• Sensei Nicola Brown
  • Bournemouth EGKA Summer Black Belt Grading
  • Sensei Ernie Molyneux
  • Sensei Felix Nelson and Sensei Roy Flatt
  • Goju-Ryu Karate - many boys and girls start young and achieve their black belts in their early teens
  • Bournemouth EGKA Summer Black Belt Grading

The English Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Association (EGKA)

Chief Instructor Sensei Ernie Molyneux (IOGKF 7th Dan) and his fellow instructors welcome you to the EGKA website.

The EGKA is a non-profit making organisation dedicated to preserving and teaching the traditional Okinawan martial art of Goju-Ryu Karate in England.

Our EGKA qualified instructors teach to the highest standards, which is recognised through our long standing association with the International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation (IOGKF), a respected international karate organisation headed by Karate master, Shihan Morio Higaonna (10th Dan) based in Okinawa, Japan.

We have a busy year ahead of us as we prepare to hold two regional junior competitions (South and North) culminating in a national final to be held in Bournemouth later in October 2009. The next 2010 national final will be in Liverpool. We also will be running a series of advanced regional training sessions for brown and black belts through out the year. For further information visit our Events page.

If you, or your children, are considering taking up karate for the first time then the information you will find on this website will prove invaluable in helping you select the right dojo to start training and learning about a martial art that promotes self defence, health and fitness at many levels. All dojos welcome new members of any age and fitness level for a free trial period - contact your nearest dojo for further information.

As an existing member, we hope you will find the latest news, the training calendar and the growing library of information of interest. We look forward to meeting you again at the next regional event.