Sensei Alta teach children co-ordination

through traditional Shotokan karate 

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Since 1983 Mance Karate Centre is continueing the legacy of Master Hidetaka Nishiyama 9th Dan

of Shotokan -JKA co-founder JKA Japan

2nd League of the Shotokan Karate Alliance 11th June2016.

Held in the new Tramway Heritage Hall in Port Elizabeth was such a privilege.

Well done to all Karate-ka, Sensei and many thanks to the Referees , Judges and table officials.

Departing from Port Elizabeth airport, the Mance Karate member of the Eastern Cape Province JKA team that consisted of 26 team members, they took part in the South African National JKA championships that was held the 20,21 May 2016 in the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg. There was over 3000 competitors from all 9 provinces in South Africa that took part. Of the 26 team members, 29 medal were brought back to Port Elizabeth.. Sensei Chris Mance 7th Dan area head and Alta Mance where very proud of the clubs performance.

Our sponser ODEK at South African National JKA championships

Sensei Chris Mance 7th Dan and Sensei Alta Mance 5th Dan where overjoyed with Mance Karate Centre being overall winners of the 2015 Shotokan Karate Alliance 20th June2015.

Winning 112 medals in the 3  Leagues. The students training hard and where rewarded.

Medalists in the 3rd league Marle Grootendorst

Astrid Jones,

Jordan Overmeyer

Rafael Sapere

Chae Cowie

Jacques Grootendorst

Luke Silver

Ryan Smith

Tyler Smith

Jet Geduld

Nathan Steyn

Cayden Esztergomi

Bryce Vockerodt

Lee Strydom

Kiana Petersen

Dante Bojanic

Kiara Robertson

Tian Goedhart

Deacan Cunning

Jodie Voges

Dylan Silver

George Reynolds

Kimon  Kotsukodus

MJ  Bonthuyse

James Huntly

Mia Strydom

Gavin Swart

Cruz De Jonghe

Jaryd Hoppner

Cherel Hawkins

Ryan Smith 3rd Place in Kata and selected for the Africa Cup "JKA"

The others in the SAJKA Team are Kiana Petersen, Jolie Voges, Tyler Smith, Jodan Overmeyer and George Renolds.

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Arriving back at the Port Elizabeth airport, the East Coast JKA team that consisted of 28 team members, they had taken part in the South African JKA tournament that was held the 4,5 May 2015 in the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg. There was over 3800 competitors from all over South Africa that took part. Of the 28 team members, 29 medal were brought back to Port Elizabeth.Of the six seniors belts that competed in the trails and championship Six where chosen to represent SAJKA " Receiving national colors" for the JKA Africa cup, to be held in Johannesburg in September. SenSei Chris Mance 7th Dan area head and Alta Mance where very proud of the teams performance.

Mance Karate Centre is proud of their students exceptional achievements Saturday 31 February 2015

At the Eastern Province All styles trials in Uitenhage  Xander Barkhuizen and Kianna Petersen received their long awaited trophies from KSA ( Karate South Africa ) for their achievements in Zone 6 tournament in Windhoek , Namibia 2012 , where  Xander achieved Gold medal in Boys Kata under 12years and Kianna Silver Medal in Girls under 12 years.

Later in the day they again both made the Eastern Province All Styles team again in their Kata divisions with the same medals and will be representing in Johannesburg in March at the national championships..

Trophy winners of the year 2014

Elite Trophy winners of the year 2014

Medalist from 4 Club tournaments 2014

TO THE PARENTS AND SCHOLARS THAT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD STOP TRAINING BECAUSE OF ACADEMIC COMMITMENTS - 'NEED THE TIME TO STUDY' or 'TOO MUCH TO DO'. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR - TRAIN IF YOU NEED TO STUDY
Exercise can reorganize the brain and boost your willpower.
Sure, exercise is good for your body, but what about your brain? Well, apparently there’s a link between exercise and mental alertness, in a similar way that happiness and exercise are related:
A lifetime of exercise can result in a sometimes astonishing elevation in cognitive performance, compared with those who are sedentary. Exercisers outperform couch potatoes in tests that measure long-term memory, reasoning, attention, problem-solving, even so-called fluid-intelligence tasks.
Of course, exercise can also make us happier, as we’ve explored before:
If you start exercising, your brain recognizes this as a moment of stress. As your heart pressure increases, the brain thinks you are either fighting the enemy or fleeing from it. To protect yourself and your brain from stress, you release a protein called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor).

This BDNF has a protective and also reparative element to your memory neurons and acts as a reset switch. That’s why we often feel so at ease and things are clear after exercising, and eventually happy.
At the same time, endorphins, another chemical to fight stress, are released in your brain. The main purpose of endorphis is this, writes researcher McGovern:
These endorphins tend to minimize the discomfort of exercise, block the feeling of pain and are even associated with a feeling of euphoria.

The Power of Focus

East Coast JKA team that took part at the JKA National Championships in Gauteng on the 23/24 May.

East Coast JKA "Mance Karate Centre" Instructor Chris Mance 7th Dan and Alta Mance 4th Dan are proud all our wonderful karate team " ages ranging from 8years to 58 years" for their achievements at the SAJKA National Championships at which there was over 2400 entries " OUR JKA IS THE RECOGNISED recognized JKA IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD / MEMBER OF JKA JAPAN / TOKYO ' CHIEF INSTRUCTOR MASTER UEKI / FOUNDER MASTER FUNAKOSHI " in Gauteng weekend 23\24 May. PARTICIPANTS AND MEDALSITS - Morgan Measures (bronze kata Silver Kumite), Jacques Grootendorst, Tian Goedhart, Eugene Stadler, Kyla Sargo (bronze kata, Gold Kumite) Astrid Jones(Silver Kata and Kumite), James Huntly, Brandon Booth(Gold Kumite),Zander Tait, Rafael Sapere, Jordan Overmeyer (Gold Kata, Gold Kumite),, Schae Cowie (Gold Kumite), Marle Grootendorst(Silver Kata and Kumite) Tyler Smith (Bronze Kumite) Ryan Smith (Silver Kumite, Bronze Kata) Sensei Kevin Mills.
 

It was a wonderful very professional run tournament. We proud of our teams achievements and we were complimented by tournament organiser and used as a example of a professional tracksuit.

Mance Karate Centre took 20 students and won the most medals 39 at the 1st Shotokan Karate Alliance league tournament held 1st March 2014

at Humerail Hall, Port Elizabeth. Congratulations to all participants and Sensei's. There was a great spirit of friendship and harmony all doing great Shotokan karate

Shotokan Karate Alliance historical training with top Shotokan instructors with some of their students from Nelson Mandela Bay.

The training was held at no charge to understand and apply the value of Shotokan basic techniques to be applied at SKA tournaments.

2014 Mance Karate Centre annual weapons Gashuku, this time Nunchaka at Ocean View. Managed by Senseis Alta Mance 4th Dan and Technical adviser Sensei Chris Mance 7th Dan.

Great fun was had by all as weapons are a extension on Karate "Empty hand Defence" All of life skills and history of Nunchaka was learnt.

Video of Sensei Alta and Chris

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