JKA England Four Nations Cup 2012
Sunday 4th November, Surrey, London
Some of the competitors and officials from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
Competitors from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) travelled to the Exel Leisure Centre in Walton on Thames for the Four Nations Cup which included competitors from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
There were individual events in Kata and Kumite for all grades in various age group categories. It was a very busy day with 6 areas being used almost continuously throughout the day and into early evening.
The event was exceptionally well organised and ran smoothly. Thanks to the events team of Rodger Fabri and Technical Administration Jeni Cousins, Chief Referee Angelo Sanna along with all the other referees, judges, timekeepers and first aiders who helped make the day such a success.
Special honourable guest from the Japanese Embassy was First Secretary Mr. Watanabe EiJi who presented the medals at the presentation ceremony.
It turned out to be a successful day for our association with 12 medals being won.
Boys Kata 13-15 years – From Left to Right:
Sandy Carmichael 3rd place, Stanley Forbes 1st place (JKA England), Murdo Lunn 2nd place, Marco Aboim 4th place
Boys Kata 13-15 years – From Left to Right:
Jodie Ferguson 3rd place, Aria Pascual 1st place, Shekinah Bautista (JKA England), Lucy Ferguson 4th place
A full list of results and additional photographs can be viewed on the JKA England website. Below are the JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) medal winners.
| A full list of results and additional photographs can be viewed on the JKA England website. Below are the JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) medal winners. | |
| Alesha Rabett – Kishido Scone | 3rd place Girls Kumite 6-9 years, 6 – 4th kyu |
| Simon Carmichael – JKA Orkney | 2nd place Boys Kata 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Murdo Lunn – JKA Karate East Lothian | 2nd place Boys Kata 13-15 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Sandy Carmichael – JKA Orkney | 3rd place Boys Kata 13-15 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Aria Pascual – Shibumi Saltcoats | 1st place Girls Kata 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Jodie Ferguson – JKA Karate East Lothian | 3rd place Girls Kata 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Colin Flynn – JKA Karate East Lothian | 3rd place Male Kata 16-20 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Andrew MacDonald – JKA Orkney | 2nd place Boys Kumite 13-15 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Jodie Ferguson – JKA Karate East Lothian | 1st place Girls Kumite 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Lucy Ferguson – JKA East Lothian | 3rd place Girls Kumite 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Aria Pascual – Shibumi Saltcoats | 3rd place Girls Kumite 10-12 yrs, Brown and Black belt |
| Sam Morris – Kishido Scone | 3rd place Male Kumite 16-18yrs, Brown and Black belt |
Also attending as referees and officials were Alan Simpson, Bert Stewart and John Deans.
Thanks to all who made the journey south to compete and represent the association. Thanks also to the family members, friends and supporters who gave plenty of vocal support on the day.
Report JKA KDS Scotland 2012 Course
Friday 19th to Sunday 21st October
JKA England Course September 2012, Crawley, London
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) members pictured with course instructors
Members from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
travelled to Crawley London to attend the JKA England September 2012
course. The 3 day course was held from Friday 28thth September to Sunday
30th September at the K2 Sports Centre Crawley with a JKA Dan grading
on the Sunday following training. The course instructors for the 3 days
were:
Ogura Sensei 7th Dan JKA
Sawada Sensei 7th Dan JKA
Ohta Sensei 7th Dan JKA
The training course was well attended
with many JKA students from various countries attending. It was a great
opportunity to train with such high quality instructors.
JKA Scotland Medal Success
JKA Junior European Championships
Paris, France 2nd – 3rd June 2012
After a lot of hard training and squad sessions in preparation, JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) junior squad members travelled to Paris France as part of the JKA Scotland Squad to take part in the JKA Junior European championships which were held over the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd June.
Colin Flynn (right) boy’s 15 years Kumite
Sandy Carmichael boy’s 15 years Kata
There was a large turn out of competitors from all around Europe participating over the 2 days. The weekend saw good results for the JKA Scotland team with a number of medal places being achieved including a Gold medal.
Aria Pascual 1st Place Gold Medal winner 11 yrs Girls Kumite with JKA Scotland Squad Coach John Deans
JKA Scotland junior squad 2012
JKA Scotland medal places:
Aria Pascual 1st Pace Gold Medal in 11 years Girls Kumite
Lucy Ferguson, Aria Pascual, Emma Eaton (JKAWFS) joint 3rd place 11 years girls Kumite
Notable places:
Sandy Carmichael 4th place boy’s 15 years Kata
Jake Beveridge, Jamie McDonald, Alicia Steele last 8 finalists in individual events.
The following KDS members travelled to Paris as part of the JKA Scotland Squad:
Lucy Ferguson
Simon Carmichael
Aria Pascual
Alicia Steele
Jodie Ferguson
Jake Beverage
Ross Lunn
Calvin Bruce
Garry McKinnon
Murdo Lunn
Jamie McDonald
Bair Currie
Colin Flynn
Marco Aboim
Sandy Carmichael
Max Challoner
Andrew McDonald
Rebecca Tait
Bartek Ahdrzejewski
Melanie Smith
Also competing in the Veteran’s Categories in Paris was John Lunn.
Well done to all the JKA Scotland competitors and Squad Coaches who attended for your efforts over the weekend. Special mention also, to all the family members and friends who made the trip to Paris to support the squad.
JKA England Course May 2012 Crawley London
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) members pictured with the May 2012 course instructors
Members from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
travelled to Crawley London to attend the JKA England May 2012 course.
The 4 day course was held from Friday 4thth May to Monday 7th May at the
K2 Sports Centre Crawley with a JKA Dan grading on the Sunday following
training. The course instructors for the 4 days were:
Sensei Tsuyama 8th Dan JKA
Sensei Osaka 8th Dan JKA
Sensei Ohta 7th Dan JKA
Sensei Hirayama 6th Dan JKA
KDS members following one of the days training sessions
The training course was well attended with many JKA students from various countries attending. It was a great opportunity to train with such high quality instructors.
JKA European Championships March 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
This years JKA European Championships were held in Prauge, Czech Republic on Saturday 31st March 2012 at the Arena Sparta Sports Stadium. The JKA Scotland squad travelled to Prague on the Thursday as did many of the European Teams two days prior to the competition to prepare. This included final Squad training sessions in Prague before the event itself on Saturday.
The day of the Championships saw an early start with the JKA Scotland Squad leaving their hotel at 7-15am on one of the official Championship coaches to travel to the venue in time for the 8-30am start.
JKA Scotland Kata Team
There were many European countries in attendance with Senior and Cadet (16-21 years) events in Kata and Kumite being held. The eliminations were held during the day on six areas with the finals being held in the evening on three areas.
With the top competitors from each country taking part the standard on display was very high. There were some good performances from the JKA Scotland competitors with medal success being gained by the JKA Scotland Junior (16-21 years) Kumite Team making it to a joint 3rd place medal position.
Junior Team Kumite (16-21 years) JKA Scotland Team 3rd Place medals
The next day (Sunday) the squad departed and made the journey back home. Thanks to all JKA Scotland Squad members for your efforts over the weekend.
The following JKA KDS members attended the Championships.
Senior Male:
David Bettley
Cormac Convery
Magnus Garson
Kevin McCormick
Stephen Vernon
Senior Female:
Marie Bower
Cadets (16-21years):
Drew Caffery
John Humphreys
James Sinclair
Coach / Official: Alan Simpson
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) Association Championships
Saturday 10th March 2012
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)’s association annual championships were held on Saturday 10th March at the Queen Anne High School Dunfermline. Senior and junior competitors from all around Scotland travelled to the event to take part in the various Kumite and Kata events that were being held over the day.
Following the arrival and entry of competitors and spectators into the arena the KDS 2012 Championships commenced just after 9-30 am with a short opening ceremony. There were various Kata and Kumite event categories according to grade and age with events being run concurrently throughout the day. The events started with junior kyu grade kata leading up to senior Dan grade Kata which was then followed by the Kumite events. Once all elimination events were completed there was a short break followed by the start of the finals.
A number of the competitors taking part are members of the JKA Scotland Squad and were using the event as preparation prior to the 2012 JKA European championships which are to be held in Prague.
Thanks to all competitors who took part and to the spectators for your support. Thanks also to the referees and officials who gave up their time to make sure the long day ran smoothly.
Below is a selection of photographs from the day and a link to the full results table.
For a full table of results please click this link.
JKA Scotland Squad for JKA European Championships 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
The JKA Scotland Squad has been selected for the JKA European Championships which are being held this year in Prague, Czech Republic on Saturday 31st March.
The following JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) members were selected for the JKA Scotland squad:
Senior Male:
David Bettley
Cormac Convery
Magnus Garson
Kevin McCormick
Stephen Vernon
Senior Female:
Marie Bower
Cadets:
Drew Caffery
John Humphreys
James Sinclair
Congratulations to all JKA Scotland squad members who were selected to travel to this event and represent Scotland.