Competition Karate at the Kugatsu Karate-Do

At the Kugatsu Karate-Do, students have the opportunity to participate in the sporting or competitive aspect of karate.  Our students regularly participate in local and national karate competitions throughout the United Kingdom.  Recent events entered include;

-    The Commonwealth Karate Federation British Championships
-    The British Karate Federation British Championships
-    The Scottish Karate Governing Body Scottish Championships
-    The Karate Kai Scotland Championships
-    The Scottish Karate Open Championships
-    The B.I.K.O. British Open
-    The Scottish Karate Grand Prix
-    The Cumbria Open
-    The Malta Four Nations Championships

Our students compete in both Kumite (sparring) and Kata (forms) events, and regularly attend competition orientated training sessions at club, association and national level.  In addition, the Kugatsu Karate-Do also arranges courses with top competition karate-ka.  For example with Jonathan Mottram (Commonwealth Kata Champion and European Bronze medallist 2008) and Leon Walters, the WKF World Heavyweight Kumite Champion 2002 and silver medallist 2004.

Our Chief Instructor, Sensei Graham McCann, is currently the Karate Kai Scotland Kata Coach and a British Karate Federation Kumite Referee and Kata Judge.

The Kugatsu Karate-Do also organises a closed competition for its junior members, i.e. The Kugatsu Karate-Do Junior Championships.  Our junior championships have been running since 2000, and is the highlight of our junior members' year.  Fortunately, we have managed to secure sponsorship for the event from local businesses and as a result, our students are competing for around £2000 worth of trophies.