IOGKF South Africa

IOGKF SA mission is to Preserve Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu karate to pass to the next generation

IOGKF MISSION STATEMENT

PRESERVE TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN GOJU RYU KARATE AND PASS IT TO THE NEXT GENERATION. THROUGH KARATE TRAINING, ADD POSITIVE IMPACT TO OUR LIVES AND IMPROVE OUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES. BY TEACHING TRADITIONAL KARATE, WE EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS TO BE BETTER PERSONS. BY DOING SO, WE HELP OUR SOCIETY TO BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

09/04/2026

18/12/2025

2025 Year end activities

14/10/2025

Presenting Riaan Diedericks Nidan (2nd Dan) grading certificate from IOGKF

05/10/2025

IOGKF SOUTH AFRICA would like to anounce Sensei Fernando Goncalves grading (Hachidan) at the IOGKF 2025 September World Chief Instructors Gasshuku September 24 to 25 held in Fuzhou – China. This Gasshuku explored the links between Fuzhou Wushu and Goju Ryu that go back to the time Kanryo Higaonna Sensei in the 1800’s.

02/10/2025

When you cheer, they grow. When you coach, they crumble.

As parents, it’s natural to want to help, guide, and fix. We see our kids out there — on the mats, on the field, on the stage — and every instinct tells us to jump in and coach them through it.

But here’s the truth: they already have a coach. What they need most in that moment isn’t more instructions, it’s the comfort of knowing you’re there in their corner, proud of them no matter what happens.

Pressure can shrink a child’s confidence, but encouragement makes it soar. When you step back from coaching and step fully into supporting, you give them the courage to try, the resilience to fail, and the belief to keep going. That’s the role only a parent can fill — and it’s the one they’ll remember forever.