Irish International Open

Congratulations to all members of the SKF who travelled to Dublin, Ireland to take part in the IWKA-AMA Open International Karate Championships 2009. The SKF topped the medal table winning 20 gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals at the event. Full results here.

Kata Selections for European Wado Cup

The selections to choose the SKF Kata competitors for the forthcoming Wado European championships will take place in Meadowbank sports centre on Saturday 10th October from 2pm to 3pm.

The S.K.F have preselected some places following on results from the last European, British, Commonwealth, Scottish Open and Scottish National Championships. As some places have already been selected, and it is only three kata competitors per category per country the following places are open for selection on the 10th October.

12/13 year boys (2)
12/13 year girls (1)
14/15 year boys (3)
14/15 year girls (0)
16/17 year male (2)
16/17 year female (1)
18/20 year male (3)
18/20 year female (3)
18 year + male (3)
18 year + female (3)

Posted on behalf of Hamish Adam

British University Sportsman of the Year

Congratulations to Calum Robb of Heriot-Watt University Karate who was awarded the prestigious Sportsman of the Year award at the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Annual Conference. (Click image to enlarge).

World Junior Championships Squad

The following members of the SKF have been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming World Junior Championships: R.GOURLAY-14/15 -47K (F), I.FROST-14/15 +54 (F), C.WISHART-16/17 -59 (F), C.MCDONALD-16/17 -76 (M), S.WYLLIE-16/17 (M), D.BOLTON-U21 -78K (M), A.WOOD-U21 +78K (M), C.MACLEAN-U21 -53K (F). Best of luck to all.

Shingo Ohgami Seminar

All instructors, coaches and students (kids and adults) 3rd kyu – Dan grade are all welcome to attend the Shingo Ohgami Seminar the SKF has  arranged.

Venue: Wester Hailes Education Centre, Edinburgh

Date: Thursday 29th October 2009 from 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Cost: £10.00 per person

Callum McLay is now taking bookings for this event, please note that there will be limited spaces so booking early and paying for this seminar is recommended. For details on how to book email: callummclay@tiscali.co.uk

SKF Teams for the British

The following SKF members were selected to represent the SKF in the team events at the forthcoming British Championships.

Female Team Kata 14 years + (S.McKenzie – Meadowbank, J.McLeod – Meadowbank, S.McMillan – Ainslie Park)

Male Team Kata 14 years + (S.McCann – Meadowbank, C.McDonald Meadowbank, S.Bradley – Meadowbank)

Female Team Kumite 18 years + (P.Robb – Meadowbank, S.Rodden – Meadowbank, L.Rogers – Azami, C.MacLean – Lasswade)

Male Team Kumite 18 years + (G.Mundell – Meadowbank, P.Mundell – Meadowbank, D.Raeburn – Meadowbank, C.Robb – Meadowbank, M.Wyllie – Meadowbank, D.Bolton – Meadowbank, A.Wood – Academy)

Male Team Kumite 16-17 years (C.McDonald – Meadowbank, R.Foreman – Meadowbank, S.McCann – Meadowbank, C.Falconer – Meadowbank, S.McLeod – Meadowbank, S.Gulland – Meadowbank, J.Thomson – CEK)

Girls 14-15 years (C.Gulland – Meadowbank, Y.Rasul – Meadowbank, J.McLeod – Meadowbank, R.Gourlay – Meadowbank)

Boys 14-15 years (S.Bradley – Meadowbank, S.Wyllie – Meadowbank, C.Gannucci – Meadowbank, C.Paton – East Whitburn, D.Blyth – CEK)

Girls 10-13 years (C.McCann – Meadowbank, D.Miller – Meadowbank, H.Wood – Academy, R.Craig – CEK, O.Hand – CEK, K.Holligan – Azami)

Boys 10-13 years (L.McDonald – Meadowbank, J.Bradley – Meadowbank, D.Hanna – Meadowbank, J.Sutherland – Dalry, B.Douglas – CEK, G.Blythe – CEK)

Girls 7-9 years (M.Cunningham – CEK, M.Maxwell – CEK, R.Bunce – CEK, S.Miller – Meadowbank, J.McDonald – Meadowbank, K.Grant – Azami)

Boys 7-9 years (C.Pantony – Meadowbank, H.Hanna – Meadowbank, D.Forrester – Azami, K.Thomson – CEK, A.Jardine – CEK, B.Innes – CEK)

European University Championships

Calum Robb (Heriot-Watt),  Glen Mundell (Heriot-Watt) & Chloe MacLean (Edinburgh) were selected for the Great Britain University Karate Team at the recent European University Championships in Cordoba, Spain. Calum and Glen won a bronze medal in the Male Team, whilst Calum and Chloe also picked up bronze medals in their individual events.

Events

Please check the events page on the SKF website for up to date information on events from August-Decembember 2009. Dates for SKF Junior, SKF Kata and SKGB Team Pool training are now available. The events page also contains recently added events including a black belt course, referess course, selections and championships.

Kata Results

The results from the Azami Kata Championships and the SKF Kata Championships are now available on the results page of the SKF website.

37th European Wado Cup

Spectator tickets for the 37th European Wado Cup are now on sale from your club instructors at a price of £6 each. This is the Scottish Karate Federation’s major event of 2009, please come along and support the Scottish team. Don’t miss out see your instructors for details.

View the European Wado Cup 2009 website http://www.skfscotland.co.uk/wadocup09