Traffic officer graduates to nd 2 Dan
November 13, 2014
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Mogwadi traffic officer Thebogo Costly Maoto is not a man to treat lightly after graduating to 2nd Dan black belt during the provincial JKA grading event held in Modimolle on Saturday.
>> Intensive pre-grading session >> Next goal 3rd Dan in three years time WARREN BLUNT >>warrenb.observer@gmail.com
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fter attending his first Pietersburg Japanese Karate Association (JKA) Karate Club training session in 1989, karateka Thebogo Costly Maoto graduated to 2nd Dan black belt at a provincial grading session held in Modimolle over the weekend. The President of the South African JKA, Jannie Roets (7th Dan) was part of the judging panel to test the would-be graduates in a series of gruelling basic, kata and kumite categories. The pre-grading session lasted for up to three hours and Maoto, who is a traffic officer based in Mogwadi (formerly Dendron) travelled three times a week to Polokwane in order to attend training sessions leading up to the grading process.
Maoto graduated for his first black belt in 2011 under Sensei Piet van Rensburg, the owner of Pietersburg JKA Karate Club, who said Maoto is a dedicated karateka who has to travel for up to 140 km twice a week for training. Van Rensburg added that he is always on time and sets a good example to the other members of the club. After successfully graduating to 2nd Dan on Saturday, Maoto said he is extremely proud and happy that all the tough training over the years has finally borne fruit. He will now aim for his 3rd Dan, which he hopes to achieve in three years time. Maoto also won a bronze medal in kumite at the South African JKA Championships in Johannesburg earlier this year.
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