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Steyn Dojo is a World Shotokan Karate-Do
Federation (WSKF) affiliated Dojo, teaching
and training under the guidance of the WSKF
SA Chief Instructor Michael Dukas Sensei
(8th Dan).
We are also affiliated to North
West Karate and Karate South Africa (KSA),
granting us access to WSKF and World Karate
Federation (WKF) approved tournaments. |
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Our Dojo heads are Stephan and Zilla Steyn
Senseis who took over the dojo from the late
Reon du Plooy Sensei in 2014. Since then the
dojo has grown in member numbers and now
includes a large Adult class for adults who
want to start their own karate journey.
Stephan and Zilla Senseis have National and
International competition experience and are
passionate about sharing their competition
experiences with their students.
Apart from their karate experience, both
have professional qualifications (BPharm and
LLB, respectively) enabling them to share
other life skills with their students to
develop them into the best possible versions
of themselves.
We have a well-functioning instructor
program where junior instructors are made
part of the teaching structure, to not only
give them teaching experience, but also to
teach new students in smaller groups before
making them part of the bigger class.
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Instructors:
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Stephan Steyn (4th Dan) – Dojo
Head
BPharm, MSc (Pharmacology), PhD
(Pharmacology)
WSKF B-rated referee
WSKF Technical board member
North West Assistant coach
Stephan has been practicing karate
for more than 20 years and was
graded to 4th Dan in 2016 by WSKF
Chief Instructor, Hitoshi Kasuya
Sensei (8th Dan).
Stephan has a specific appreciation
for kihon and kata and was included
in the Student National Team (USSA)
who competed in Slovakia at the WKF
University World Championships in
2012.
He is passionate about karate and
hopes to teach his appreciation of
karate to his students. |
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Zilla Steyn (4th Dan) – Dojo Head
LLB
WSKF C-rated referee
WSKF Technical board member
WSKF Legal advisor
Zilla has been practicing karate for
more than 20 years and was graded to
4th Dan in 2016 by WSKF Chief
Instructor, Hitoshi Kasuya Sensei.
Zilla was part of the North-West
University Karate team for 5 years
where she won and successfully
defended her title as female kumite
champion in various divisions.
Zilla was also part of the Top 3
females in her specific kumite
division at KSA level and selected
in the National University Team on
numerous occasions.
Zilla is passionate about her karate
and places her student’s feelings
above everything else. |
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Brandon Shepherd (3rd Dan) –
Senior Assistant Instructor
WSKF C-rated referee
WSKF Junior Kata Coach
Brandon received his 3rd Dan in 2017
from Mike Dukas Sensei. In 2017,
Brandon was part of the senior
National Team who competed in
Mozambique at the WKF Zone 6
Championships and was also crowned
the overall Karate Super League Male
Open Champion.
Brandon is currently Chairperson and
senior member of the NWU Karate Team
and part of the Student National
Team to represent RSA at the
upcoming WKF University World
Championships in Japan in 2018.
Brandon is an exciting, young talent
with ample experience to share with
our students.
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Alexandra (Alex) Correia (2nd
Dan) – Junior Assistant Instructor
WSKF D-rated referee
WKF qualified referee
Alex received her Nidan (2nd Dan) in
2018 from Mike Dukas Sensei (8th
Dan), Chief Instructor of WSKF SA,
and a full WSKF Shihankai examiner
panel. Alex received positive
feedback on her overall performance
at the grading with high
expectations from the WSKF Shihankai
for her future karate career.
Alex is one of the most talented
young karate females with a natural
kumite talent perfectionism for kata
and overall passion for
karate.
She assists the senior instructors
in the various age groups and is
responsible for teaching new
students the basics before joining
the bigger class. |
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Gonçalo Correia (1st Dan) –
Junior Assistant Instructor
Gonçalo was awarded his 1st Dan in
2017 by Mike Dukas Sensei.
He is a gentle, calm and patient
karateka, who is responsible for
teaching the karate basics to the
students on the ‘kiddies’ syllabus
in preparation for their Yellow belt
grading. |
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