NSMA at Destiny 2018

On 26 September a team representing Namibian Sport Martial Arts took on the Journey to attend Destiny in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

The event hosted various disciplines in Sport Martial Arts like, Points Fighting, Continuous Fighting, (Both light Contact), Full Contact Fighting, MMA, Grappling, Breaking, Traditional Kata, Weapons Kata, Open Kata, Open Weapons Kata, Traditional Kumite as well as the AA division of Black Belt fighters from the international circuit.

The team from Namibia consisted of 12 fighters from the age group from 8 years old to the oldest of 47 years of age and was coached by Sensei Dorothy Bachmann, assisted by Suzanne van Zyl as Physiotherapist and Manfred Dedekind the President of NSMA Walvis Bay also judged at the tournament.

The athletes held our name high with spectacular displays of skills and discipline, both on and off the Tatamis.  A special thank you also to the support team, Suzanne van Zyl and Lenniveve Dedekind who helped with ensuring all ran smoothly and that all the athletes were always ready.

The NSMA would like to thank the NKF and NSC for their support.

The results achieved;

Adrian Esterhuizen

Points Fighting Boys 8 – 9 Yrs. blue & purple belts Bronze

Continuous Fighting Boys 8 – 9 Yrs. Blue & purple belts Silver

Marko van Zyl

Points Fighting Boys 8 – 9 Yrs. Orange & green belts not placed

Continuous Fighting Boys 8 – 9 Yrs. Orange & green belts not placed

Klieean Green

Points Fighting Boys 12 – 13 Yrs. Orange & green belts 6th place

Continuous Fighting Boys 12 – 13 Yrs. Orange & green belts 6th place

High Kick Boys 11 – 14 Yrs. open not placed

Andrew Garbers

Points Fighting Boys 12 – 13 Yrs. Blue & purple belts Silver

Continuous Fighting Boys 12 – 13 Yrs. Blue & purple belts not placed

Tag Team Boys 12 – 14 Yrs. open Silver

Nicolas Jalon

Points Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Blue & purple belts not placed

Continuous Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Blue & purple belts not placed

Tag Team Boys 12 – 14 Yrs. open Silver

Ray Gryffenberg

Points Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Brown & black belts not placed

Continuous Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Brown & black belts not placed

Extreme Kicking Boys 13 – 17 Yrs. open Bronze

Tag Team Boys 12 – 14 Yrs. open Silver

Karl Dedekind

Points Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Brown & black belts 6th place

Continuous Fighting Boys 14 – 15 Yrs. Brown & black belts Bronze

Tag Team Boys 12 – 14 Yrs. open Silver

Points Grand Champion Boys 12 – 14 Yrs. Brown & black belts 2nd place

Katya Dedekind

Traditional Kata Girls 12 – 13 Yrs. Brown & black belts Silver

Points Fighting Girls 12 – 13 Yrs. Brown & black belts Bronze

Traditional Kumite Girls 12 – 13 Yrs. Brown & black belts Bronze

Kumite Grand Champion Girls 12 – 14 Yrs. Brown & black belts 3rd place

Zanel Nieuwoudt

Points Fighting Girls 16 – 17 Yrs. White & yellow belts 6th place

Continuous Fighting Girls 16 – 17 Yrs. White & yellow belts not placed

Caleigh Jordaan

Points Fighting Girls 16 – 17 Yrs. Blue & purple belts Gold

Continuous Fighting Girls 16 – 17 Yrs. Blue & purple belts Gold

Points Open Challenge Girls 15 – 17 Yrs. Green to purple belts Gold

Louis Maletzky

Points Fighting Men 18 -35 Yrs. 85 – 95kg white & yellow belts Gold

Continuous Fighting Men 18 -35 Yrs. 85 – 95kg white & yellow belts Gold

High Kick Men 18 and over open Gold

Dorothy Bachmann

Points Fighting Ladies 46 Yrs. and over brown & black belts Bronze

Self Defence Ladies 18 Yrs. and over brown & black belts Silver

In total we achieved the following medal tally:

Gold: 6 (Including the SA record for Men 18 and over High Kick with a height of 92 cm above head height)

Silver: 9

Bronze: 7

6th:  4