Goju Ryu Karate

General information

SENSEI STEF BIAGIONI

2 x provincial colours–Southern & Eastern Gauteng

6 x National Protea colours

Africa Cup in Senegal and Benin 1997 & 2008
World Cup in Philippines, Manila in 1997.
World Championship in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro in 1998.
Commonwealth Championship in Scotland and South Africa 2008 & 2009

South African Goju-Ryu championship- (9 times consecutively)
KSA Championship 1997/1998/1999/2002/2003/2004/2005/2007/2008/2009/2010
South African WKC Championship - (5 times consecutively)
Zone 6 Champion 1997/1998/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010
African Champion 1997
World Champion 2005
Commonwealth Championship- 2008/2009

To date Sensei Stef Biagioni has competed in 22 international championships, specializing in Kata:

1994 – World Club Championship in Cairo, Egypt (no placing)
1995 – World Championship in Okinawa, Japan (no placing)
1996 – World Championship in Osaka, Japan (double bronze for kata and team kata)
1997 – African Zone 6 Championship in Windhoek, Namibia (gold)
1997 – African Cup in Senegal, Dakar (gold)
1997 – World Cup in Philippines, Manila (rank 17th)
1998 – African Zone 6 Championship in Gabarone, Botswana (silver)
1998 – World Championship in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (rank 17th)
1998 – Tri-Nation in South Africa, Durban (Gold)
2001 – World Championship, Scotland, Hibberdene (rank 4th)
2003 – World Championship in Japan, Okinawa (Semi Final Last 4)
2005 – World Championship in Serbia Montenegro, Novi Sad (gold)
2006 – Zone 6 Championship in Zimbabwe, Harare (silver)
2007 – Zone 6 Championship in Mozambique, Maputo (silver)
2007 – World Championship in Italy, (Bronze)
2008 – Commonwealth Championship in Scotland, Edinburgh, ( silver)
2008 – Africa Cup in Benin (4thPlace)
2008 – Zone 6 Championship in South Africa, Pretoria (Bronze)
2009 – Zone 6 Championship in Botswana, Gabarone (silver)
2009 – Commonwealth Championship In South Africa, JHB (Silver) & (Bronze)
2009 – World Championship In Okinawa, Japan (Quarter Final, Last 8)
2010 – Zone 6 Championship in Zimbabwe, Harare (silver)

SENSEI ROBERTA BIAGIONI

Provincial Colours (Eastern Gauteng)
2002 Individual Kata Kata
2003 Individual Kata Kumite
2004 Individual Kata & Unison Kata Kata
2005 Individual Kata & Unison Kata Kata
2006 Individual Kata Kata
2007 Individual Kata Kata

National Championships S.A. Goju Ryu

2000 - 2nd place Silver Kata
2000 - 2nd place Silver Kumite
2001 - 2nd place Silver Kata
2001 - 2nd place Szilver Kumite
2001 - 2nd place Silver Kumite Team
2002 - st place Gold Kumite
2002 - 2nd place Silver Kata
2003 - 1st place Gold Kata
2003 - 2nd place Silver Kumite
2004 - 1st place Gold Kata
2004 - 1st place Gold Kobudo
2005 - 1st place Gold Kata
2005 - 2nd place Silver Kata Team
2005 - 1st place Gold Kata, Team Kata & Kobudo

International Karate/Kobudo Goodwill Championship

2006 3rd place Bronze Kata Opens
2006 2nd place Silver Kata Over 30 years
2006 2nd place Silver Kata All Styles
2006 1st place Gold Unison Kata Opens

South African WKC Championships

2001 2nd place Silver Kata
2002 2nd place Silver Kata
2003 2nd place Silver Kata
2004 1st place Gold Kata
2005 1st place Gold Kata
2005 1st place Gold Unison Kata
2006 1st place Gold Kata
2007 1st place Gold Kata
2007 1st place Gold Unison Kata

6th World Karate Confederation Championshiop

2007 3rd place Bronze Unison Kata
Represented South Africa in 5 International World Championships

2001
World Karate Confederation Scotland – Rank 7th

2003
Karate/Kobudo World Championship Okinawa – No Placing

2005
World Karate Confederation Serbia/Montenegro – Rank 6th

2006
World Karate Confederation Serbia/Montenegro – Rank 6th

2007
World Karate Confederation Serbia/Montenegro – Rank 6th