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
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 Stefan Van Der Merwe | 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 Stefan Van Der Merwe | 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...
