Australia Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate Federation
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The AOGKF hosts several training camps (Gasshuku) and tournaments each year. In addition to this AOGKF hosts and participates in International events for IOGKF International.

MARCH 14, 2026 - WODEN VALLEY
Hosted by: Canberra Traditional Karate Centre - Woden
The 2026 AOGKF ACT State Gasshuku will take place in Woden, ACT on March 14, 2026. The event will be feature Sensei Joe Roses O.A.M - IOGKF 8th Dan and IOGKF Advisor and senior instructors from across the ACT.
2026 will also feature a special guest instructor with Sensei David Lambert - AOGKF President and IOGKF Mentorship Committee member coming to the ACT to share his knowledge at the event.
This will be a special one! Be sure to save the date!
REGISTRATION OPENS NOW. BOOKINGS CLOSE MARCH 11
Saints Peter And Paul, 59 Wisdom Street, Garran ACT, Australia
5 Dan + - Sensei Joe Roses
1st - 4th Dan - Sensei David Lambert
All Grades - Sensei David Lambert
Black Belts - Sensei Joe Roses
Purple - Brown Belts - Sensei David Lambert
Orange - Blue Belts - Sensei David Carberry
White - Yellow Belts - Sensei Jamie O'Neill
Children - Sense Luke Drady
All Grades - Hojo Undo Seminar with Sensei David Lambert
Children - Sparring kills seminar with Sensei David Carberry
Black Belts - Sensei Luke Drady
Brown Belts - Sensei Pat Brown
White-Purple Belts - Sensei Jamie O'Neill
Children - Senpai David Newth
Pre-grading assessment - Sensei Joe Roses & Sensei David Lambert
Black Belts - Sensei Joe Roses
All Kyu Grades - Sensei David Carberry
Children - Sensei David Lambert
Black Belts - Sensei David Lambert
All Kyu Grades - Sensei Joe Roses
Children - Senpai Darika Sowana
All Grades - Sensei Joe Roses
No on the day sign ups. Online registration must be completed by March 11, 2026

MARCH 22, 2026 - YASS VALLEY
Hosted by: Martial Arts Collective
The beautiful Yass Valley will play host to the 2026 AOGKF NSW State Gasshuku. The event will be headed by Sensei David Lambert - AOGKF President and IOGKF Mentorship Committee member. Sensei Lambert will be sharing the floor with the most senior instructor from across New South Wales. This year NSW will host a special guest instructor with Sensei Edward Pearce who is making the journey from Queensland to support the Gasshuku. The event will take place in the Yass High School hall and all Pee-wees, Teens and Adults are welcome to attend this event.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! BOOKINGS END MARCH 19 11:30pm
Yass High School, Grampian Street, Yass NSW, Australia
All Black Belts - Sensei David Lambert
All Grades - Sensei Edward Pearce
Black Belts - Sensei Matt Warren
Brown Belts - Sensei Shenae Lambert
Blue-Purple Belts - Sensei Joseph Falsone
Orange-Green Belts - Sensei Vince Robinson
White - Yellow Belts - Sensei Richard Toparis
Children (White-Orange) - Sensei Mitchell Hill
Children (Green-Black) - Sensei Edward Pearce
All Grades - Kakie Seminar with Sensei Jackson Fleming
Children - Sensei David Carberry
Black Belts - Sensei Eddie Albrighton
Brown Belts - Sensei Joseph Falsone
Blue-Purple Belts - Sensei Vince Robinson
Orange-Green Belts - Sensei Mitchell Hill
White-Yellow Belts - Sensei Danial Fahey
Children (White-Orange) - Sensei Matt Warren
Children (Green-Black) - Sensei Shenae Lambert
Pre-grading assessment - Sensei David Lambert & Sensei Richard Toparis
All Grades - Hojo Undo - Sensei David Lambert
Children - Self Defence - Sensei Joseph Falsone
Black Belts - Sensei David Lambert
Brown Belts - Sensei Edward Pearce
Children (White-Orange) - Sensei Jackson Fleming
Children (Green-Black) - Sensei Mitchell Hill
All Grades - Sensei David Lambert
No on the day sign ups. Online registration must be completed by March 19, 2026

MARCH 28, 2026 - IPSWICH, QLD
Hosted by: West Moreton Academy of Martial Arts
Sensei Joe Roses, IOGKF 8th Dan and IOGKF Advisor will return to Queensland for the first time since 2022 to lead the 2026 Queensland State Gasshuku. Accompanying Sensei Roses will be Sensei David Lambert - AOGKF President and IOGKF Mentorship Committee member. This is a rare opportunity for Queenslanders to train with the two most senior instructor in the AOGKF in their home state.
Save the date, make the plan and start training!
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! BOOKINGS END MARCH 25 11:30PM
St Paul's Anglican Church, Brisbane Street, Ipswich QLD, Australia
All Black Belts - Sensei Joe Roses
All Grades - Sensei David Lambert
Instructors - Sensei David Lambert
All Grades - Sensei Joe Roses
Children - Sensei Edward Pearce
All Grades - Hojo Undo - Sensei David Lambert
Children - Self Defence - Sensei Frtiz Venzke
Blue Belt - Black Belt- Sensei Fritz Venzke
Orange-Green Belts - Sensei Edward Pearce
White-Yellow Belts - Sensei James Boardman
Children - Sensei Collin Green
Pre-grading assessment - Sensei Joe Roses & Sensei David Lambert
Brown - Black Belts - Sensei Joe Roses
White-Purple Belt - Sensei David Lambert
Children - Self Defence - Sensei Edward Pearce
All Grades - Iri Kumi - Sensei Edward Pearce
Chilren - iri Kumi - Sensei David Lambert
All Grades - Sensei Joe Roses
No on the day sign ups. Online registration must be completed by March 25, 2026

MAY 2-3, 2026 - CANBERRA, ACT
Hosted by: Canberra Traditional Karate Centre - Bonython
The 2026 AOGKF Black and Brown belt Gasshuku will take place in Canberra, ACT on May 2-3, 2026. The event will feature an advanced grades Gasshuku, a black belt grading test, presentation dinner and speciality seminars. This will be the last AOGKF Gasshuku training event until the Asian Pacific Gasshuku in November 2026.
Sensei Joe Roses, Sensei David Lambert and senior instructors from across the country will headline the event.
REGISTRATION OPENS IN MARCH 2026

ACT - WODEN - JUNE 27, 2026
NSW - CROOKWELL - JUNE 28, 2026
QLD - IPSWICH - JUNE 27, 2026 (TBC)
The stakes are higher than ever with the 2026 AOGKF State Friendship Tournament series. The newly crowned 2026 State Championships will showcase their skill at the IOGKF Asian Pacific Gasshuku in front of the whole world. Black belt competitors will also face off against members from different countries in the first International IOGKF ournament to held in Australia in over a quarter of a century.
REGISTRATION OPENS IN MARCH 2026

YOUR LOCAL DOJO - AUG 31-SEP 5, 2026
Join the AOGKF's biggest annual inter-dojo event! Sign up to try your hand (or foot) at breaking a wooden board during normal class time and all profits from the event will go straight towards supporting the IOGKF Asian Pacific Gasshuku event to be held in November!
Participate in a National event without having to even leave your Dojo! Open to Grasshoppers, Pee-wee and Teen & Adult members! Register online and literally give it a crack!
REGISTRATION OPENS IN JUNE 2026

NOVEMBER 5-8, 2026
Hosted by: AOGKF & Lambert Karate Dojo & Family Fitness Centres
2026 will see the return of the IOGKF Asian Pacific Gasshuku for the first time in almost 30 years! The last Asian Pacific Gasshuku took place in Goulburn, Australia in 1998 and in the 2026 it will return to the same location! Last year it was decided the Asian Gasshuku and the Oceania Gasshuku would once again merge to bring back the glory of the Asian Pacific Gasshuku's of the past! 2026 will provide International visitors the unique opportunity to visit iconic Sydney and then travel together to Goulburn, experiencing the best of both the city and the country in the wonderland that is Australia. We have a team of 13 International level instructors teaching at this event that will usher in a new era of IOGKF in the Asian Pacific!
IT HAS NEVER BEEN BIGGER THAN THIS!
For AOGKF members, this is a once in a lifetime event that will never be repeated again. We will host the biggest Karate event in the world for 2026! Save the dates!
REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 2025
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