Stirling Karate

Everyone at the Club is incredibly proud of Kyle on his selection to represent Scotland at the WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, in October 2026.

This is a fantastic achievement and a reward for years of hard work, dedication, and commitment. Congratulations also to Kyle's family, whose support has been such an important part of this journey.

We'd also like to congratulate all the athletes selected from JKS Scotland and Karate Scotland. We wish Team Scotland every success in Poland!

Congratulations to all JKS Scotland athletes selected by Karate Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to compete at the WKF U21, Junior & Cadet World Championships taking place in Bialsko Biala Poland 🇵🇱 October 14th - 18th 2026.

KUMITE:
Ruby Clark
James Craib
Cullen Brodie
Stephen Gregory

KATA:
Kyle France
Emma Russell
Zack Ewart

Congratulations to you all, an incredible achievement to be selected for this global event where only 1 person per category per nation can represent which makes selections even more special.

Many thanks to the Karate Scotland team for puting their trust in our and all other selected Scottish athletes.



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We're excited to welcome Watanabe Sensei (5th Dan JKS) to our Stirling dojo for a special seminar.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from one of the JKS's most accomplished instructors.

👉 All students aged 8+ are encouraged to attend both sessions, as the training will build throughout the evening.

📍 St Ninians Church Hall, Kirk Wynd, St Ninians, Stirling FK7 9AY
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⚠️ Spaces may be limited – to register or for more information, email [email protected]

Don't miss this excellent training opportunity! 👊

Stirling Karate

Big congratulations to Francesco, Greig, Kealon, Jaden, Misha, Ollie and Emmanuel for stepping onto the tatami at the JKS Scotland grassroots kata competition this weekend. 🥋👏

Special mention goes to our medal winners:
🥉 Francesco
🥉 Greig

Every competitor showed fantastic commitment, determination and spirit throughout the event, and you should all be proud of the way you represented the club.

A big thank you as well to Honbu for organising and hosting a great competition. Well done everyone! 👊

Congrats to all who successfully passed their grading over the weekend! Your dedication paid off. Well done, team! 🥋👏

To those who decided to focus on the next grading instead, that's often a smart choice! Next time, you'll be even more prepared and confident.

A big shout-out to our Brown & Black Belts for their contributions, whether assisting in classes or leading by example. Your efforts for the club are appreciated.

Proud of you all.

📣 GRADING DAY TIMETABLE ⬇️

Thank you for your grading application for May 2nd 2026.

Venue: JKS Scotland HQ, 24 Dickson Street, Elgin Ind Estate, Dunfermline, KY12 7SN

Please see time slots below:

Parents etc are allowed in to watch. We will be operating a kitchen up stairs for tea's, coffee's, cakes, toasties etc.

We will also have a stall for equipment, T shirts etc.


🐯 9:00am - Tiger Cubs

⚪️ 10:00am - White Belt going for Orange Belt (from Kirkcaldy, Dysart, Kinross, Burntisland)

⚪️ 10:30am - White Belt going for Orange Belt (All other white belts)

🟠 11:00am - Orange Belt going for Red Belt

🔴 11:30pm - Red Belt going for Yellow Belt

🟡 12:00pm - Yellow Belt going for Green Belt

🟢 12:30pm - Green Belt going for Purple Belt

🟣 & 🟣 ⚪️ 1:15pm - Purple Belt going for Purple White Belt & Purple White going for Brown Belt.

🟤 & 🟤 ⚪️ 2:15pm - Brown Belts & Brown 1 White Belts


PLEASE NOTE NEW TIMES BELOW FOR THE BROWN & BLACK BELT COURSE.

🟤 ⚫️ 3:00pm - All Brown & Black belts who are not grading for Black Belt on the day.

🟤 ⚫️ 3:45 pm - All Brown & Black Belts who are grading for 1st or 2nd Dan on the day.

⚫️ 4:45pm - Black Belt Grading


Please Note: DO NOT arrive anymore than 10-15 minutes earlier than you allocated time slot.

(You must have your own hand pads for the Black Belt Grading, You will not be permitted to grade without them)


All times are subject to change on the day so please remain patient.


🙏 Many thanks for your continued support/understanding and good luck on your grading.


Best regards

JKS Scotland HQ

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🏆👏🥋 Fantastic results at yesterday’s Grassroots Kumite Competition!

Congratulations to all competitors who stepped onto the mat and did their best. There were some impressive performances throughout the day.

It was wonderful to see so many from the club competing for the first time and doing so well.

Congratulations to:

🥇 Humphrey

🥈 Ellis
🥈 Taylor
🥈 Christopher

🥉 Jaden
🥉 Michelle
🥉 Jeana
🥉 Vidmantis
🥉 Daniel

Well done to Zander and Greg for their performances.

Proud of the whole team! 💪👏

Thank you to the Honbu for organising another successful event.