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MBABANE – The Kyokushin Union successfully hosted their non-residential camp at Mqolo Primary School.

Sensei Magaya made shared on how well the camp went.

The camp featured over 80 students, who made an impact at the cooperation community.

During their road work exercise, the campers were joined by some of the residents of cooperation.

Some of the residents even went as far as joining the camp as well as registering themselves to practise karate as members.

All in all, over 30 students joined the camp from home to join the 80 plus students that were already part of the camp.

“It was amazing to see so many people take an interest in the sport, especially since we did not anticipate that to happen,” Sensei Magaya said.

Instilling

The sensei continued to cite how as a union, they were able to achieve their goal of instilling the basics of karate as well as teach the rules of a tournament, particularly safety.

This enabled them to identify concerns they were not aware of.

Some of the senior karatekas were not familiar with the rules of judging and refereeing; they now benefited as it was addressed during the camp’s sessions.

“We also had teachers from Saim Christian High School, as well as professional social works who assisted the campers with studying effectively and character building,” Magaya mentioned.

Magaya did mention that after what he saw at the camp, the karatekas were ready to participate in competitions without the fear of not being match/fight ready.

“We were amazed by a student by the name of Minenhle Magongo from John Wesley, who took to the ring for her very first time and she performed very well;her skills are very good,” the sensei expressed with so much pride.

Minenhle is currently doing her grade nine and as a first time competitor.

Her future looks bright in martial art.

The camp was also attended by youngsters from Bahai, MDS and St Francis Primary School.

They participated in a tournament set up by the union at the camp.

After their session on the rules of a tournament, they were given the opportunity to test their knowledge on how much they had acquired through the sessions.

Magaya cited that they were amazed by their results and how eager they were to shape the future of martial art.