragons-karateskool nooi ondernemings wat wil hande vat, uit om betrokke te raak by die skool se bedrywighede en sodoende blootstelling aan hul onderskeie ondernemings te gee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die karatekas Mian\u00e9 Eksteen (12) en Sebastian Sonnekus (13) het saam met hul afrigter, sensei JP van Heerden (29), skoonskip gemaak by vanjaar se 2024- World Union of Karate Do Federations (WUKF) karate-w\u00eareldkampioenskap in Mexiko en altesaam sewe 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