Karate Scotland National Squad CV Application Form - Kata & Kumite.
Relevant events are All British/Scottish National & International events International Opens & All WKF classed events. PLEASE REMEMBER REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT NATIONAL SQUAD TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. CV's will only be accepted on this format.
Karate Scotland board of directors would like to wish our members a happy International Women's Day.
Congratulations and thank you to every woman and girl who has started karate this year, continued to improve their karate, dedicated their time to coaching in communities across Scotland, gained qualifications as coaches or officials, or taken part in competitions at home and abroad.
Some of many highlights include:
• Elize Bauld - World junior silver medalist!
• Mia Ewing - European cadet bronze medalist!
• Amy Connell continues to develop the WKF Guardian Girls programme.
We have a wealth of talented women and girls in Scottish karate who continue to inspire women, men, girls and boys alike - thank you!
Best wishes, Chloe Maclean Director of women and girls’ interests
Congratulation from all at Karate Scotland.
Two gold and a bronze at the European Junior Championships held on Poland.
Adam Hamill European champion.
Benjamin Packwood European champion.
Maia Ewing European Bronze Medal
Congratulations to the following Karate Scotland athletes on their selection to compete at the forthcoming EKF U21 European Championships in Bielsko Biala Poland in February 2025.
Kumite:
• Logan Morrison - Cadet -57kg
• Cullen Brodie - Cadet -70kg
• Joe Gallagher - Junior -61kg
• Euan Reid - Junior -68kg
• Benjamin Packwood - Junior -76kg
• Alasdair Grantham - Junior +76kg
• Adam Hamill - U21 - 60kg
• Daniel Lyons - U21 -67kg
• Cameron Furness - U21 -84kg
• Ruby Clark - Cadet -47kg
• Julia Duff - Cadet -61kg
• Maia Ewing - Cadet +61kg
• Elize Bauld - Junior -66kg
• Kori Fital - U21 - 68kg
• Neve Ewing - U21 +68kg
Kata:
• Jamie Borthwick - Junior male
• Olivia Cuthbertson - Cadet female
• Emma Russell - Junior female
Congratulations to you all and we look forward to working with you in the build up to the tournament.
Best Regards
Paul Giannandrea
Karate Scotland - Chairman
Congratulations to three new Refereeing Commission members appointed by the Board of Directors
New members
Mr Alan Major
Mr Andrew Simpson
Mr Alex Rush
Karate Scotland along with Sportscotland will be holding a Child Wellbeing & Protection in Sport (CWPS) module 2 workshop on Friday 22nd November 2024.
Venue: Dakota Hotel, Eurocentral, Motherwell
Registration forms must be returned to the SKGB office no later than 8th November to allow registration with Sportscotland.
Registration forms available from SKGB association chairperson
Closing date for registrations - Monday 11th November 202
‘This workshop will enable coaches (and those training to become coaches) to understand how periods (menstruation) can impact karate practitioners’ experiences and provide some solutions to support menstruating practitioners.’
The workshop will be held on Friday 15th November 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Registration forms available from SKGB association chairperson