by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 20/11/2024 | Blog Posts, Events
Over the past two weekends OGKN hosted its annual year end grading ceremonies for all students. Color belt gradings were hosted on the 15th and 16th of November, with the Black Belt gradings ending off the year’s events on the 23rd of November. Additionally to...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 15/10/2024 | Announcements, Blog Posts
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia (OGKN) proudly celebrates the incredible achievement of Sensei Marion Bause, who recently graded to her 6th Dan at the Bakkies Laubscher 60 years of training anniversary in Cape Town, South Africa on the 26-28th of September 2024....
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 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 Stefan Van Der Merwe | 03/06/2021 | Blog Posts
Never Give Up, the last line of the IOGKF Dojo Kun; a mantra that has proven sacred to many martial artists and one that continues to be the basis of martial arts training around the world. This philosophy of perseverance despite hardship is one of the most important...
