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...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
On the 11th of November Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia hosted the final brown and black belt gradings for 2023. The small, intimate grading once again included a written theoretical exam, a full fitness test and the physical grading which was conducted by Sensei...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 17/07/2024 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia would like to congratulate it’s students, alongside the entire Namibian National Karate Team, on an amazing performance in Durban last weekend (26 – 29 May 2022) at the 19th AUSC Region 5 Children, Junior & Senior...
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...
