Commenced karate training on 12 February 1965 and trained under world renowned Karate Masters Shirai & Kase
Graded Black Belt in 1 st Dan (Shodan) on 12 March 1977
Became a founder member of Karate-Zen South Africa on 18 October 1982
1996 appointed National Referee by Karate Association of South Africa (KASA)
Elected Treasurer of National Women’s Forum Of South Africa during 1996
Obtained 6th Black belt (Rokudan) degree on 27 April 1998
Promoted to 7th Black belt (Nanadan) in 2004
Longest training woman Karate-ka in South Africa and the African Continent
Promoted to 8th Dan Black Belt (Hachidan) in 2011
