NEWS

 

KARATE KAI SCOTLAND HOLDS FIRST ASSOCIATION DAN GRADINGS :

Following a comprehensive and very challenging grading lasting just over 2 hours, Katrina Kinney was promoted to Nidan (2nd Dan) and Laura Williams was promoted to Shodan (1st Dan).

 

Both performed exceptionally well (despite the odd bout of nerves!) throughout the grading. This was the first Dan Grading held by the Karate Kai Scotland and the standard set was high; the grading covered kihon (basics), kata, combinations, kumite and stamina testing.

 

The grading panel consisted of many of the Karate Kai Scotland's senior instructors - Sensei Bobby Morton (6th Dan), Sensei Lindsay Smith (6th Dan), Sensei Billy Haggarty (5th Dan), Sensei Graham McCann (5th Dan) and Sensei Jim Sweeney (3rd Dan).

 
KARATE KAI SCOTLAND FIRST ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 :

Karate Kai Scotland held its first annual championships on Sunday 29th November 2009 in the Playdrome Leisure Centre, Clydebank.

 

A large squad from the Kugatsu Karate-Do entered the competition; for many this was their first experience of taking part in a karate competition. Everyone performed exceptionally well and were a credit to the club and the feedback about the event from competitors and spectators was very positive.

 

Click here to download a full report by Sharon McCann.

 

Kokusai Karate Kai medal table is available here.

 

HEATHER MCLAREN SELECTED TO REPRESENT SCOTLAND AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 :

 

 

Heather McLaren from Kokusai Karate Kai has been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming European Karate Cadet and Junior Championships in Izmir (Turkey) on 5th – 7th February 2010. 

 

This is Heather’s (and Karate Kai Scotland’s) first international cap.


We all congratulate Heather on her great achievement.

 

SUCCESS AT THE BRITISH KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 :

Karate Kai Scotland entered a small squad into this year’s British Karate Championship. Sensei Graham McCann also attended the event a kumite referee / kata judge. There was a huge entry for this year’s championship with over 1400 competitors taking part. The weekend was a great success :

 

Katrina Kinney :                              

British Champion 2009 (30 years and over kumite)

5th Place (Senior female kumite <68kg)

 

Laura Slevin :
Bronze Medal (Female 16 – 17 years kumite <48kg)

 

Kirsty McLeod :
Bronze Medal (Senior female kumite 68kg +)

 

Female Team Kumite :  Bronze Medal  (Katrina Kinney, Heather McLaren and Kirsty McLeod)

 

Billy Haggarty : Promoted to British Kumite referee and British Kata judge.

 

Graham McCann : Promoted to British Kumite referee and British Kata judge.

 

KARATE KAI SCOTLAND WELCOMES THE EDINBURGH SHUKOKAI KARATE CLUB :

 

Karate Kai Scotland, would like to welcome Sensei Derek Spratt (5th Dan) and his students to the association.  

 

Founded over 20 years ago, Edinburgh Shukokai Karate Club is a Shukokai Karate club based in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh. 

 

We look forward to working together in the future and seeing their students developing within the Karate Kai Scotland. 

 

Welcome!