SKA are pleased to announce that we will host the WUKF Senior and Veteran European Karate Championships in June 2012.
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SKA National Championships Sunday 6th November ,Dundee. Click HERE for results. Congratulations to the recent Dan grade passes at the SKA grading on 29th October
Shodan Passes
Stephan Hall, Stewart Nicolson Cadets Rebecca Stewart, Lyndzi Gray, Jordan Gray, Taras Azarkevich, Nikita Axarkevich, Rachel Smith, Shaun Allan, Chris Beattie, Chloe Turnball & Amy Turnball Also congratulations to the SKA Junior Squad that competed in the WUKF Championships in Hungary.
Scottish Karate Alliance cadets take bronze medal at European Championships in Gyor ,Hungary.
Jen Black ,Hayley Hart and Ashley Brown (above). Click HERE for more pictures from Hungary
Event dates for the remainder of 2011 : Grand prix stage 3 Saturday 10th September . Click <HERE> for GP Tables
Grand prix stage 4 Saturday 26th November
SKA National Championships Sunday 6th November ,Dundee
WUKF Children & cadet European Championships Hungary 7-9th October " Many thanks to Ardrossan for the squad fundraising bingo night £370 was raised "
SKA Squad for WUKF Children and Cadet European Championships - Hungary David Carter ,Andrew Carter , Ben Steven , Callum McDonald , Jen BLACK ,Ashley Brown,Hayley Hart, Chloe Irvine, Rachel Brown, Peter Stevenson, David Simpson, Ben Dunmore, Jack Smith, Jamie Dunmore , Cameron Watts, along with coaches Bob Carter, Kevin Scott , Laura Hart and Bill Hair WUKF referee and SKA child welfare officer Jan Black. FEKO English cadet & adult open Sunday 18th September The Burakudo karate club represented the Scottish Karate Alliance at the FEKO (International) 2011 Cadets and Seniors Open National Karate Championships in Nottingham. Well done to the competitors : Jen Black 2 Gold Ashley Gwynne 1 Silver Calum McDonald 1 Silver Carol-ann Donaghy 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Andrew Carter 1 Gold and 2 Silver David Carter 3 Silver Ben Steven 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Ashley Brown 1 Gold and 2 Bronze. Sensei Bob Carter was coach to all competitors from Burakudo Karate Club. Pictures from FEKO (International) Open <HERE>
Please see the DOWNLOAD page for information relating to the SKA open See CALENDAR for updated Burakudo Class times Dan Grade Register updated, click HERE.
Tasmania state championships May 2010Northern Tasmania tournament, held in our town October 2010 BURAKUDO SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB, ST HELENS, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA Sensei Janet Lyall (Shodan) Training at Portland Hall, St Helens, Tasmania. Monday 6pm-7pm Thursday 4pm-6pm
Sensei Janet was fortunate to train under Sensei Bill Hair for the eight years when she lived in Scotland. Now, with the assistance of husband, Phil Dunne, also a student of Sensei Bill Hair, she runs Burakudo Karate Club, St Helens. They are affiliated with the Australian Karate Federation. St Helens is situated on the north east coast of Tasmania, and is known as the gateway to the Bay of Fires, a very scenic part of Tasmania. Visitors from the SKA are welcome to come and train with Sensei Janet in Tasmania.
Hello from Sensei Janet Lyall (Down-under)
SKA FUNDRAISING RACE NIGHT 19th March 2011 7:30 to 11 pm Prestwick Indoor Bowling Club, Bellevue Rd, Prestwick, KA9 1NW Adults £5.00 , Children/Concessions £3.00
SKA results from Sheffield LADIES TEAM ROTATION 3RD (Angie McGuire, Ashley Gwynne, CarolAnn Donaghy) LADIES SHOBU-IPPON TEAM 3RD (as above) GIRLS 14-15 YEARS SHOBU-IPPON TEAM 2ND (Jen Black , Chloe Irvine, Hayley Hart) BOYS 14-15 YEARS SHOBU-IPPON TEAM 3RD (Ben Steven , Andrew Carter, Callum McDonald) GIRLS 14-15 YEARS SHOTOKAN KATA JEN BLACK 2ND GIRLS 10-13 YEARS +40KG SHOBU-SANON CHLOE IRVINE 3RD GIRLS UNDER 9 YEARS SHOBU-SANBON SANKRITI JARAWALA 2ND GIRLS 10-13 YEARS SHOBU-IPPON CHLOE IRVINE 3RD GIRLS 10-13 YEARS SHOBU-IPPON RACHEL BROWN 3RD BOYS 10-13 YEARS - 35KG SHOBU-SANBON JAMIE DUNMORE 3RD BOYS 10-13 YEARS - 40 KG SHOBU-SANBON LEWIS ORR 3RD GIRLS 14-15 YEARS SHOBU-SANBON JEN BLACK 2ND GIRLS 14-15 YEARS SHOBU-IPPON CHLOE IRVINE 3RD FEMALE CADET SHOBU-SANBON 15-17 YEARS ASHLEY BROWN 3RD MALE CADET SHOBU-SANBON 15-17 YEARS DAVID CARTER 3RD BOYS - 9YEARS SHOBU-SANBON JACK SMITH 1ST BOYS - 9YEARS SHOBU-SANBON CAMERON WATTS 3RD
Scottish squad for WUKF Senior and veterans world championships Italy 27-29th May 2011 John Caulder (Burakudo Troon) shobu-ippon kumite, team kumite and rotation team Michael Markey (Ichi -kai Glasgow) shobu-ippon kumite, team kumite and rotation team Stephan Hall (Burakudo Ayr) shobu-ippon kumite, team kumite and rotation team Bill Hair - Shobu-ippon senior referee.
Scottish Karate Alliance was saddened to hear of the death of Shihan Ogasahara .Ogashara ,from Japan ,was the honorary President of WUKO and a very respected world karate-ka .SKA President Bill Hair spent some time in his company at the 2009 WUKO World Championships in Mexico which concluded with Ogasahara giving Bill a Japanese picture which hangs proudly in his house today .
All at Burakudo and SKA are very sad to here of the death of our young member Zak Scott. Zak was born with heart and lung difficulties and defied the doctors and science by living,through many ,many dangerous operations to the age of 14 years. Our fondest memory of Zak was in 2010 when he took 3rd place In the kata at SKA grand-prix at Castlepark the memory of that day will live with all of us who knew Zak and time will not age or change it
Oss Zak , gone but never forgotten.
Our thought are with his family
Sensei. Click HERE for Zak Scott Braveheart Foundation charity
Notice to Members : There is a grand prix at Castlepark in May 14th Regards Sensei Results from Glasgow KUGB Open Jack Smith ( Dundee ) 1st 7-9 years boys novice Jamie Dunmore ( Dundee ) 1st 10-12 years boys novice Ben Dunmore ( Dundee) 2nd 10-12 years boys novice Nikita Azarkevitch ( Burakudo ) 2nd 10-12 years boys advanced Rachel Brown ( Burakudo ) 1st 10-12 years girls advanced Haylegh Hart ( Dundee ) 1st 13-15 years girls advanced Jen Black ( Burakudo ) 3rd 13-15 years girls advanced Ashley Brown ( Burakudo ) 2nd ladies advanced Carolann Donaghy ( Burakudo ) 3rd ladies advanced Alan Cooper ( Burakudo ) 2nd male veterans Adults mixed team 2nd ( Colin Cuthbert , Lorraine Miller , Alan Cooper ) Cadet mixed team 1st ( Ben Steven , Jen Black , Andrew Carter) Cadet mixed team 2nd ( Adam Orr , Haylegh Hart , Nikita Azarkevitch )
SKA National Championships Sunday 6th November 2011 Adler Complex, Dundee. SKA National Championships open to all members, Affiliated members ,associate members and linked members. Entry forms will be available from club Instructors from October 1st. Download Poster PDF file click HERE
June 2011 WUKF Senior and Veterans World Championships Italy John Calder ( Burakudo Troon ) 3rd in kumite SKA Dan gradings Nidan - Ashley Gwynne , Matt McLaughlin , Adam Orr
Shodan - Murray Grier , Mahari Davidson (c) , Ellie Batton (c) , James Johnston (c) , Daniel Johnston (c) , Ashley Brown , Rachel Brown.
Sensei Hair Received a 25 years service award from SASC. The award was from South Ayrshire Sports Council for 25 years service to sports . It was awarded to only two people at SASC 25years anniversary .