by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 13/04/2022 | Announcements, Events
On the 9th of April OGKN hosted its first-ever Central Regional Championships. The purpose of the tournament was to provide students the opportunity to participate in their own region whilst at the same time proving their proficiency in karate by competing against...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 14/03/2022 | Announcements
On Saturday the 5th of March the best Karateka from various regions in Namibia participated for placement in the 2022 Namibian National Karate Squad. The National Karate Squad is ultimately selected by the Namibian Karate Union to choose a team that will represent the...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 21/02/2022 | Events
Outdoor Gasshuku and training camps are part of Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia culture and a tradition that goes back to Goju-Ryu Namibia’s founder, Sensei Hennie De Vries. For the past few years group gatherings and travel have been difficult, but the...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 06/12/2021 | Announcements
A huge congratulations to our OGKN Africa Karate Medalist Jewel Slinger and Justin Scholtz on your amazing performances at the African Karate Championships in Cairo, Egypt this weekend! Both Jewel and Justin managed to take 3rd place in both Kata and Kumite...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 30/11/2021 | Announcements, Events
The year has once again proven to be a challenging one for OGKN as the Covid-19 pandemic continues and a vast part of the year having been spent on online virtual training. As always, one must adapt, ultimately leading to the June National Gradings being held on Zoom...
