The Kensei Kai Foundation organised a two-day Budos Scholars Inter-University Karate Camp at Ashesi University on Friday 6 and Saturday 7, 2026, to boost interest in the sport.

The event, held in collaboration with the Japan Karate-Do Association and the Ghana Karate-Do Federation, brought together dozens of students from four tertiary institutions.

The participating schools included the University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Communication Technology University, and host Ashesi University.

The camp focused on security awareness, tactical development exercises, and confidence building.

KNUST and the University of Ghana each secured seven medals in the Kumite challenge, with Ashesi University placing second with six medals, while Ghana Communication Technology University placed third with three medals.

Technical Director of the Ghana Karate-Do Federation, Kwabena Afriyie Poku, says the end goal is to see the sport instituted as part of the Ghana University Games.

“In 2012, I held a demo at the GUSA Games in KNUST,” Poku said, adding, “We expected that the other universities would also get their staff or students ready. Unfortunately, for the next championships and after that, we were not able to do it because not all the other universities had organised athletes or clubs for that matter.

“Fortunately, this year, the Kensei Kai Foundation and I proposed that there are a few clubs that we see in the various universities. So this time around, let's try to organise the first-ever inter-university Gashuku, which is a training session, then a light challenge afterwards. And fortunately, we've seen that being materialised.”

Executive Director of the Kensei Kai Foundation, Dickson Acolatse, praised the camp as a tool to tackle indiscipline.

“This programme was created to use martial arts as a tool for youth development, leadership training and personal discipline among university students.

“This is to curb the rise of indiscipline among our students. And this initiative was brought together with KGL Foundation and Joycelyn Dumas Foundation, and we would like to say a big thank you to them.”