JKA England Shotokan Open Championships
Saturday 1st November 2014
Crawley, Sussex
Competitors from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) travelled to the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, Sussex to compete in the JKA England Shotokan Open Championships.
There were individual events in Kata and Kumite for all grades in various age group categories. The event was very well attended with a high turnout of competitors and was well organised and hosted by JKA England.
It was a very successful event where a total of 12 medals were won by JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) competitors in the following categories:
Thomas MacFadyen 1st Place – Boys Individual Kata 10-12 years
Lucy Ferguson 1st Place – Girls Individual Kata 10-12 years
Callum Flynn 2nd Place – Boys Individual Kumite 10-12 years
Lucy Ferguson 2nd Place – Girls Individual Kumite 10-12 years
Aria Pascual 2nd Place – Girls Individual Kumite 13-15 years
Marco Aboim 2nd Place – Male Cadet Individual Kumite 16-18 years
Andy Barclay 2nd Place – Male Senior Individual Kumite over 45 years
Calvin Bruce 3rd Place – Boys Individual Kata 13-15 years
Iona Barclay 3rd Place – Girls Individual Kata 10-12 years
Aria Pascual 3rd Pace – Girls Individual Kata 13-15 years
David Grant 3rd Place – Male Individual Kumite Nidan and above over 21 years
James Campbell 3rd Place – Male Individual Kumite Nidan and above over 21 years
Thanks to all who made the journey down to compete and represent our association.
THE 13th FUNAKOSHI GICHIN CUP
WORLD KARATE-DO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014
TOKYO, JAPAN
17th – 19th OCTOBER 2014
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
Summer National Gasshuku 2014
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August
Course Instructors from left to right: Kurasako Sensei, Ohta Sensei and Takahashi Sensei
Over the weekend of Friday 29th to Sunday 31st
August students from all over Scotland came together for the JKA Karate
Do Shotokan (Scotland) Summer Gasshuku 2014.
The August national course offered quality instruction
from world class JKA instructors. The instructors for the 2014 course
were the following:
Kurasako Sensei 7th Dan – JKA HQ Instructor
Ohta Sensei 7th Dan – JKA England
Takahashi Sensei 6th Dan – JKA HQ Instructor
Over the three days training classes were broken into three groups Black Belts, Brown Belts and Colour Belts. Each day’s three hours training was split into two sessions of 1-1/2 hours. Each instructor rotated around the groups after each session with three separate training halls for classes being used over the weekend.
Those training on the course took the opportunity to train with three top JKA instructors over the weekend. The instructors all worked on various aspects of Kihon, Kata and Kumite over the three days structuring each session so as each lessons important points were built on and practiced during the classes. With all three instructors making a big effort to make sure everyone understood each session’s important points and all attending training hard and keen to learn, it made for a great environment for students to gain more knowledge and understanding to take away and practice back at their own dojos.
The following is a selection of photographs from the weekend’s course:
Following the conclusion of the three days training on the Sunday there was a short presentation to the Instructors thanking them for their exceptional instruction over the three days.
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) would like to thank all three instructors for their efforts over the three days and making it a very enjoyable and successful weekend
JKA Dan Grading:
Following the training on Sunday a JKA Dan grading was held.
The following students from JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
passed Dan Grade and will receive their JKA certificate from JKA Honbu
dojo Tokyo Japan.
| Pass 1st Dan JKA (Shodan: | |
| Jodie Adamson | JKA Karate Youth Initiative, Dunfermline |
| Heather Johnston | JKA Karate Youth Initiative, Dunfermline |
| David Beeson | Aberdeen |
| Bruce Cassidy | Musselburgh |
| Iona Barclay | Shibumi Saltcoats |
| Kevin Stickings | Baldridgeburn |
| Teresa White | Aberdeen |
| Calum Jones | Banff |
| Arran Drever | Kirkwall Orkney |
| Pass 2nd Dan JKA (Nidan: | |
| Fiona Mackay | Aberdeen |
| Lynsey- Milne-Thomson | Aberdeen |
| Caren McBain | Lochinver |
| Pass 3rd Dan JKA (Sandan: | |
| David Grant | Baldridgeburn |
| James Campbell | Shibumi Saltcoats |
Congratulations to all the above students.
JKA Junior European Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th May 2014
The JKA Scotland Junior Squad competitors and officials travelled to Prague, Czech Republic for the JKA Junior European Championships which were held over the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May.
This competition is now in its 10th year with the first also being held in Prague and has grown into a major official event on the JKA Europe calendar which this year saw around 500 competitors from across Europe travel to Prague for two days of international competition.
The squad members and traveling party arrived in Prague on the Thursday. Friday morning was spent training at a final squad session before the weekend competition.
Saturday was Individual competition day for the various age group categories and started with an opening ceremony. The competition was held on 6 competition areas over the day.
Sunday was Team competition day for the various age groups again held on 6 competition areas.
A television crew was also present to show the tournament on Czech television.
The JKA Scotland squad members all competed well with some wining through to the finals and medals places.
JKA Scotland Medals:
There was JKA Scotland medal success wining 2 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal and 1 Bronze medal:
Gold medal in Girls 13 year’s individual kumite for Aria Pascual.
Gold medal in Girls 12-13 year’s team kumite for Caitlin Gray, Aria Pascual and Lucy Ferguson
Silver medal in boys 13 year’s individual kumite for Simon Carmichael
Bronze medal in boys 16-17 year’s Team kata
Colin Flynn, Murdo Lunn, Sandy Carmichael and Marco Aboim
Notable performance also from Colin Flynn reaching the last 4 finals of the Boys 17 year’s individual kata.
The JKA Scotland Junior Squad competitors in Prague were as follows:
Colin Flynn
Marco Aboim
Murdo Lunn
Sandy Carmichael
Jake Beverage
Calvin Bruce
Ross Lunn
Jodie Ferguson
Daisy Haining
Caitlin Gray
Aria Pascual
Daniel Simpson
Simon Carmichael
Lucy Ferguson
Tom McFadyen
Alesha Rabett
Lewis Simpson
Kyle Bruce
Dylan Buckley
Officials, Coaches and Referees:
Alan Simpson
Bert Stewart
Paola Burrows
John Lunn
Richard Flynn
Well done to all the JKA Scotland competitors and officials who attended for your efforts over the weekend. Thanks also to all the family members and friends who made the trip to Prague to support the squad it was much appreciated.
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
Special May Course and JKA Dan Grading
Saturday 10th May 2014
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) held a special course and Dan grading with Sensei Ohta 7th Dan on Saturday 10th May 2014 at the Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline.
The first part of the session concentrated on Kihon training building up to various Kihon combinations using front or reverse arm for blocking. These were practised slowly first ensuring they were performed correctly with regards to hip work stance and posture and then speed was built up to perform the combinations one count.
The next part of the session was with partners with the various combinations being used as Kumite exercises with a partner.
Last part of the session was Kata with Sensei Ohta covering Chinte and Sochin and Technical Committee instructors covering Bassai Dai and Jion.
After training was completed there was a presentation of Dan Certificates to those that had passed a Dan grading at last year’s October National Course.
JKA Dan Grading:
Following the conclusion of training a JKA Dan grading was held. The following students passed Dan grade:
| Pass 1st Dan JKA (Shodan): | |
| Hugh Duffy | Aberdeen |
| George Pitiris | Musselburgh |
| Ellen Deeprose | Dunfermline, Baldridgeburn |
| Pass 2nd Dan JKA (Nidan): | |
| Lucy Ferguson | Dalgety bay |
| Marcus Eveleigh | West Lothian |
Congratulations to all the above students on passing Dan grading.
Thanks to Sensei Ohta for a fantastic afternoon of instruction and thanks to all JKA KDS instructors and students who came along to support the course.
JKA Dojo St Johns Bay Antigua, West Indies
During a recent holiday JKA KDS Instructor Sensei John Deans JKA Scotland Squad coach visited one of the JKA Family dojos in Antigua, as part of the Commonwealth games celebrations which JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) have been actively participating in.
John is pictured above with Sensei Sir Clare Roberts 5th Dan JKA along with some of the children’s class in St Johns Bay, Antigua West Indies.
JKA European Championships 2014
Kortrijk, Belgium
On the weekend of Friday 4th April to Sunday 6th April 2014 the JKA Scotland squad travelled to Kortijck Belgium to participate in this year’s JKA Senior European Championships.
The event was held on 6 areas with 261 competitors from 22 of the JKA Europe countries taking part. With the stadium being filled to capacity this made for a fantastic atmosphere with the noise from spectators at times resembling a football stadium especially when the very strong home nation Belgium were competing.
As always the standard was very high with the home nation of Belgium coming out on top of the medals table.
The squad represented Scotland in Team, Kata and Kumite events. All squad members performed well and gained a huge level of experience form the event. Thanks to all competitors, officials and supporters who travelled to Belgium for this event.
JKA Scotland Squad competitors:
Magnus Garson
Kevin McCormick
James Campbell
Andrew Barclay
Alexander Carmichael
Murdo Lunn
Marie Buck
Kim Stephen
JKA Scotland Coach:
John Deans
Travelling Officials Referees:
John Lunn
Paola Burrows
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
Championships March 2014
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)’s association annual championships were held on Saturday 8th March at Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline.
The championships commenced at 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.
Throughout the day all competitors junior and senior alike showed great spirit in endeavouring to perform to the best of their ability while at the same time showing correct etiquette and respect towards their opponents.
A number of the competitors taking part are members of the JKA Scotland Squad and were using the event as preparation prior to the 2014 JKA European championships which are to be held in Belgium in April. The junior JKA Scotland competitors will be competing in Prague, Czech Republic in May.
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 link to the full results table.
For a full table of results please click this link.
JKA Scotland Squad for JKA Junior European
Championships 2014 – Prague, Czech Republic
This years JKA Junior European Championships will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May. Following squad training sessions the JKA Scotland Junior Squad has now been selected.
The JKA Scotland Junior Squad competitors are as follows:
Colin Flynn
Marco Aboim
Murdo Lunn
Sandy Carmichael
Jake Beverage
Calvin Bruce
Ross Lunn
Jodie Ferguson
Daisy Haining
Caitlin Gray
Aria Pascual
Daniel Simpson
Simon Carmichael
Lucy Ferguson
Tom McFadyen
Alesha Rabett
Lewis Simpson
Kyle Bruce
Dylan Buckley
JKA Scotland Squad Coach John Deans
Congratulations to all squad members who were selected to travel to this event and represent Scotland.
JKA Scotland Squad for JKA European
Championships 2014 – Kortrijk, Belgium
This years JKA Senior European Championships will be held in Kortrijk, Belgium on Saturday 5th April. Following the Squad training sessions where students wishing to put themselves forward for this years event trained hard the JKA Scotland Squad has now been selected.
The JKA Scotland Squad competitors are as follows:
Magnus Garson
Kevin McCormick
James Cambell
Kim Stephen
Marie Buck
Murdo Lunn
Sandy Carmichael
Andrew Barclay
JKA Scotland Squad Coach John Deans
Congratulations to all squad members who were selected to travel to this event and represent Scotland. The squad are also preparing for the JKA Junior European Championships to be held May in Prague, Czech Republic
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland)
January Kata Course and Coaching Seminar
JKA Karate Do Shotokan (Scotland) held its first of many events for 2014 a special Kata course with Sensei Ohta 7th Dan JKA on Saturday 18th January at Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline.
As usual this popular course was well attended. Katas covered on the course were Kanku-dai, Gojushiho-sho and Chinte. These were covered in detail by Sensei Ohta along with various applications and a final demonstration of the Kata. As always there was an opportunely to ask questions during each Kata practise.
Following the practise of Kanku dai by Brown and Black Belts a separate Brown Belt class was taken in the adjoining gymnasium by JKA KDS Technical Committee instructors Sensei Simpson and Sensei Stewart. In this class Empi and Jion were covered.
Sunday 19th January was the JKA KDS coaching assessments which followed on from last year’s coaching seminars.