Karate Classes RESUME after the festive break on Friday 6th January
Karate Classes RESUME after the festive break on Friday 6th January 2012.
Kugatsu Karate-Dō Fund Raising Family Ceilidh
Saturday 21st January 2012
7.30pm until 12.00am
Maryhill Community Central Halls
*** BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE ***
Adults – £10 (a small corkage charge is included)
Children (under the age of 16)- £5
Family Ticket (2 Adults 2 Children) – £25
There will be a buffet on the night
All student licences expire on 28th February – apply now
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Kata Classes Cancelled
All kata classes on Saturday 17th December have been cancelled due to the junior grading being held that morning.
Kugatsu Karate-Do Junior Grading
There will be a grading held for our junior members on Saturday 17th December 2011.
Good luck to all who are going to take part.
The Kugatsu Karate-Dō affiliates to Shuko-Kai International
Following discussions with Sensei Lindsay Smith (The Shuko-Kai International representative in Scotland) and our senior students, we have decided to affiliate to Shuko-Kai International, an international Shukokai Karate organisation headed by Shihan Kunio Miyake (8th Dan). The affiliation provides our members with a direct link to a top Japanese Shukokai instructor and compliments our membership of Karate Kai Scotland and the Scottish Karate Governing Body.
Shihan Miyake will be holding a two day seminar in Scotstoun Leisure Centre (Glasgow) on 2nd & 3rd October 2010; details to follow.
Shuko-Kai International website - Miyake Shukokai
Shuko-Kai International Scotland website - Shukokai Scotland
Dan grading success for Kat and Laura
Laura and Kat with Graham (middle)
On Saturday 19th December 2009, 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).
Congratulations are also due to all the other Kugatsu Karate-Dō students who also sat their Kyu grading during the last week of training in December.
Major success for the Kugatsu Karate-Dō at the 1st Karate Kai Scotland Championships
KKS Championship Nov 2009
Our association - Karate Kai Scotland - held their first annual championships on Sunday 29th November 2009 in the Playdrome Leisure Centre, Clydebank.
A large squad from the Kugatsu Karate-Dō 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.
Overall, the Kugatsu Karate-Dō won the most medals on the day – 13 GOLD, 10 SILVER & 16 BRONZE.
Inline Report Report with photographs Download Report Report by Sharon McCann
Karate Kai Scotland do well at the SKGB Scottish Kumite Championships 2009
Our association entered a small squad into this year’s Scottish Karate Championships (Kumite) on Sunday 22nd November; the event being held in the Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh. Mark Marshall and Sharon McCann were the Kugatsu Karate-Do representatives in the squad.
All members of the squad performed well and were a credit to the Karate Kai Scotland and their respective clubs.
Mark Marshall
Male Veterans’ Kumite - Silver Medal
Mark was also promoted to SKGB Kumite Judge B
Female Team
Heather McLaren, Sharon McCann & Laura Slevin
Senior Female Team - Silver Medal
Heather McLaren
Senior Female Kumite - Bronze Medal
Laura Slevin
Female Cadet Kumite - Bronze Medal
The Kugatsu Karate-Dō do well at the Scottish Karate Grand Prix 2009
Sharon - Wishaw November 2009
Four members of the KKD took part in the final event of the Scottish Karate Grand Prix 2009 (Wishaw – 1st November).
First up was Olivia who was taking part in her first major karate competition. Olivia performed well in her kata and kumite events, being beaten by the overall champion in her kata event. Laura progressed well in her kata event – securing the bronze medal. Katrina, hot on the heels of her success at the British Championship was competing in the senior female Kumite event. After several hard fought rounds, Katrina fought her way to the gold medal.
Sharon, against doctors advice, took part in the senior female kata event. Despite carrying a major injury to her foot (fractured!!), Sharon secured a bronze medal which meant that over the four grand prix events she was crowned the overall winner in the Scottish Karate Grand Prix 2009 (senior female kata).
Well done to you all!
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