by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 06/11/2023 | Announcements, Events
On the 3rd and 4th of November OGKN attended the annual Sensei Bakkies Laubscher Black Belt Gasshuku in the beautiful winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa. The highly anticipated Gasshuku has always been a permanent fixture on OGKNs year calendar but due to covid...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 04/09/2023 | Announcements, Events
On Saturday the 2nd of September Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia hosted its annual National Karate Championships! The competition featured 85 contestants from both our Honbu and Shinto Dojos. Additionally, there were a total of 15 team entries for a special family...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 28/08/2023 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia’s very own Sensei Stefan van der Merwe and Sempai Justin Scholtz recently represented Namibia at the UFAK African Cadet, Junior and Senior Karate Championships in Casablanca, Morocco. Sensei Stefan headed the delegation as the...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 13/03/2023 | Events
From the 10-11th of March Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia (OGKN) hosted the 2023 International Gasshuku with Sensei Bakkies Laubscher, 9th Dan (9th Black Belt) with more than 59 years of karate training and the Vice-Chief Instructor of the Traditional Okinawan...
