On Saturday, 14 October, Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet learners from the Raptors Martial Arts Graaff-Reinet participated in the inaugural East Coast Elephant Open, hosted by the Kickboxing Organisation of South Africa (KOSA) in Jeffreys Bay.
The tournament was a resounding success, with athletes of all ages and sizes showcasing their skills and delivering impressive performances.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐จ.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด secured the Gold medal in the Points category (Tatami Semi contact), while ๐๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ also claimed Gold in the Continous category (Tatami Light contact).
๐ฆ๐ธ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด earned two bronze medals for her outstanding performances in Points and Continous categories (Tatami Light and Semi contact), while ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ achieved two silver medals in the same categories. ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ impressed with a silver medal in the Continous category.
Well done also to ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ who braved the competition and showed a lot of promise in their respective encounters.
