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Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia

Member of the Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Federation

OGKN attend Largest Online IOGKF Gasshuku in History

19-Jul-2021

This past weekend a select group of Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia’s senior students participated in the Online IOGKF World Gasshuku which was hosted internationally from the 17th to 18th of July 2021.

The prestigious event, which was hosted officially by IOGKF International, featured 12 of the highest level IOGKF practitioners in the world and was attended by more than 500 members from 42 different countries.

Instructors at the event included:

  • IOGKF Chief Instructor, Sensei Tetsuji Nakamura (Canada)
  • Sensei Kazuo Terauchi (Japan)
  • Sensei Pervez Mistry (India)
  • Sensei Bakkies Laubscher (South Africa)
  • Sensei Jorge Monteiro (Portugal)
  • Sensei Ernie Molyneux (England)
  • Sensei Paolo Spongia (Italy)
  • Sensei George Andrews (England)
  • Sensei Luis Nunez (Spain)
  • Sensei Linda Marchant (England)
  • Sensei Sydney Leijenhorst (Netherlands)
  • Sensei Roy Flatt (England)

OGKN is proud to be a part of such an incredible international association an looks forward to passing on knowledge learnt at the Gasshuku to our students in the dojo!

Best Attendance Award Winners 2025 - Honbu Dojo

Children Beginners & Junior Class

First Place:
Elifas Matheus

Second Place:
Lucresia Naris
Joel Undji

Third Place:
Anotidaishe Chiripai

Children Advanced Class

First Place:
Ethan Collard

Second Place:
Margaret Flavianu

Third Place:
Megan Kumire
Baeti Muyandulwa
Triti Nair

Adult/Teen Beginners & Intermediate Class

First Place:
Thikameni Inkumbi

Second Place:
Liam Alcock

Third Place:
Steven Bishop
Nathan Tuneeko

Adult/Teen Senior Class

First Place:
Jason Collard

Second Place:
Carli du Plessis

Third Place:
 Lumé Karsten

Best Attendance Award Winners 2025 - Shinto Dojo

Beginner Children’s Class

First Place:
Micah Ndyenge

Second Place:
Aiden Masters

Third Place:
Francois De Klerk

Intermediate Children’s Class

First Place:
Cene Viljoen

Second Place:
Connor Bandlow

Third Place:
Paul Thomas Andrew Cocklin

Advanced Children’s Class

First Place:
Laeya Carstens

Second Place:
Thomas Wood

Third Place:
Patrick Leuschner

Adult Class

First Place:
Eli Wood

Second Place:
Wendy Bonitz
Farai Penduka

Third Place:
 Daria Burger

A heartfelt thank you goes to all instructors, families, and supporters who contributed to a successful grading.