by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 23/11/2021 | Announcements
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...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 22/10/2021 | Announcements
The annual IOGKF South Africa Black Belt Gasshuku hosted by Sensei Bakkies Laubscher is well known in the IOGKF community for it’s high technical standard. The two day Gasshuku is open exclusively to IOGKF Black Belts and previously required members to travel...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 19/07/2021 | Announcements
This past weekend a select group of Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia’s senior students participated in the Online IOGKF World Gasshuku which was hosted internationally from the 17th to 18th of July 2021. The prestigious event, which was hosted officially by...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 30/11/2020 | Announcements
Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Namibia is proud to announce that this past weekend four of its members successfully passed their Black Belt Grading’s; Dieter Buys – 1st Dan Pablo Serrao – 2nd Dan Stefan van der Merwe – 4th Dan Hermann Hentschel – 4th...
by Stefan Van Der Merwe | 17/11/2020 | Announcements
OGKN Walvis Dojo once again hosted it’s annual coastal Gasshuku this passed weekend from the 13-14 of November 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the event, which has become a highlight on OGKN’s yearly calendar, had to take on a different form this year....
