June KDS Squad Training and All Grades Course Kirkwall, Orkney 18th and 19th June 2010
The June KDS Squad Training session was held in Kirkwall, Orkney on Saturday 19th June with an All Grades course held the previous evening 18th June. Sessions were taken by KDS Instructors Bert Stewart 4th Dan JKA KDS team manager and John Deans 4th Dan KDS Squad coach.
The Friday all grades session consisted of Kihon, Kata and Kumite training specifically concentrating on the Kyu grade syllabus. The Saturday Squad Training session was attended by the senior grades with various kumite drills and partners work being practiced along with advanced Kata. The session finished with some friendly matches where the students could put into practice what they had learned over the weekend.
Thanks go to the Orkney instructors for organising and hosting the event.
JKA Junior European Championships
May 2010, Prague, Czech Republic
JKA Scotland has selected a 10 strong team to represent Scotland at the forthcoming JKA Junior European Championships in Prague, Czech Republic over the weekend of 22nd /23rd May 2010.
Congratulations go to all members selected.
Alicia Steele 1st Dan JKA Musselburgh Dojo
Blair Currie 1st Dan JKA Musselburgh Dojo
Murdo Lunn 1st Dan JKA North Berwick Dojo
Drew Caffrey 1st Dan JKA Perth Kishido Dojo
Sam Morris 1st Dan JKA Perth Kishido Dojo
Jamie MacDonald 1st Dan JKA Shibumi Dojo
Robert Morrison 1st Dan JKA Shibumi Dojo
We wish them luck.
Scottish Int Open Karate Championships (SKGB)
April 2010 Edinburgh.
The following members of JKA KDS(S) competed in above tournament.
JKA Karate East Lothian
Alicia Steele 1st Dan JKA
Blair Currie 1st dan JKA
Kishido Perth
Drew Caffrey 1st dan JKA
Sam Morris 1st dan JKA
A good effort by all competitors
Drew Caffrey achieving Silver in Male Kumite 16-17 yrs - 65 kgs.
Blair Currie reaching final 8 in Junior Kata 10-11 yrs.
Well done to all, working towards JKA Junior European Championships in Prague May 2010.
JKA Karate Do Scotland Squad Training
Report KDS Squad Training 31st October 2009 Perth
Despite the fact that everyone had been training hard at the previous weekends JKA Scotland National course there was still a good turn out of Junior and Senior KDS Squad members for the October Squad Training session held in Perth. KDS Squad coach John Deans 4th Dan JKA started with Kata training and moved onto Kumite drills and finished with some competitive matches in both Kata and Kumite.
The Squad training sessions are open not only to KDS squad members wanting to make JKA Scotland team selection but also to anyone wishing to work on Kata or Kumite training for competition or Dan grading. The sessions are rotated around the regions and future squad sessions will be posted on this website.
The next squad training session:
To be announced
