Born 25 December 1976. Started with Kyokushin in 1988. In 1997, he joined Ashihara Karate under the late Mathokoza Dlamini. In 1997 and 1998, he competed in the Sabaki Challenge Championships in Cape Town. After the untimely passing of his teacher, he took over the reigns of Ashihara Karate as a green belt student. Despite the sayings of other groups about quitting the style, he persevered and today, Ashihara karate is the most organised style in the country.

In 1999, he started working for Swaziland Post and Telecommunications as a storekeeper and in 2000 was promoted to be a purchasing clerk. In 2002, he opted to make karate his profession, and since then he has been a full time instructor. He is the only professional martial arts instructor in the country.

Currently he serves as the country representative for Ashihara Karate and under his leadership, the style has grown to become the largest in the country.

Senpai Sipho Malaza

Sipho started karate in 1998 starting off with Ashihara Karate which he continued until the passing of Sensei Mathokoza Dlamini, after which he started off with Kyokushin Karate. Whilst in Ashihara Karate, he had competed in the annual Sabaki Challenge held in Cape Town where he won a gold medal in the clicker sparring.

Whilst practising Kyokushin, he competed in several tournaments and eventually obtained his shodan. His sojourn in Kyokushin was filled with difficulties due to the infighting and politics within the style.

In July of 2007, he competed in the kata division of the annual Sabaki Challenge tournament after which he decided to rejoin Ashihara Karate. The main reason why he came back is that in Ashihara Karate, there is always room for improvement.

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