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 start 2010 in the way we intend to continue through the next decade. The Association saw a significant increase in advanced training activities for all grades during 2009 – and the 2010 calendar is even busier. We ended 2009 with significantly more dojos than we started with, and the EGKA now has the largest number of qualified, high–ranking Goju-Ryu instructors per student than any country in the World, outside of Japan. Apart from all the local and national meetings booked on the calendar, we also have the Copenhagen Gasshuku and the South African Competition later in the year to look forward to. So remember to visit our Events page to keep yourself up to date.
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.