Red Gate Karate Group

14/10/2026

A chance for girls to train with Amy Connell in an all female session. Any age, any grade, this is a fantastic opportunity. Details below.

Dear Commonwealth Federation Representatives,

I hope you are all well.

On behalf of Karate Scotland, I am delighted to invite women attending the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Glasgow to take part in our

Guardian Girls Seminar on Thursday 5 November 2026.

We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with the women travelling from your country, including athletes, coaches, officials, team members and supporters.

Guardian Girls is a WKF initiative welcoming, 90-minute self-defence session designed to empower women through practical techniques, personal safety awareness, confidence and boundary-setting. No previous martial arts experience or particular fitness level is required.

Event details

Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Time: 10-11:30am (registration from 9:45am )
Location: Glasgow International Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Registration deadline: Tuesday 20th October 2026
Please ensure participants register by the deadline to allow time for event T-shirts to be produced. A follow-up email will be sent after registration to collect the additional T-shirt information.

Registration link: https://manager.dojoexpert.com/student/register.aspx?g=6a148210-31a1-45e3-892f-c6d26e68d42a&j=en-GB

We would love to welcome women from across the Commonwealth to this positive and empowering initiative.

I look forward to welcoming you all to Glasgow.

Kind regards,
Amy Connell

Karate Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

14/10/2026

Scottish Karate Federation Open Championships are in November. This will be a great competition for all our students to attend to gain experience. Both kata and kumite.

I will share more details next week when we return from holiday.

12/10/2026

Reminder to all that there are no classes on this week due to being on holiday.

Classes will be on as normal next Tuesday.

Have a good week 😎

26/09/2026

SKF Technical Course next month.

Details of the next SKF Technical Committee course at Randori on Sunday the 4th of October.. for all Kyu Grades and above..

14/09/2026

Reminder!!!!

No classes on this Tuesday (14/09/26).

Classes on as normal on Friday.

14/09/2026

Erin and Ami proudly showing off their medals from the Central Scotland Open last week.

Well done again girls!

09/09/2026

Upcoming kata course. Beneficial to all our kyu and dan grades who want to compete.

07/09/2026

Ami proudly showing off her medal yesterday!

07/09/2026

Yesterday members of the club competed in the Central Scotland Open at Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Wishaw.

Results:

Wado Kata

E.Hunter-Talbot 13-14 Girls Junior to 4th kyu 🥈
A.Shaw 16+ Female Dan Grade 🥈

Excellent results from the 2 girls.

For our juniors they were now competing in wider range of grades so for Erin to step up and bring home a medal was fantastic.

Ami was competing in the adult section for the first time and got to the final where she met a far more experienced opponent but more than held her own.

For everyone else who competed it was a good mat time. Sometimes decisions or points don’t go your way in sport karate. Don’t worry and trust the process. We are all learning here.

Well done again and we’ll see you tomorrow at class.

04/09/2026

Big weekend coming up!

Classes are on as usual tonight at Kirkcaldy YM.

On Sunday we have some students competing at the Central Scotland Open in Wishaw.

We are expecting it to be a step up for us with almost everybody moving up a level in age and with the juniors being put in with the lower senior grades. However, we welcome the challenge and will learn from it no matter the outcome 👊

Good luck to all competing 🥋