Kugatsu Disability Karate

We are passionate about ensuring that disabled people have the same access to opportunities as everyone else and sport holds a special place in our hearts.
We are committed to bringing accessible disability friendly sports to West Dunbartonshire. Our first move in this has been to introduce disability karate to the area in partnership with Kugatsu Karate and our class has now been running for 2 years.

Our classes are only £5 per session.

Come along and join us on Monday for some Karate fun.

10.30am to 11.30am

Antonine Sports Centre Duntocher, Clydebank.

Photos from World Karate Federation's post

Thank you to Allan Miller and his coaching team for an excellent Charity Kali & Pads seminar today. Thanks also to everyone who supported the event.

A total of £540.00 was raised for The Big Disability Group. (A local charity which supports a number of our members with a disability to participate in our Karate classes.)

The SWA warmly invites members of the SKGB/BKF with a disability or additional support needs to join our workshop with Luigi Busà, Olympic Gold Medallist.

Please complete this form below to book your place https://form.jotform.com/213056056811348

The workshop will be held on Sunday 14th May 2023 at Engage Sports Centre, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, EH11 4BN from 1.15pm - 2.15pm and will be free of charge.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Andy Elliott, Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association Vicechair & Scottish National Para Karate Coach ([email protected]).

The workshop has been organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh in conjunction with Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association. 🇮🇹🥋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

SWA members please see this post https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=546311500967761&id=100067667467836

URGENT MESSAGE
TONIGHT’S FIRST CLASS CANCELLED
JUNIOR DISABILITY 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Due to a family emergency (urgent hospital admission) and being unable to secure cover, the first class tonight has had to be cancelled. The second and third classes are covered and will run as normal. Students from the junior disability class are welcome to join the junior class from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

LAST CLASSES OF THE YEAR

The last classes of 2022 are on Wednesday 21st December in the Scout Hall.

10.30am Senior Disability Class
6.00pm Junior Disability Class
7.00pm Junior Class
8.00pm Senior Class.

All classes will return to the normal schedule after the holiday on Saturday 7th January 2023.

Well done and congratulations to all the white belts at our Adult Disability Karate Class at the Antonine Sports Centre who passed their first grading yesterday.

Your yellow belts suit you👍🥋

The Big Disability Group
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WE ARE HIRING!
Thanks to funding from The Robertson Trust and the National Lottery Community Fund, we are looking for an enthusiastic Digital Communications Worker to join our team!

For more details, the job description and to apply please check out our website.

www.thebigdisabilitygroup.com/vacancies

Closing date 30th September 2022.

*** REMINDER ***

With the exception of the ‘Aye She Can’ class on Sunday, all classes in the Scout Hall are on over the September holiday weekend.

*** REMINDER - All classes return to the normal schedule tomorrow (Wednesday 17th August) ***

Looking forward to seeing everyone back at classes.

*** REMINDER ***

Classes start back tomorrow (Monday 1st August 2022). Looking forward to seeing you all back at training.

N.B. The revised summer timetable is still in operation.

‼️ POSTPONED ‼️
Just a reminder that our Sports Day Event which was scheduled to take place this weekend has been postponed.
We will let everyone know as soon as we have a new date for this event.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please share this post.

Antonine Sports Centre
Clydebank Post
Clydesiders

We will be there. Why not come along and give Karate a try?

⚽️THE BIG DISABILITY SPORTS DAY 🥊
🎾We are partnering with the Antonine Sports Centre to bring you an accessible and inclusive sports event where everyone is welcome!
🥅 Come along to the Antonine Sports Centre in Duntocher from 12pm to 3pm on Saturday 30th July and try out various different sports and find out how they can be adapted to suit anyones disability or needs ⚽️
You can also find out about our disability karate classes that we run from the Antonine too.
🎾 We’ll have information, sports to try, inflatables for the kids as well as tea, coffee and snacks 🥊
If you’ve always wondered what sports you can do or what could be amended for your needs then this is your sign to come along. 🥅

⭐️It might just change your life. ⭐️

For more information email us at [email protected] or call 01412374560.

Antonine Sports Centre

*** Adult Disability Class Wednesday 6th July CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances. ***

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kevin's The Big Disability Tour De Millport page

We have worked closely with Kevin from The Big Disability Group over the last year or so to establish the Adult Disability Karate class at the Antonine Sports Centre.

A great charity.

Kevin's The Big Disability Tour De Millport page Help Kevin Crawford raise money to support The Big Disability Group

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances the Adult Disability Karate class is CANCELLED tomorrow morning (Tuesday 3rd May).

Sorry for the short notice and the inconvenience caused.

The Adult Disability class is still on Wednesday morning.

Great to be back at our Adult Disability Class at the Antonine Sports Centre. Thanks to Kevin from The Big Disability Group for securing the funding to support this class and the members.

We are recruiting new members NOW!

CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS!!

We at the Big Disability Group continuously work to promote sports inclusion and are pleased to be able to support Disability Martial Arts in Clydebank and West Dunbartonshire.

Due to the success of our previous programmes, The Big Disability Group are delighted to announce that we are able to support a further 8 week block of Karate classes, in partnership with Kugatsu Karate and the Antonine Sport Centre.

So, join us for some Karate fun on Mondays, 10.30 to 11.30am at the Antonine Sport Centre, starting Monday 15th November.
Only £5 per class.

For more information email: [email protected], send a private message on facebook or call 0141 237 4560

https://www.thebigdisabilitygroup.com/
https://www.kugatsukarate.co.uk/
https://antoninesportscentre.co.uk/

The Big Disability Group

The BDG are here to let you know what activities and support services are available in your local area for people and families of people with disabilities.

The Big Disability Group We're here to let you know what activities and support services are available in your local area for people and families of people with disabilities.

OUR DISABILITY KARATE CLASS IS OFF THIS COMING MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER.
WE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY 4TH OCTOBER HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS!!
The Big Disability Group continuously works to promote inclusion and is delighted to be able to support Disability Martial Arts in Clydebank and West Dunbartonshire.

Join us for some Karate fun on Mondays, 10.30 to 11.30am at the Antonine Sport Centre. Only £5 per class.

For more information email: [email protected], send a private message on facebook or call 0141 237 4560

https://www.thebigdisabilitygroup.com/
https://www.kugatsukarate.co.uk/
https://antoninesportscentre.co.uk/

CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS!!
The Big Disability Group continuously works to promote inclusion and is delighted to be able to support Disability Martial Arts in Clydebank and West Dunbartonshire.
Our latest block of classes begin on Monday 13th September, 10.30 to 11.30am. Only £5 per class.
For more information email: [email protected], send a private message on facebook or call 0141 237 4560
https://www.thebigdisabilitygroup.com/
https://www.kugatsukarate.co.uk/
https://antoninesportscentre.co.uk/

Unfortunately our ADULT DISABILITY CLASS TOMORROW (Wednesday 8th September) has been CANCELLED.

Sorry of any inconvenience caused.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the ADULT DISABILITY KARATE CLASS on Tuesday 31st August 2021 has been CANCELLED. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The class on Wednesday is on as usual.

*** 300 Red / Blue Jigsaw Mats (20mm) for Sale ***

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on our ability to hire 3 of our 4 pre-lockdown #1 venues, we relocated all of our Karate classes to our main dojo in the Scout Hall (Ripon Drive, Kelvindale) last September.

As a result we have a surplus of 300 red / blue 1m square (20mm) jigsaw mats. The mats were purchased 15 months before the first lockdown and are in very good condition. Most have not been used since first lockdown.

Looking to sell all the mats @ £5.00 each

Collection only.

If you are interested in buying some or all of the mats please message me.

Why Martial Arts are good for the Special Needs Children?

Why Martial Arts are good for the Special Needs Children? Martial arts are great for the children with special needs because they are just an “art.” It includes self-expression and a competition against themselves.

NEW CLASS SCHEDULE - Starting on Monday 7th June 2021

With Glasgow moving to LEVEL 2, adults (i.e. over 18s) can return to indoor training. As a result, we are launching a NEW FULL SCHEDULE of classes on Monday 7th June.

- Our Disability Karate classes for children & adults are back!
- The Aye She Can Do Karate class is back! (Our Karate class for women & secondary school aged girls)

The full schedule of classes can be seen below.

Classes continue to be limited to 12 participants.

Photos from Kugatsu Karate-Do's post

UPDATED CLASS SCHEDULE
(starting Monday 26th April 2021)

We are planning to re-open our indoor Karate classes in the Scout Hall (66 Ripon Drive, Kelvindale) for members aged 17 years and under from Monday 26th April 2021.

We hope that members aged 18 years and above will be able to return to indoor classes from Monday 17th May 2021; in the meantime members aged 18 years and above will have to continue to join in the classes via ZOOM.

Outlined below is the revised class schedule to cover this period.

UPDATED ONLINE CLASS SCHEDULE
(starting Monday 15th March 2021)

As Primary Schools will be fully re-opening from Monday 15th March, we have made a few changes to our online class schedule for our Junior members (P1 - P7).

The Junior classes held on a Monday and Friday afternoon have been cancelled. Instead, we will run online Junior Classes on a Monday and Wednesday evening (6.00 - 6.55pm). Juniors who attended the Friday afternoon class are welcome to join in our online Karate class on a Friday evening (6.30 - 7.30pm); this class is suitable for members of all ages and for families.

We will hopefully be able to re-start our indoor classes in Scout Hall soon. Until then all classes will be held online. Once the weather improves and the lighter nights are here, we will look at the possibly running some outdoor classes if we are not able to return to the Scout hall.

Over the last few weeks, I have been working in partnership with colleagues from Active Schools Glasgow to produce short tutorial videos that can be used by pupils, schools, parents and carers. The videos have been produced to promote Karate and physical activity during times when the COVID-19 restrictions mean that regular Active Schools sessions are not being held in schools. Click on the link below to access the videos. More videos will be added over the next few weeks.
https://www.kugatsukarate.co.uk/active-schools

NEW ONLINE CLASS SCHEDULE (FROM 6TH JANUARY 2021)

Due to the COVID-19 Lockdown restrictions across mainland Scotland, we are not able to run any indoor classes. All classes will instead be delivered online via ZOOM.

Outlined below is the revised schedule of our ONLINE classes that will run from 6th January 2021. The schedule has been drawn up to consider the outcome of the recent online poll and will be regularly reviewed based on attendance, feedback, etc.

Please note that all ZOOM links and information have been updated for 2021. Please contact us for details.

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I hope that you are all well and have had a good New Year.

I understand that the First Minister has recalled the Scottish Parliament for a session tomorrow to update them on the latest COVID-19 information, etc.

The publication of the new class schedule (due to start on Wednesday 6th January) will be delayed until after the FM's statement to Parliament tomorrow. This will allow us to incorporate any updated information / restrictions into the schedule and our planning for re-opening the Kugatsu Karate-Do in 2021.

Graham

Happy New Year to all our members, parents, Carers and supporters. All the best for 2021🥂🥋😀

Merry Christmas to all our members, parents, carers and supporters. We hope you all have a good time over the festive season.🎅🥋😀

COVID-19 UPDATE (20TH DECEMBER 2020)

The club is now closed for our annual break over the Christmas & New Year period. We had originally planned (hoped) to re-open our indoor classes on Wednesday 6th January 2021. However due to the Scottish Government announcement yesterday that mainland Scotland will enter Tier 4 on 26th December for a period of at least 3 weeks, we will not be able to re-open with classes in the Scout Hall on this date.

Instead, classes will resume ONLINE ONLY (via ZOOM) on Wednesday 6th January 2021 and will continue online until we come out of Tier 4. (The Online Class Schedule will be published nearer the time.)

Hopefully, following the 3-week period in Tier 4 we will move to a lower tier and be able to return to running indoor classes. We will keep you updated as more information from the Scottish Government and the Scottish Karate Governing Body becomes available.

Stay Safe and we hope you all have a good time over the Christmas and New Year period.

COVID-19 UPDATE (17TH NOVEMBER 2020)

The Scottish Government have announced that Glasgow will enter Tier 4 from 6.00pm on Friday 20th November 2020. Unfortunately, this means that there will be no indoor Karate classes for any age whilst we remain in Tier 4. The Scottish Government have indicated that the Tier 4 restrictions will be in place until 11th December 2020.

The move to Tier 4 (and the requirement to close our indoor classes) is extremely disappointing. We will continue to do everything we can to keep our students safe and to adhere to all the measures the Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB) and the Scottish Government have put in place.

Our classes for under 18s in the Scout Hall on Wednesday (18th November) will go ahead as planned. Unfortunately, the indoor classes scheduled for Friday and Saturday (20th & 21st November) are cancelled.

We would normally close the club for the Christmas and New Year period around the 19th December. As a result, we have decided that all our indoor classes will remain closed until January 2021; even if the Scottish Government permits the reopening of indoor classes after 11th December.

We plan to reopen our indoor classes in the Scout Hall from Wednesday 6th January 2021; subject of course to the approval of the SKGB and the Scottish Government (i.e. Glasgow is in Tier 3 or lower).

From Friday 20th November until Friday 18th December 2020, we will be holding all Karate classes online via ZOOM. A schedule of ZOOM classes will be published and circulated shortly.

As you know, we had gradings scheduled for early December. It is my intention to hold gradings for all eligible members on Saturday 19th December 2020 either via ZOOM or in the Scout Hall (assuming we are no longer in Tier 4). Details will be confirmed as soon as possible.

Thank you for all your support and patience during this time, it is greatly appreciated. I am looking forward to our classes returning to something close to ‘normal’ soon. I will keep you updated with any developments as they arise.

We will continue to do everything we can to ensure that there is still a Karate Club to come back to in 2021.

Stay Safe and I hope to see you all on ZOOM.

Graham