Karate South Africa
Abbreviation | KSA |
---|---|
Formation | 1992 |
Legal status | Federation |
Location | |
Membership | World Karate Federation |
President | Sonny Pillay |
Website | karate-sa.org |
The Karate South Africa (KSA) is the governing body of
History
Karate is a martial arts which was introduced in South Africa in 1950 by people who developed an interest in this eastern culture through reading books and receiving information from sailors who visited South African ports. During the early 1960s, a few South Africans visited Japan and formally studied the art of karate. This international exposure was generally reciprocated with the visit by top Japanese karate instructors.[2][3]
These pioneers initiated the development and expansion of karate to what today has become the sixth biggest sport in the country with a membership which exceeds 200,000 with more than 1,400 organised clubs throughout South Africa.[citation needed]
On 19 May 1992, the Karate Association of South Africa was formed, unifying karate as a sport among the various national karate bodies which existed. Today, through the initiatives of KASA, all the various styles of karate and provinces are totally unified under one body which controls karate in South Africa.[4]
Karate South Africa was formed in June 2005, after the previous body (KASA) was disbanded by the then Minister of Sport. The new body came into being under the supervision of the South African Sports Council.[5]
Members
References
- ISBN 9780864865359. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Black Belt. October 1988. p. 44. Retrieved 3 December 2014 – via Internet Archive.
Karate Association of South Africa.
- ^ Resnekov, Liam (16 July 2014). "Love and Rebellion: How Two Karatekas Fought Apartheid | FIGHTLAND". Fightland.vice.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ISBN 9781134585304. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Karate South Africa". Karatesouthafrica.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2015.