by OGKN Admin | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
This past weekend Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia hosted its final color belt gradings for 2023. As part of the post grading awards ceremonies, OGKN also presented the 2023 Best Attendance Awards for all classes. Congratulations to our 2023 Best Attendance Award...
by OGKN Admin | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
On the 20th and 21st of October a small group of 25 athletes participated in the 2023 NKF All Styles National Championships held in Windhoek. OGKN’s athletes were entered into 43 categories across various age divisions. Of the 43 entries OGKN managed to win a...
by OGKN Admin | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
This past weekend on the 14th of October Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia hosted our annual 100 Kata for Karate Day Fundraiser at the Action Arena Sports Fields in Windhoek! 100 Kata for Karate Day is an international event that was started by Sensei James Pankiewicz...
by OGKN Admin | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Blog Posts
Sensei Stefan first started competing in Sports Karate at age 7 and became a member of the Namibian National Karate Team for the first time back in 2001 when he was selected to participate in Kata at the UFAK South (then Zone 6) Karate Championships in Gaborone,...
by OGKN Admin | 17/07/2024 | Announcements
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia is proud to announce that seven of its karateka passed their Shodan (1st Dan Black Belt) gradings this past weekend. The gradings took place on Saturday the 13th of May, with all candidates needing to pass a written theoretical exam as...
