Welcome to the Dojo of Valdemar Swart (6th Dan) ~ since 1991

What does karate offer everyone?

KARATE is an excellent form of self-defense. It encourages self-discipline, integrity, builds muscle power, increases concentration and promotes a code of integrity in behavior.

Dojo achievements

Our athletes achieve international recognition in WKF events all over the globe.

We attended JSKA World Cup events in South Africa (2004), New York (2006) Portugal (2010), Mexico (2012) & Italy (2014), Namibia (2016)

Also WKF Premier league events (2019), WKF Youth League events (2020) & WKF Olympic qualifying events (2021) the past 3 years

We hosted the JSKA Namibia World Cup in 2016 & WKF Region 5 Championships in 2019

Athletes participating at African Beach Games 2023, All Africa Games 2024

Affiliated to JSKA Japan & Namibian Karate Federation

Namibian National athletes competing annually at the AUSC Region South & UFAK championships.

This year is the 10th Anniversary of the SWAKOP OPEN Championship, hosting South Africa, Angola and other international countries. Both traditional & WKF rules-based championship.

 6 National qualified referees & 20 judges

Proudly Region 5 & UFAK judges

Shotokan Karate Swakopmund is affiliation to JSKA World Karate & Namibian Karate Federation (affiliated to the Sport Commission of Namibia)

We offer Traditional & Sport Karate, extra classes for Brown belts and Namibian Team athletes, development of judges & referees and self defense courses for women in our community development program

GRADINGS are held every 3rd months to test for individual improvement.

REMEMBER THAT STARTING OUT IS THE FIRST STEP!!