What better way to celebrate turning 50, than having a giant gashuku?
We are delighted to announce that registrations are now open for this celebration of karate, and that we can't wait to host our students, both locally and internationally.
The details
Date: 21 - 23rd of March, 2025
Where: St Catherine's School, Florida, Roodepoort
Costs:
Friday or Sunday only: R200
Saturday half day: R200
Saturday full day: R350
Friday & Saturday full day - R450
Golden Ticket: access to all three days, including Sunday breakfast - R650
(Sunday training will only be open to students over 18, visitors from outside Joburg, and/or green belt and higher)
Optional costs:
Gashuku souvenir hat R240
Gashuku towel - R200
What is a Gashuku?
A gashuku is a mass training event, similar to a sports clinic, where students have the opportunity to hone particular karate skills, or add new ones. Every gashuku gives us an opportunity to explore multiple facets of our discipline, especially non-grading material. It is also a great way to meet the other members of the dojo who train at different times, see our senior students do their stuff, train under different instructors and make new friends, while cementing existing friendships. Gashukus are an important part of one's karate journey, and often a source of fond memories and great karate growth.Â
What should I expect?
Lots of training, of course! There will be comfort breaks built in, but students will be encouraged to learn and do as much as possible. There will be a variety of instructors (led by the birthday man himself, Sensei Jagger) and we will cover both syllabus material as well as supplementary material, such as weapons, ground fighting, self-defence with everyday objects, and many other techniques that we don't often have time to work on during the karate year.Â
We will send you the full itinerary for the Gashuku for your reference.
Who can attend?
The gashuku is open to all students, regardless of rank, and from age 5 up. We suggest the littler ones only do the first half of Friday or Saturday, as it is a demanding schedule for them.
We invite anyone interested from our satellite dojos, our OGKK friends, and our local and international friends who follow us on Youtube.
Sounds amazing! How do I sign up?
You can fill in this form to book your spot, and we will send your invoice for payment shortly. Payment must be made by the 19th of March to keep your spot.
If you have any further questions, drop them in the comments below, or email us at dojo@grkc1978.com.
We look forward to hosting you in true Joburg spirit!
Yours in karate,
Ché & Zoë