KICKBOXING IS BACK!

BOOM! Right on target! No hiding in Brits! These young warriors came to fight!


By AFRICA KA MAHAMBA

BRITS - The kicks were flying, the crowd was screaming, and the sport is alive again!

Shihan Bafana Mayisela is on a mission to revive kickboxing in South Africa - and on Saturday, he proved he means business.

Mayisela, the man from Block R in Soshanguve, hosted a massive kickboxing tournament at BMKA in Brits, under Madibeng Municipality in the North West on Saturday night.

And what a show it was!

A total of 21 fighters from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West stepped into the ring to battle it out in front of more than 700 screaming fans from around the country.

From small kids to seasoned veterans, everybody came to fight for glory.

The fighters were grouped according to their belts or rank, weight and age, and they competed in different categories including kids, children, junior cadet, senior cadet and veterans.

It was raw talent on display - and the future of South African kickboxing.

Mayisela is not just a coach. He is the Vice President of the North West Kickboxing Association and Chief Instructor of BMKA - Bafana Mayisela Kickboxing Academy.

THE MEN BEHIND THE REVIVAL! The bosses of kickboxing - SAKA officials standing tall in Brits. The sport is in safe hands!


In April this year, he was appointed as Development Officer at SAKA - the South African Kickboxing Association. Since then, he has been delivering.

In an interview with City Post, Mayisela said he saw the need to organise the tournament because there is so much talent in the sport that needs to be motivated and inspired to grow.

"I organised this tournament to help to revive it and get more people to take part and to turn more amateurs into professional fighters. With tournaments like this we help to produce more professional fighters because all of them started as amateurs," said Mayisela.

The winners did not walk away empty-handed. They won trophies that they will now display with pride in their cabinets as proof that they were part of this big tournament.

But for Mayisela, this is just the beginning.

He revealed that they organise at least 15 fights in a year around the country. They rotate around the provinces and each fighter represents his own kickboxing club.

"We rotate around provinces and each fighter represents his kickboxing club," added Mayisela.

And the good news for Brits fans? The action is coming back!

Mayisela confirmed that the next tournament will be held again at BMKA Academy in Brits. The date is still to be confirmed.

One thing is clear - kickboxing is rising again, and Bafana Mayisela is leading the fight.

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