One country at a time!
\nSam Muripo, of Zimbabwe, is the reigning African middleweight champion of the Len Barnes South African karate tournament. He is also now the holder of an international licence issued by All Japan Kyokushin Union which he received last week. This means Muripo can now open dojos, which are internationally recognised, and can now train karatekas in kyokushin karate, participate in all international seminars and enjoy voting powers. Muripo, a second dan holder, is the technical director of Mas Oyama Dojo at Harare’s Raylton Sports Club. Muripo is now required to observe the principles of the Kyokushin Union Japan. “It now gives us the powers to run our union professionally as we are now eligible to attend seminars and come back and impart the knowledge to others. I can now grade karatekas…and conduct training sessions and not just wait for everything to be done by instructors from South Africa,<\/i>” said Muripo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One country at a time! Sam Muripo, of Zimbabwe, is the reigning African middleweight champion of the Len Barnes South African karate tournament. He is also now the holder of an international licence issued by All Japan Kyokushin Union which he received last week. This means Muripo can now open dojos, which are internationally recognised,