OGKN represents at UFAK African Karate Championships | Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia’s very own Sensei Stefan van der Merwe and Sempai Justin Scholtz recently represented Namibia at the UFAK African Cadet, Junior and Senior Karate Championships in Casablanca, Morocco.

Sensei Stefan headed the delegation as the Head Coach for Karate Namibia and whilst on tour successfully completed his UFAK kata and kumite coach certifications, making him the youngest UFAK certified karate coach in the country.

Sensei Stefan with his African Coaching Certifications

Sempai Justin competing in the Junior Male Kata division.

The highlight of the event was when Namibia’s Merziaan Mouton won silver in the finals of the Junior Female Kata division, which secured Namibia’s 10th place overall finish out of 24 participating Nations.

Merziaan Mouton and Sensei Stefan after the Junior Female Kata finals.

Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia would like to congratulate Sensei Stef, Sempai Justin, Merziaan and the entire Namibian National Team on an amazing performance! We are proud of you!