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 Championships. Once again Namibia managed to place third with regards to overall medal tally for the tournament; following South Africa and Botswana.

Congratulations to the following OGKN students on your medal winning performances last weekend!

**Ryan Shiyukifeni**
3rd Place – Under 14 Male Kumite

**Cathryn Claasen**
2nd Place – Under 12 Female Kata
3rd Place – Under 12 Female Kumite

**Justin Scholtz**
3rd Place – Junior Male Kata

Senior Male Team Kumite Team (Left to Right): Joshua Kunneke, Stefan van der Merwe, Shane Husselmann, Nathan Goliath, Keanu Stuurman and Freddy Mwiya

OGKN would also like to extend further congratulations to Sensei Stefan for passing his AUSC Region 5 Kata and Kumite Coaching examinations at the tournament. We thank you for your continued dedication to our athletes!

With both the OGKN National Championships and the NKF National Championships still to come this year, we are excited to continue watching our athletes perform and succeed at such a high level.

Best Attendance Award Winners 2025 - Honbu Dojo

Children Beginners & Junior Class

First Place:
Elifas Matheus

Second Place:
Lucresia Naris
Joel Undji

Third Place:
Anotidaishe Chiripai

Children Advanced Class

First Place:
Ethan Collard

Second Place:
Margaret Flavianu

Third Place:
Megan Kumire
Baeti Muyandulwa
Triti Nair

Adult/Teen Beginners & Intermediate Class

First Place:
Thikameni Inkumbi

Second Place:
Liam Alcock

Third Place:
Steven Bishop
Nathan Tuneeko

Adult/Teen Senior Class

First Place:
Jason Collard

Second Place:
Carli du Plessis

Third Place:
Lumé Karsten

Best Attendance Award Winners 2025 - Shinto Dojo

Beginner Children’s Class

First Place:
Micah Ndyenge

Second Place:
Aiden Masters

Third Place:
Francois De Klerk

Intermediate Children’s Class

First Place:
Cene Viljoen

Second Place:
Connor Bandlow

Third Place:
Paul Thomas Andrew Cocklin

Advanced Children’s Class

First Place:
Laeya Carstens

Second Place:
Thomas Wood

Third Place:
Patrick Leuschner

Adult Class

First Place:
Eli Wood

Second Place:
Wendy Bonitz
Farai Penduka

Third Place:
Daria Burger

A heartfelt thank you goes to all instructors, families, and supporters who contributed to a successful grading.

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