BROTHOCK SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB

🥋 BROTHOCK KARATE CLUB ANNUAL BBQ – A GREAT DAY TOGETHER 🍔🌭

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make this year’s Annual BBQ at the Rosely Hotel such an enjoyable day.

The morning started at the dojo with our Fun Family Training Session, bringing together members, parents, siblings and friends for a relaxed and lively session before everyone headed on to Rosely for the afternoon.

We were also delighted to welcome our guests from Guildtown Karate Club, who joined us for the morning training and continued on to the BBQ afterwards. It was great to have them with us and to see the clubs mixing so well.

The usual Brothock BBQ recipe was in full swing — bouncy castle, sumo suits, music, food, raffles and plenty of laughs.

The annual Fire Brigade Boys v Girls water fight once again proved to be one of the highlights of the day — competitive, chaotic and, as always, very wet! 😊

There was also a special sumo challenge between Guildtown Karate Club and Brothock, with Guildtown coming out on top. We’ll need to work on that one for next year! 😂

A big thank you to Alan “Soots” Soutar, Arbroath’s professional darts player, for joining us and helping make the afternoon even more special.

Alan kindly presented our JKA Dan Grade certificates and also presented the Bill Denny Memorial Trophy – Adult Trophy to Hamish Grewar, recognising an outstanding 2025.

Hamish’s achievements included:

🥋 Achieving JKA 3rd Dan
🥇 1st place – Team Kumite, JKA/WF Scottish Championships
🥉 3rd place – Individual Kumite, JKA/WF Scottish Championships
🎓 Achieving his Scottish Karate Board Coaching Qualification

A very well-deserved recognition of an excellent year.

A big thank you also to:

Big Al for all his hard work on the BBQ.

Jiving Jim for keeping the sounds going throughout the afternoon.

Lynn for organising the raffles and fundraising. We’ll circulate the final fundraising total in due course.

Phil for taking photographs throughout the day and helping capture so many of the moments.

Paul Brown and the members of our Organising Committee for all the planning and work that goes on behind the scenes to make the event happen.

A special thanks also to the staff at the Rosely Hotel for looking after us so well.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who supported the event in any way — whether helping with setup, food, activities, fundraising, transport, tidying up, joining in or simply coming along and being part of the day.

Events like this are really about bringing the whole club community together, and it was great to see members of all ages, families, friends and our visitors from Guildtown enjoying the day together.

Thank you everyone — another brilliant Brothock BBQ. 🥋🍔🌭😊

Photos courtesy of Phil Petrie

🌟 Brothock Shotokan Karate Club – Tiger Cub Star Student 🌟

🏅 Congratulations to Oliver! 🏅

Well done, Napier, on being named our Tiger Cub Star Student! Your enthusiasm, positive attitude and effort in class have really stood out.

Keep up the fantastic work and keep enjoying your karate — you’re doing brilliantly! 🥋⭐

We are currently enrolling new Tiger Cubs.
For more information, message us on Facebook or WhatsApp 07713 161103.

Family Fun Day at the Dojo 🥋

Before our BBQ on Saturday, we had a brilliant Family Fun Day at the dojo.

We were really pleased to welcome members from Guildtown Karate Club, run by Monaca and Nicky. Both are excellent karateka, and Monaca has strong links with Arbroath, with family living locally, so it was especially nice to welcome her along.

Karate is a sport that can be shared by everyone, and that was very much the theme of the morning — kids, parents and families all getting involved, having a laugh and enjoying training together.

There were plenty of fun and games, including kids versus parents — which, of course, the kids won! 😄

Then it was off to the BBQ for an afternoon of more fun, food and good company.

A great day all round, and a lovely reminder of the friendships and community that karate can bring. 🥋

🌟 Brothock Shotokan Karate Club – Tiger Cub Star Student 🌟

🏅 Congratulations to Napier! 🏅

Well done, Napier, on being named our Tiger Cub Star Student! Your enthusiasm, positive attitude and effort in class have really stood out.

Keep up the fantastic work and keep enjoying your karate — you’re doing brilliantly! 🥋⭐

We are currently enrolling new Tiger Cubs.
For more information, message us on Facebook or WhatsApp 07713 161103.

🎯🥋 JKA DAN GRADE CERTIFICATES PRESENTED AT ROSELEY

Another special presentation took place at our Club BBQ at Roseley on Sunday 22nd, when four Brothock members received their Japan Karate Association Dan Grade certificates.

We were delighted to have the certificates presented by Arbroath’s own Alan “Soots” Soutar, professional PDC darts player and a great supporter of sport within the local community.

👏 Paul Brown – 3rd Dan JKA
👏 Chris Grewar – 3rd Dan JKA
👏 Hamish Grewar – 3rd Dan JKA
👏 Lucy Petrie – 2nd Dan JKA

All four had successfully passed their examinations previously, with their official JKA certificates collected on behalf of the club at this year’s Summer Camp.

A JKA Dan grade represents an internationally recognised and accredited standard, earned through a rigorous examination and many years of committed training.

There is a particularly nice story behind Chris and Hamish Grewar, father and son, who have trained together for many years and now both hold the rank of JKA 3rd Dan. Both are also Scottish Karate Governing Body qualified coaches and are heavily involved in training and teaching our members, predominantly at our Forfar classes.

Their development has also benefited enormously over the years from the input, coaching and encouragement of Ross Watson, something we are very pleased to acknowledge.

Paul Brown, another long-standing member of Brothock, was also presented with his 3rd Dan certificate – another excellent achievement reflecting many years of training, teaching and commitment to the club.

And a very special congratulations to Lucy Petrie, receiving her JKA 2nd Dan certificate and marking another important milestone in her karate journey.

Lucy is not only a dedicated and accomplished karateka, but also one of our valued young leaders, setting an excellent example to younger members through her commitment, attitude and willingness to support others in the club. Her progress and contribution make this achievement especially pleasing to celebrate.

There was also an extra family connection to Lucy’s success. Her sister Poppy recently emulated Lucy’s original black belt achievement by successfully gaining her own black belt at this year’s Summer Camp – a fantastic achievement for both sisters and a wonderful reflection of their shared dedication to karate.

A big thank you to Alan Soutar for taking the time to make the presentations.

Known throughout the darts world as “Soots”, Alan is an Arbroath-based professional who has represented Scotland 50 times, captained his country and was part of Scotland’s 2013 WDF World Cup winning team. Since joining the PDC professional circuit he has reached the last 16 of the World Championship twice, the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts and, in 2024, won his first PDC ranking title. Away from the oche he is also a firefighter and founded the Angus Darts Academy, helping young people across the area get involved in the sport. (Mission Darts⁠)

It was fitting to have one of Angus’ best-known sporting figures presenting certificates recognising the achievements of four of our own.

Congratulations Paul, Chris, Hamish and Lucy – thoroughly deserved. 👏🥋🎯