Mindsparx Karate Academy

What a fantastic day at the Karate Scotland International Open 2026 in Motherwell, at the weekend! 🏆🥋

A huge well done to all of our competitors who stepped onto the tatami and gave it their all. The effort, determination and sportsmanship shown throughout the day was outstanding! 👏🔥

We were delighted to be bringing home 9 medals across Kata and Kumite, but even more importantly, every student represented Mindsparx Karate Academy with pride, respect and a positive attitude.

We are very proud of you all! 💜

🧠✨ MEMORY MONTH IN ACTION! ✨🧠

This month, our Life Skill focus is Memory, and our Little Dragons 🐉 and Little Ninjas 🥷 have been putting their brains to the test!

This week, they took part in a fun memory challenge where they had to study a structure made from colourful equipment 🌈, remember exactly how it looked, and then recreate it from memory. 👀➡️🧩

Not only was it great fun, but it also helped develop concentration, observation skills, problem-solving and confidence.

Awesome job! 👏

🌟 Mindsparx Karate Juniors: developing life skills that last far beyond the dojo. 🌟

Our Nunchucks Seminar on Sunday was a huge success!👏

Led by Sensei Colin, our students learned how to safely handle and use these martial arts training weapons while developing their coordination, control and focus. 🎯💪

From learning the fundamentals to practising some very cool spins, strikes and combinations, everyone worked incredibly hard and showed fantastic enthusiasm throughout the sessions. 🌟⚡🥷

It's always great to see students stepping out of their comfort zones, learning new skills and having lots of fun at the same time! 😁🙌

A massive well done to everyone who attended! 👏

A huge congratulations to all of our Little Dragons and Little Ninjas who graded on Saturday! 🥋 👏

Our students worked incredibly hard and proudly demonstrated everything they have been learning since their previous grading. From their concentration stances, front kicks, knife-hand strikes and side kicks, right through to their katas, every student gave their very best effort and showed fantastic progress.💪

It was wonderful to see their confidence, focus and determination shine through on the mats. ✨

Sensei Tracey was incredibly proud to present each student with their new belts and celebrate all of their achievements. 🎖️🥋

Well done, everyone! We can't wait to see what you achieve before the next grading! ❤️

🥊 What a fantastic evening of classes at Mindsparx Karate Academy - kicking things off (no pun intended) with Kumite across all age groups🥊

A huge congratulations to tonight's mat winners:

🥷 Ninja of the Ring – Maria
🐯 Tiger of the Ring – Lauren
⭐ Master of the Mats – Gabby

We then headed outdoors for a beach K-Club session, focusing on developing effective chambers for kicks, improving balance and refining technique 💪

Awesome effort from everyone tonight! 🤜🤛