Youth
Andre’s Taekwondo Academy students shine bright in 2017
Andre van Tonder’s Taekwondo Academy trainees Eden Leibowitz, Da’el Basserabie, Aden Cohen-Louw, Mira Cohn, Aron Cohen, Shaina Resnik, Gabriel Diamond, and Darren Gomer have been selected to represent South Africa in the Taekwondo World Championships in the United States next year.
This Norwood dojo finished off their year competing at the American Taekwondo Association South African National Championship in Pretoria on 6 October. From there, they brought home a collective 39 medals, including 18 golds.
At the dojo’s end of year prizegiving, two Jewish trainees, Eden Leibowitz and Da’el Basserabie, were awarded of the dojo’s Jewish students received their national colours.
Aden Cohen -Louw, Aron Cohen, Shaina Resnik, Gabriel Diamond, Darren Gomer and Mira Cohn received SA Presidential Colours. Marissa Katz (senior instructor), Aron Cohen, Eden Leibowitz, Da’el Basserabie, Aden Cohen-Louw, Shaina Resnik and Mira Cohn received Gauteng Regional Colours.