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Dojo Ken Karate Academy stays focused despite politics

Eye on the Kime: Senior Instructor,  Kgorotlhe alongside Lobatse IHS acting principal, Lindiwe Mbangiwa
Eye on the Kime: Senior Instructor, Kgorotlhe alongside Lobatse IHS acting principal, Lindiwe Mbangiwa

Dojo Ken Karate Academy, whilst perhaps suffering the wrath of karate politics and having been sidelined, has not lost focus on shaping the youth of the ‘sleeping town’ of Lobatse.

The academy held the third edition of its annual summer Gashuku (Kids' Camp) at the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) in Lobatse, which started last week and ended yesterday. The five-day programme, which was attended by youth aged six to 22 years, was meant to build character, foster career skills and offer a path forward for street children and ‘at-risk’ youth.

Dojo Ken Karate Academy senior Instructor and Camp Facilitator, Sensei Keone Kgorotlhe, told Mmegi Sport that karate is going through a crisis at the national level.

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