Welcome to the 2025 AOGKF National Gasshuku & Championships

In 2025, the AOGKF National Gasshuku will go to Wollongong, NSW for the first time ever! The Illawarra Karate Dojo and Family Fitness Centre team, under the leadership of Sensei Mitchell Hill, will be organising this event in a truly unique location with plenty to see and do for the whole family. 

The Wollongong Surf Leisure Resort will be the training venue of choice. With a huge hall covered fully in martial arts mats and multiple breakout rooms, this location in the perfect choice for the National Gasshuku. Along with this, the venue and affordable accommodation options on site are located on a private beach! Participants also have access to swimming pools, parks and other recreational activities. 

The event will be headed by Sensei Joe Roses - IOGKF 8th Dan and International Advisor. He will assisted by Sensei Kevin Nash and Sensei David Lambert. Also attending as a special guest in 2025 will be Sensei Jorge Monteiro Jr, IOGKF 4th Dan from Portgual.

The event will be held over three days from October 31-November 2, 2025. There will be training options on all three days, with out National Championship finals to be held on the Sunday afternoon. On Saturday evening there will be our annual Karate Party Dinner held at Collegians club, only a short drive for the training venue, in a huge private function room.

One of the highlights of the event will be the Saturday afternoon where we will host a beach training session on a private beach! You'll get wet and you'll have a lot of fun!

So much effort has been put into this event and we hope you will join us in beautiful Wollongong, NSW for this exciting event!