James and Peter Rossouw established JKA karate in the Free State in 1966. Giel van Tonder, area head of Northern Free State, is the only remaining karateka from that era. He took over in 1968 and in 1979 when Northern Free State separated Corrie Schoeman, Piet le Roux and Pierre Lubbe took over the reins. Pierre and Corrie resigned in 1985.

More than 110 karateka from the Free State JKA were awarded Black Belt.

All Japan Championships, Tokio, Japan 1992:

In the best performance by a South African club team the Free State JKA mens kumite team was awarded bronze medals for third place.
The team was: Ian le Roux, Ronny Webber, Gordon Royffe, Gideon van Eeden, Jaco Hanekom, Andries de Kock.

JKA World Championships, Tokio, Japan 1992: Cristelle Cauvin was awarded a certificate as one of only two non-Japanese to reach the quater-finals in the Ladies Individual Kumite.

1989: Ian le Roux in action against the late Chris Haupfleisch to win the National JKA kumite title. Chris was second.

1996: P.C. Ploos van Amstel become u.21 World Champion in kata (kanku-sho).

Cedric de Sousa and Thabiso Booi was members of the team that won the u.21 kumite title at the World Championships.

Since 1979: 14 of our members represented South Africa as senior Springboks and Proteas:

• Shirlee Wedderburn (1979)(1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Sandra le Roux (neé Botha) (1979)(1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Ian le Roux (1986-1994)(6TH DAN- ROKUDAN)
• Ronny Webber (1990-1995 captain in 1995)(5TH DAN- GODAN)
• Christelle Cauvin (neé Kok) (1996-)(4TH DAN-YONDAN)
• Johannes Nau (1994-1995)(1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Stacy Brown (1995)(1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Tsielo Monyaki (1997-)
• Pieter le Roux (1998-)(4TH DAN-YONDAN)
• Gordon Royffe (1997-)(5TH DAN-GODAN)
  
• Adrian Bonafede (1994)
  
• Cedric de Sousa (1996-)(2ND DAN-NIDAN)
  
• Quintin Rourke (1998-)(4TH DAN-YONDAN)
  
• Charlene Stopforth (1999-)
• Mpo Kaibe (1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Macdonald Monyki (1ST DAN-SHODAN)
• Deidre West (3RD DAN-SANDAN)
• Johann Rourke(3RD DAN-SANDAN)
• Nechodemus Banyane(3RD DAN-SANDAN)
• PC Ploos van Amstel
• Thabiso Booi
• James Chen
• Lawrence Chen
• Hein Combrinck
• Bruno Schwalbach
• Elsabe Le Roux
• Ulrich Jonk
• Rui Schwalbach
• Amorie Jonk
• Ansunel Schutte
• Danie Liebenberg
• Jaco Lups
• Luther van Zyl
• Natasha Johnson

The first Ladies team selected in 1979 was Sandra, Shirlee and Ann Lindsay-Smith of Southern Transvaal.

Many children and u.21's represented South Africa:

Pieter le Roux, Cedric de Sousa, Thabiso Booi, PC Ploos van Amstel, Johan Herbst, Hein Combrinck, Marrionne du Plessis, Willem Smit, Albert Geldenhuys, Johan Rourke, Emile Fouché, James Chen, Rudolph van Aarde, Danie Liebenberg and others.