Goju Ryu Karate instructor in Japan

The Chief Instructor of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Namibia, Sensei Carl van der Merwe, will be attending the International Seminar for Chief Instructors of over 40 countries that are affiliated to the International Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Federation (IOGKF).

The seminar (Gasshuku) will be presented in Naha City, Okinawa, from November 2 to 9. Sensei van der Merwe in the only Namibian participant invited to attend.The international seminar will be hosted by Morio Higaonna Sensei, the world-renowned 9th Dan Chairman and Chief Instructor of the IOGKF.The local Goju Ryu students were privileged that Morio Higaonna Sensei visited Namibia in 2005 to present an international karate seminar in Windhoek.Sensei van der Merwe says one of his goals for the seminar is to establish contact with the chief instructors of other countries.He also wants to ensure that the Goju Ryu students in Namibia keep on receiving top tuition, and will therefore share the knowledge he gained when he returns to Namibia.For more information about Goju Ryu Karate, visit their website at http://www.goju-ryu-karate-namibia.com/Sensei van der Merwe in the only Namibian participant invited to attend.The international seminar will be hosted by Morio Higaonna Sensei, the world-renowned 9th Dan Chairman and Chief Instructor of the IOGKF.The local Goju Ryu students were privileged that Morio Higaonna Sensei visited Namibia in 2005 to present an international karate seminar in Windhoek.Sensei van der Merwe says one of his goals for the seminar is to establish contact with the chief instructors of other countries.He also wants to ensure that the Goju Ryu students in Namibia keep on receiving top tuition, and will therefore share the knowledge he gained when he returns to Namibia.For more information about Goju Ryu Karate, visit their website at http://www.goju-ryu-karate-namibia.com/