KKGA National Individual Championships

The Kenya Karate-do Goju-Kai Association has invited all Goju Ryu dojos, schools and institutions for the forthcoming Individual juniors, cadets, seniors and veterans individual championships.

The tourney is to take place at Nyayo Stadium, Call room on the 8th and 9th March 2014 from 0900 hrs to 1700hrs, participation fee is Ksh. 500 per individual.

According to sources, both kata (form) and kumite (spurring) will be featured as the championship will be used to select the team that will represent Kenya in the forthcoming 1st All Africa Goju-Kai  Karate-do championships which will be held in Mauritius later on in the year. For a full Goju-Kai 2014 calender of events, click here.

Aikido Academy Officially Launched

Being one of the most recently martial art introduced in Kenya, aikido is definately here to stay. Aikido has been practised in Kenya since October 16th 2009 introduced by a Polish  Sensei Matteusz Wage who has since left the country. Being the branch of Birankai Poland, they follow the Birankai system.

For quite a while, the Embassy of Japan  has been and still hosts this Aikido group on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1700hrs to 1900hrs. Further details can be seen on their blog and their facebook page.

Another aikido group,the East Africa Aikido Aikikai, also practice in Nairobi,  and have recently opened an aikido academy, Sagana Aikido Academy which is an all-girl aikido group. More info can be found on their facebook page or the Sagana Aikido Academy facebook page.