#TuksJudo: Judoka is grateful for everyone who is helping him pursue his Olympic dream

Posted on May 23, 2025

To say that Timothy Meuwsen loves judo is perhaps an understatement; he is absolutely crazy about it.

#TuksSport: New head coach Charné Griesel leads TuksJudo in upholding its proud Olympian legacy

Posted on November 04, 2024

The one sure way to get Charné Griesel excited is to talk about judo. She believes wholeheartedly that judo changes lives by teaching a moral code rooted in eight core values: courtesy, courage, honesty, honour, modesty, respect, self-control, and friendship. For Griesel, judo is more than a...

#TuksJudo: “All I can do as a coach is to ensure our judokas are super fit and hone their technical skills,“ says Nikola Filipov

Posted on April 24, 2023

Interestingly the South African judokas competing at the World Champs are all from Tuks. The team is Thomas Breytenbach, Geronay Michaela Whitebooi, Charne Griesel, Donne Breytenbach, Jasmine Martin and Anastasie Nenova. The World Senior Judo Championships will take place from 7 to 14 May 2023...

#TuksJudo: Geronay Michaela Whitebooi has withdrawn from competing at the 2022 World Judo Championships next month

Posted on September 14, 2022

After winning gold at the recent Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England, Geronay Michaela Whitebooi of TuksJudo, set herself the challenge and that is to be at her best level every time she competes. She has opted not to compete at the upcoming 2022 World Judo Championships in Uzbekistan....

#TuksJudo: Geronay Michaela Whitebooi wins her maiden Grand Slam fight and gears up for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on July 01, 2022

A lot can happen in seven days. Ask Geronay Michaela Whitebooi (TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksJudo graduate), and she will tell you she has won her first fight at the recent Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2022, which helped improve her international ranking by five positions. The Tuks...

#TuksJudo: Breytenbach twins are set to make sports history at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England

Posted on June 13, 2022

TuksJudo: Breytenbach twins set to make sports history at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England Brothers or sisters representing South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in the same sports teams are nothing new. Still, when Thomas and Donné Breytenbach (now TuksSport High School...

#TuksJudo: : Thomas Breytenbach is among the Tuks judokas who medalled at the 2022 African Senior Judo Champs

Posted on June 01, 2022

Thomas Breytenbach of TuksJudo, is among the Tuks judokas who medalled medals at the recent 2022 African Senior Judo Champs in Algeria

#TuksJudo: Charné Griesel wants to change Eersterust youngsters' lives through the sport of judo

Posted on May 25, 2022

TuksJudo: Charné Griesel wants to change Eersterust youngsters' lives through judo Charné Griesel has her sights set on winning a medal at the 2022 African Senior Judo Championships in Algeria. She aims to use her victory to fight against drug abuse in Eersterust. The 21-year-old, Tuks...