by OGKN Admin | 23/10/2022 | Events
On the 15th and 22nd of October 2022, Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia (OGKN) hosted their annual 100 kata challenge events in celebration of Okinawan Karate Day. Karate Day originally started in Naha, Okinawa and takes place annually on the 25th of October, and is...
by OGKN Admin | 04/09/2022 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia successfully hosted its 41st OGKN National Karate Championships this Saturday 3 September at the Sport Facilitation Center of the Windhoek Show Grounds! This was OGKNs first National Competition since 2019 due to...
by OGKN Admin | 19/05/2022 | Announcements, Events
Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia is proud to announce that the following students will be representing Namibia at the upcoming 19th AUSC Region 5 Children, Junior & Senior Championship. The tournament will take place from 26 – 29 May 2022 in Durban, South Africa,...
by OGKN Admin | 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 OGKN Admin | 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 OGKN Admin | 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...
