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...
by OGKN Admin | 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 OGKN Admin | 28/09/2021 | Announcements, Events
This past weekend a select group of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Namibia’s athletes participated at the 2021 NKF Junior and Senior National Championships that was held in the Dome, Swakopmund. The National All-Styles Karate Championships, which features some of the...
