Promoting Traditional and Sport Wado-Kai Karate in Scotland
Congratulations to the following members who medalled at the British Four Nations Karate Championships on 19-20th April 2025 at Oriam Sports Performance Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
🥇 Sophie – Para Kata
🥉 Kyle – Para Kata
🥉Tom and Andrew – Veterans Pairs Kata
🥉 Vlad – Boys 7-9 Year Kumite +25kg
🥉 Sofiya – Girls 10-11 Years Kumite +35kg
🥉 Calum – Male Cadet Kumite -70kg
Congratulations to the following members who passed their Dan Grading on Sunday 13th April 2025.
Leanne Delaney 1st Dan
Sakina Chalal 2nd Dan
The examiners were Colin Clapperton, Peter Rogers and Lisa Scott.
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Scottish International Open Grand Prix at Ravenscraig today.
Medal results:
🥈Silver Rory – KU12 Boys Kumite
🥉Bronze Rueben – KA07 Boys Kata
🥉Bronze Amy – KA13 Female Junior Kata
🥉Bronze Tom – KA20 Male Veterans Kata
🥉Bronze Lisa – KA19 Female Veterans Kata
🥉Bronze Mila – KU09 Girls Kumite
🥉Bronze Sofiya – KU09 Girls Kumite
🥉Bronze Rueben – KU11 Boys Kumite
🥉Bronze Callum – KU26 Male Cadet Kumite
Congratulations to the Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association members who took part in the International German Wado Cup in Berlin.
🥇Gold Lisa – Female 18 years+ Kata
🥈Silver Tom – Male 40+ years Kata
🥈Silver Zoe – Female U10 Kata
🥈Silver – Open Team Kata (Lisa, Tom, Andrew)
🥉Bronze Lachlan – Male U 14 years kata
🥉Bronze Tom – Over 30 years Kata
🥉Bronze Andrew – Male 18years+ Kata
🥉Bronze Andrew – Male 30-39 Kata
🥉Bronze – Over 30 years team kata
🏴🇮🇹🥋👊Congratulations to the following members of Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association who have been selected to represent the Scotland Wado Kai karate team at the Federation of European Wado-Kai Championships in Italy in October 2025.
Thomas Scott – Senior Male Kata and Veteran Male Kata
Andrew Forrest – Senior Male Kata
Lisa Scott – Senior Female Kata and Veteran Female Kata
Sophie Jones – Para Kata
Congratulations to Tom winning Gold 🥇 in the Male Senior Kata category at the Irish Wado Karate Championships, in Belfast and to Tom, Lisa and Andrew winning Silver🥈in the Team Kata event.
Congratulations to Kevin Tierney who was awarded the grade of 3rd Dan Black Belt tonight. Kevin is one of our longest standing members having trained in Wado-Kai Karate for 50 years. He is pictured below receiving his award with examiners Peter Rogers 7th Dan and Colin Clapperton 8th Dan.
Well done to everyone who took part in the Meadowbank Open Kumite Championships on Sunday 2nd February 2025. Great team spirit with all the clubs supporting and helping each other. Medal winners were:
🥈Silver – Anthony – Kids Under 3’9″
🥉 Bronze – Ashley – Female Cadets
🥉 Bronze – Callum – Male Cadets
Great performances from all the members who took part in the Karate Scotland International Grand Prix at Ravenscraig today. We are proud of you all. Medal winners from Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association were:
🥈Silver – Tom – Male Veterans Kata
🥉Bronze – Andrew – Male Veterans Kata
Thanks to Tom and Andrew for coaching the younger members of the squad and to Tony for refereeing and judging at this prestigious event. Finally a big thank you to all the parents for their support of the coaches and the competitors. 🥋👏
Congratulations to the following members who passed their Dan Grading on Saturday 17th November 2024.
Murray Paton 1st Dan
Ron Carrick 2nd Dan
Jack McCallum 2nd Dan
Andrew Forrest 2nd Dan
Chloe Grant 3rd Dan
The examiners were Colin Clapperton, Peter Rogers and Lisa Scott.