Sport Karate East

07/10/2026

🥋 CAN YOU COMPLETE ALL TEN KICKS WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL?*⚡

Ten kicks. Different techniques. Both legs. Both directions.

And every kick has to count! 👊

In this activity, our SPORT KARATE EAST students work through one of our standard ten-kick sequences, combining:

🔵 Back-leg and front-leg Mawashi Geri
🔵 Back-leg and front-leg Ura Mawashi Geri
🔵 Ushiro Ura Mawashi Geri, spinning in both directions

But the challenge isn't simply completing the sequence.

It's maintaining balance, accuracy, coordination and control from the first kick to the last.

Every technique requires the student to adjust their body position, manage the distance and recover ready for the next kick.

We're developing:

🔵 Kicking technique
🔵 Bilateral coordination
🔵 Balance and stability
🔵 Hip rotation
🔵 Targeting accuracy
🔵 Flexibility and control
🔵 Technical consistency

Because effective kicking isn't simply about how high or how fast you can kick.

It's about delivering the right technique with control: whichever leg or direction you're using.

🥋 TEN KICKS. TOTAL CONTROL. ⚡

SPORT KARATE EAST
Train • Develop • Progress

07/10/2026

Special limited edition pin badge for the commonwealth championships

Please click below to purchase.
Cost: £7.50.

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All proceeds will go the Commonwealth organising fund.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Collection will be at registration during the Commonwealth Championships.

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Commonwealth Karate Federation

05/10/2026

NEWS FROM THE WKF.

05/10/2026

😃 WHO SAYS DEVELOPING YOUR KARATE CAN'T BE FUN?

There's plenty of kicking happening here…

But just look at the smiles! 🥋❤️

Three of our female members working together, continually moving, finding the distance and looking for opportunities to practise their kicking skills.

They're developing:

🔵 Kicking technique
🔵 Balance and coordination
🔵 Movement
🔵 Distance judgement
🔵 Timing
🔵 Accuracy and control
🔵 Reactions
🔵 Confidence

But there's something else happening too…

They're enjoying themselves.

Developing a skill requires repetition: but repetition doesn't have to be boring.

Create the right activity and students can practise again and again while moving, learning, laughing and supporting each other.

That's what we love to see.

🥋 TRAIN. KICK. SMILE. 😃

SPORT KARATE EAST
Train • Develop • Progress

03/10/2026

🥋 𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘! 🥋

Join us in 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱𝘁𝗵-𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 for the 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀!

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👕 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆.
🎉 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 - 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

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We look forward to welcoming you to the 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀!

📣 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱!

30/09/2026

👀 CAN YOU FIND THE RIGHT MOMENT TO ATTACK?

In Kumite, being fast isn't enough.

The target moves.

The distance changes.

And the opportunity to score can appear — and disappear — in a fraction of a second. ⚡

In this live partner activity, our students are continually moving, adjusting their distance and looking for the right moment to deliver their attack.

They have to:

🔵 Track their partner
🔵 Manage the distance
🔵 Recognise the opening
🔵 Choose the right moment
🔵 Attack with speed and accuracy
🔵 Recover and keep moving

The punch is only the final part.

The real skill is recognising WHEN to use it.

🥋 FIND YOUR MOMENT! ⚡

SPORT KARATE EAST
Train • Develop • Progress

28/09/2026

👀 SEE IT. SCORE IT. ⚡

What happens when a simple reaction drill becomes a live Kumite challenge?

We start with beanbags.

The students have to watch, react and respond to an external visual stimulus: developing reactions, concentration and hand-eye coordination.

Then we change the problem. 🥋

The beanbag disappears and suddenly the target is another person who is moving.

Now the distance changes.

The position changes.

The opportunity appears… and disappears. ⚡

Students have to:

🔵 See the opportunity
🔵 React quickly
🔵 Move into range
🔵 Judge the distance
🔵 Find the target
🔵 Deliver the punch

That's the progression we're looking for.

First develop the reaction. Then apply it.

Because Kumite isn't simply about knowing HOW to punch.

It's recognising WHEN to punch. 👊⚡

🥋 SPORT KARATE EAST
Train • Develop • Progress

28/09/2026

27/09/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW – BOOK ONLINE IN ADVANCE & SAVE

Tickets are now on sale for the 12th Commonwealth Karate Championship, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 5th–8th November 2026.

Supporters, families and members of the karate community can purchase everything they need in advance through our official online ticket office:

🎟️ Day Tickets
🎟️ Multi-Day Tickets
👕 Official Event T-Shirts

Book online in advance to secure discounted prices compared with prices available at the door.

👉 Book Tickets & Official Event T-Shirts:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/karatescotlandevents

Join us in Glasgow for four exciting days of Commonwealth karate, bringing together competitors from across the Commonwealth for the 12th Commonwealth Karate Championship.

We look forward to welcoming competitors, coaches, officials, families and supporters to Glasgow.


Regards
Paul Giannandrea
Karate Scotland President

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27/09/2026

👀 SEE IT. HIT IT. ⚡

Sounds simple…

Until you don't know which target is going to light up next!

In this activity, our Blaze Pods create a constantly changing visual challenge around the freestanding cylinder.

As each pod lights up, the student has to recognise the target, adjust their position and respond quickly and accurately. 🎯

There's no predetermined target.

They have to:

🔵 See the light
🔵 Process the information
🔵 Adjust their position
🔵 Find the target
🔵 Respond with speed and accuracy

That means we're combining reactions, movement, targeting and decision-making within one activity.

Because in Kumite, you don't always know where the next opportunity is going to appear.

See it. Find it. Respond. ⚡

🥋 SPORT KARATE EAST
Train • Develop • Progress