Ring Contact Fighting Arts

Message from Master Joe

Welcome to RCFA

This year promises to be yet another milestone in the journey of Ring Contact Fighting Art (RCFA), with an array of events and opportunities to showcase our talent, foster unity, and celebrate our shared passion for martial arts.

Our calendar for 2025 is filled with exciting activities designed to challenge, inspire, and elevate our instructors, students, officials, and supporters:

• February 1: Instructors Meeting and Fighters Course, ChaZen, Free State

• February 8: Officials Course, Krugersdorp

• March 1: Art of War/Arts Awards, Pretoria

• March 22: Black Belt Regrading

• March 29: RCFA Tri Core Event, Cape Town

• April 5: Fighters to Reunion Islands

• April 26: Best of the Best, Vereeniging

• May: Individual Club Gradings

• May 31: All Out War, Potchefstroom

• June 14/15: MASA National Championships, Pretoria

• June 21: Tri Core Event, Cape Town

• July 26: Namib War, Windhoek, Namibia

• August 1–3: WKO Worlds, Barnsley, UK

• August 30: RCFA Officials Course, Potchefstroom

• November: Individual Club Gradings

• December 6: Black Belt Grading & Annual General Meeting, ChaZen, Free State.

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The WKO World Championship in Barnsley, UK, will be another highlight, showcasing our athletes on an international stage and reaffirming RCFA’s position as a globally recognized martial art. I am confident that our competitors will demonstrate the dedication, discipline, and resilience that define our organization.

Over the decades, our legacy has been built on the principles of integrity, inclusivity, and family. From fostering self-confidence and leadership skills in our youngest practitioners to achieving international acclaim, RCFA continues to empower individuals and unite communities. We are also thrilled to share that plans are underway for a motion picture capturing the history of RCFA.

This film will highlight our journey from a South African innovation to a globally recognized martial art, emphasizing RCFA’s profound contributions to fostering Ubuntu and promoting unity and resilience in nation-building over the decades. Throughout its journey, RCFA has maintained its core values of integrity, family, and inclusivity. Training begins as young as 5 years old and extends to veteran practitioners, with a focus on self-discipline, respect, and self-confidence. These principles enhance leadership skills, fitness, and mental focus, helping juniors overcome challenges such as bullying and encouraging holistic personal development.

Today, RCFA stands as a legacy of excellence, innovation, and empowerment, dedicated to the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of its practitioners. Its proud history reflects a commitment to building strong individuals and communities through martial arts. To our instructors, competitors, parents, and supporters: thank you for your unwavering dedication to RCFA.

It is through your collective efforts that we continue to grow and make history. I encourage all of you to approach this year with determination, focus, and the spirit of Ubuntu that defines us.

Together, we are not just participants in martial arts; we are custodians of a legacy. Let us make 2025 a year to remember.

Yours in sport,

Master Joe Viljoen

World President

Ring Contact Fighting Art (RCFA)

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The fastest growing combat sport

Competition Fighting

We offer semi-contact and full-contact fighting divisions.

Syllabus Training

Our syllabus based training improves your skills in punching, kicking, balance, speed, endurance and hand to hand combat.

Cardio & Fitness

Our cardio and fitness training helps to lose weight, gain muscle, endurance and push the boundries of your limits.

Weapons Training

We have a total of 9 weapons that students can learn to master.

Self Defense Training

Self-defence forms part of our daily training in classes. We equip our students with the knowledge to act under stress and pressure.

Specialised Courses

Courses can be customised to suite our client’s needs.

Ring Contact Fighting Arts

The Best of Worlds

Boxing Techniques
- - • Used by fighters to keep their hands up to protect themselves;
  - • Punching combinations used to out punch an opponent;
  - • Foot movement to last more rounds and to move faster;
  - • Respect and gentlemanship to acknowledge and treat an opponent and officials with respect and dignity and be humble in winning and losing a fight.
Karate
- • Martial arts kicks used in combination with the boxing foot movement to round off a fighter’s arsenal of weapons they can use in a fight;
- • Martial arts weapons included in RCFA: Bo, Nunchaku, Baton, Tonfa, Sai; Kama; Knife, Bokken and Samurai Sword.
- • Discipline and respect;
- • The grading system and belt structure of martial arts were included into RCFA. RCFA created a syllabus to test, grade and evaluate students;
Judo
- • All the throwing techniques, holds, arm and leg locks, strangles and chokes also to escape all the above techniques used in RCFA Close Combat fighting and self-defence.
- • Timing, balance and a well-established base.
Wrestling
- • Used in RCFA Close Combat Fighting and self-defence.
  • Hold downs, ground work, control / mounting positions establishing of base and to escape from all the above techniques.
  • Fast reaction times
  • Power and use of momentum
Ballet
- • Flowing movements;
  • Light on the feet;
  • Balance and flexibility;
  • Jumping and turning/spinning movements;

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