Tuesday, 31 May 2016

3rd Zainab Saleh Karate Championship begins Wednesday

THE third edition of the Zainab Saleh International Female Open Karate Championship begins on Wednesday with a seminar and interactive session for children and adults of all ages, grades and styles at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.


The competition is the “Brain Child” of Hajiya Zainab Saleh, a 4th Dan Shotokan Karateka, the sponsor and also the technical director of Lagos State Karate Association.

According to the organizers, the preceding open seminar scheduled for today and tomorrow (June 1 and 2) will be conducted by Japanese instructor, Sensei Tomiko Mitsuoka before the main championship begins on June 3.

The female championship would feature two main events, including Kumite, which involves two competitors sparring on the mat to score points. The second is Kata, a demonstration of fighting an imaginary opponent.


According to World Shotokan Karate-De Federation, Nigeria Chapter’s Chief Instructor, Bob Bamgboye Sensei, the event, which is open to all female Karate students around the world, would help Nigerians nursing the ambition of excelling in the combat sport to gain experience and exposure as their counterparts from across Africa and other continents, who will participate in the event.

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