Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia
Member of the Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Federation
Latest News
OGKN Athletes amongst best in Africa
A huge congratulations to our OGKN Africa Karate Medalist Jewel Slinger and Justin Scholtz on your amazing performances at the African Karate Championships in Cairo, Egypt this weekend!
Closing off the year with successful grading celebrations!
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 for the first time ever. As 2021 rapidly comes to an end, OGKN had one more major event on it’s yearly program, the annual November National Gradings. Thankfully, with regulations having loosened towards the end of the year, the National Grading could now once again be hosted in-person, and took place this past weekend on the 26th and 27th of November.
OGKN Athletes set to take on best in Africa!
From the 3rd to the 5th of December the African Karate Championships (UFAK) will be hosted in Cairo, Egypt. The tournament is well renowned for being one of the highest platforms on which a karate athlete can compete in Africa, and seen by many as a stepping stone to larger international success. The Tournament as always will feature many of the best athletes on the continent and will be one of the final events in the year in which karateka can accumulate highly sought after WKF ranking points before the start of the 2022 season. mongst the athletes striving for continental gold this year will be OGKN’s very own Jewel Slinger and Justin Scholtz.
