{"id":1371,"date":"2026-04-11T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gojuryu-southerncape.co.za\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:13:26","slug":"first-kenkyukai-with-our-dan-grading-candidates-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gojuryu-southerncape.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/first-kenkyukai-with-our-dan-grading-candidates-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First Kenkyukai with our Dan grading candidates for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The first OGKK Kenkyukai training session for 2026 has been successfully completed, marking a strong start to the year\u2019s technical development.<\/p>\n<p>Grading candidates, senior practitioners, and dojo heads\u2014gathered from George, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, and Port Elizabeth to take part in this important event. 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