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UPCOMING EVENTS

March/April 2025

There will be 3 national seminars that will be held in Gauteng (accompanied by Freestate team members), Western Province (accompanied by Boland and Overberg team members)and Eastern Province (accompanied by Border and Eden team members) where Peter Brandon Hanshi and his elected National Coaches will be preparing National team members that will be competing at the 8th Goju Kai Global Championships in August this year.

August 2025 

3 - 12 August 8th Goju Kai Global Tournament 

Complete schedule of events to come

2024 PAST EVENTS

March 2024 

2 March Border Seminar 

East Africa Karate Goju-Kai Seminar 14-17th March 2024 Kampala-Uganda

April 2024 

6 April Free State Seminar 

13 April Gauteng Seminar 

20 April Western Province Trials 

May 2024 

4 May Seminar

14 - 19 May Warrior Week 

June/July 2024

1 June Seminar 

31 June - 8 July Japan Cultural Exchange and Grading - Western Province

August 2024

8 - 11 August National Tournament in Free State

September 2024

21 - 29 September Japan Cultural Exchange & Grading - Overberg

October 2024

​12 October - Overberg, Border, Gauteng, Boland and Western Province 

7 Members graded to Shodan, 1 to Nidan, 6 to Sandan, 5 to Yondan, 5 to Godan

16 October Western Province & Overberg 

1 to Shodan, 3 to Nidan

Congratulations to Francios Shihan for successfully grading to 7th Dan 

25 October Free State & Eden 

2 to Shodan, 1 Nidan, and 2 to Sandan

November 2024

27 November Boland Dan Grading 

30 November Eastern Province National Seminar and Dan Grading 

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JAPAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE

 Due to the longstanding relationship between the Hombu Dojo, Japan and South Africa Goju Kai and the many groups of students visiting Japan, Saiko Shihan and his staff have graciously agreed to host karateka and parents from Western Province. The parents will participate in all activities except attending the training and grading. 

  • The grading will be headed by Saiko Shihan Yamaguchi, Peter Brandon Hanshi and Masatoshi Yamaguchi Shihan.

 

The following outings are planned whilst in Japan and is subject to change: 

  • Tour to the beautiful countryside of Kamakura to see the great Buddha and ancient temples 

  • Training with Saiko Shihan and Masatoshi Hanshi 

  • A cultural exchange/training seminar with Japanese children 

  • Shinjuku and Harajuku by night 

  • Sightseeing at the Meiji gardens 

  • Visit to Tokyo Disney 

Japan 2024
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NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The 44th National Tournament will be held in Free State from 8 - 11 August 2024. Participants, families, and friends from across the country will come together in the spirit of Goju Kai Karate.  This tournament will serve as the national tournament and a selection for the National team that will participate in Tokyo in August 2025.

The competition will include the following events:

  • Kumite 

  • Kata 

  • Bunkai 

  • Jiyu Kumite 

  • Team Kumite 

  • Unison (Team kata)

Nationals 2024

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