Online Reporter
Takudzwa Chitsiga
Zimpapers Sports Hub
THE inaugural Midlands Karate Championships is underway at Queens Sports Club in Kwekwe.
The tournament targeted novice athletes from the age of three up to the open category compete in both the kata and kumite styles.
This is a brain child of sensei Shepherd Ziwira a certified JKAZ Shotokan fifth dan karateka. He has turned his personal journey into a wider community mission.
Ziwira is now one of Zimbabwe’s most respected martial artists, a man who has built both a career and a family dynasty through the sport.
“The tournament is good in that it is a developmental aspect which give us an opportunity to train upcoming karatekas for the national championships.
“As Midlands Province our wish is to see upcoming karatekas making it to the international stardom, and as elders we want to continue the legacy which we have built. We believe we have a lot of talent in the Province and we are happy to be giving out some of these tournaments,” said Ziwira.
Ziwira who has seen it all in the sport is happy there is support from the community and the parents.
‘I am happy that we have a good response from the participants considering that most of the age group categories are attending to examinations.”
