News
Please
note these important dates for the Kofukan Scotland's 2012 calender.
Due to lack of numbers, the National Championships will not run as scheduled this April instead there will now be a course running from 11am until 3pm with a number of instructors concentrating on different subjects. The cost will be £5 per person and will be held at the Hunter Centre , Kilmarnock on April 29th.
2 new Galleries have been put up one for the international championships held in Portugal and the other with a visit to the Shito-Ryu Shukokai Union Karate in Italy by Sensei Lorenzo D'Andrea
Saturday 9th/Sunday 10th June - The first of this years Shihan Tomiyama biannual Scottish courses.
Sunday 24th June - Grading
Saturday 10th/Sunday 11th November - Shihan Tomiyama's return for his second Scottish course of the year.
Sunday 25th November - Grading
Team Kofukan swung into action again this time for Ayrshire Cancer Support with a run around Ayr. Click here to see a couple of photographs.
Several members from the clubs took part in the Glasgow Rat Race event. A charity event run around the clyde waterfront, involving several obstacles including a pirate style plank walk and jump into the clyde from a tall ship. To see Team Kofukan in action at the event click here.
Introduction
Nationally, Kofukan Scotland are affiliated to the Scottish Karate Governing Body and internationally to Kofukan International. On a more local level all of the clubs are affiliated to their respective Sports Councils
Kofukan International itself has over 20 different member countries, details of which you can find in the information section.
The Chief Instructor in Scotland is Sensei Paul Reid 6th Dan, who has been training now for over 35 years and reports to the Kofukan Internation Cheif Instructors Shihan's Keiji Tomiyama and Naoki Omi, both of who are 7th Dan, whom he has trained with now for over 28 years.
All coaches are registered with the Scottish Karate Governing Body and are constantly updated with their required qualifications.
New students and indeed returning students (of any grade) are always welcome in any of the dojos (training halls). The dojos themselves are places where the members are put through their paces physically, however, they are also a place of learning, enjoyment and harmony.
Please come along to one of the clubs to give karate a try, where you will be made welcome. Karate is an excellent way to improve your own general fitness and health, as well as providing a means of self defence and improving your self confidence. This helps in not only providing you a means in which to meet your goals within Karate but also those personal goals that you may have outwith the sport.
If it is a dedicated career with a black belt as your target then all of the clubs have a proven track record in being able to take a willing student all the way from beginner to black belt level. This is only the beginning of the journey however.