Sensei John Deans travelled to the Dunfermline/Carnegie dojo on Saturday to lead another Saturday squad training session. With the European Championships nearly upon us, the students were eager to finely tune their skills and everyone trained to their maximum effort. … Continued
JKA Scotland’s first Course of the year is always an exciting start to the year for students attending, and what a great start to the new year it was. Brown and Black belt members from various dojo’s gathered at Dunfermline … Continued
During the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October, JKA Scotland were delighted to welcome Shiina Sensei, Hanzaki Sensei & Ohta Sensei to Scotland for their Annual Gasshuku Seminar. This was our 1st Gasshuku seminar since 2019 and it … Continued
After 2 years of limited events due to Covid, the 27th August 2022 was the date that everyone had been waiting for, the return of the JKA Scotland National Championships. The excitement could be felt around the hall with Students … Continued
On Saturday 7th May, JKA Scotland held the first Special May course and Dan Grading since 2019, and what a turnout it was, with Instructors, brown and black belts participating from all over Scotland in 3 hours of excellent instruction … Continued
JKA Scotland would like to welcome Sensei Paul Luckhoff 3rd Dan JKA to the South/West Region of our Association. Paul started karate in 1986 in South Africa with the then known SKI Karate, under late sensei Nigel Jackson which later … Continued
15th January 2022 What a great start to the new year with the first JKA Scotland Kata Course since 2020. Brown and black belt members gathered at Dunfermline High School excited, and the buzz in the dojo could be felt … Continued
On Saturday 9th October JKA Scotland held our first face to face post lockdown National Course and Dan Grading since March 2020 due to the pandemic. Students travelled from all over Scotland to attend with excitement, and the atmosphere was … Continued
Our first, in person, Association training post lockdown, took place on Saturday, 11th September at Dunfermline High School. Sensei Alan Simpson 6th Dan led the 2 hour squad event. We enjoyed a very busy and insightful training with consideration to … Continued
JKA Scotland are delighted to announce our first post Covid lockdown national course for brown and black belts. This will take place on Saturday, 9th October at Dunfermline High School. The course with Sensei Ohta will run from 12.00 – … Continued