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 | 15/09/2024 | Announcements, Events
The 2024 Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate National Championships took place at the Sports Facilitation Centre of the Windhoek Show Grounds, bringing together 103 contestants from all ages. The competition featured a diverse range of athletes, with participants as young as 7...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 25/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia held its annual Winter Gasshuku on July 19-20, 2024. The event took place at the Sports Facilitation Centre, Windhoek Showgrounds, in Windhoek. Over 78 karateka, from white to black belts, attended. The gasshuku ended with a brown and...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
With the start of the 2024 karate year Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia was blessed with many new karateka eager to start their karate journey in hopes of one day attaining their Black Belts. This past weekend OGKN celebrated the first gradings of the year and are...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia would like to congratulate National Coach Sensei Stefan van der Merwe and the entire Namibian National Karate team on 42 medals won at the 2023 AUSC UFAK South Karate Championships last weekend! The three-day tournament took place in...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 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...
