Kelvin Hall Karate Club

13/10/2025

13/10/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Kvd0SgBeY

Members of both the Glasgow and Islay Karate Clubs, training towards northern end of the big strand on the Isle of Islay, September 2025.

17/06/2025

KARATE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS DURING THE SUMMER

New members are now welcome to come and have free taster classes at our Karate classes with an international karate instructor of over 55 plus years of traditional and practical karate training and teaching

Our Karate Association runs classes over the summer within the Kelvin Hall has a Wednesday evening plus a Saturday and Sunday afternoon for both children and adults.

First 2 classes are free as taster sessions and then the Karate fees for a child is £20.00 per calendar month - this fee allows access to all and any of the 6 children classes held weekly with an annual membership of £10.00.
Adult classes karate fee is £30 per calendar month for waged and £20 per calendar month for unwaged/students.

Again first 2 classes free as taster sessions with £15.00 annual membership due after taster sessions

For joining information contact
[email protected]

14/10/2024

Good afternoon

For those sufferers of insomnia here is another Karate Newsletter that will cure that condition

KARATE CLASSES OVER OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY WEEK

There will be no karate class at Douglas Academy this Monday (tonight) and no karate classes onTuesday/Wednesday or Saturday morning at Notre Dame Primary.

Also no karate class will be held this Thursday at Knightswood Primary and due to the school Halloween party there will be no class on Thursday 24th October.

Kelvin Hall class is on as normal both Saturday and Sunday with the Sunday class being held upstairs in Studio 1.

KARATE GRADINGS IN NOVEMBER 2024

Please ensure grading applications are in before their closing date

NATIONAL (POSSIBLY INTERNATIONAL) KARATE COURSE MARCH 2025

The Kelvin Hall has been booked on Saturday 1st March and Sunday 2nd March for a National Karate Course with both kyu (colour belt below Black) and Dan (Black belt) grading being conducted.

Our sister club from Islay will be in attendance with possibly some of our European associates.

Further updated information on this event will be issued in 2025 to all members.

19/08/2024

For those who can read German 😜

29/02/2024

Good afternoon

I trust everyone is enjoying this leap year day as well as the bright sunshine.

Please take note that on Saturday 2nd March that both the normal classes at Notre Dame Primary and Kelvin Hall are cancelled in favour of the Karate Grading being held Saturday 2nd March at the Kelvin Hall from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Even if you are not in for the grading you should attend the grading event as the way our Karate Association conducts gradings is by continual assessment and not just on the day

KARATE GRADINGS DURING MARCH

This is a rough timetable for the March gradings-



SATURDAY 2ND MARCH 2024

10.30am - All candidates in for the grading must arrive at Kelvin Hall by 10.30am for candidate enrolment to be confirmed

10.30am - 10.45am: both juniors and seniors participate in a general warm up
10.45am - 11.15am: both groups taken through basic movements of Karate (Kihon) - such as kicking, punching and grappling drills
11.15am - 11.20am: refreshment break
11.20am - 11.50am: all candidates to be tested on their Karate forms (Kata) to the standard of both their existing grade and proposed grade
11.50am - 11.55am: further refreshment break prior to colour belts awarded
11.55am - 12.15pm coloured belt ceremony, with successful candidates being awarded their new promotion with appropriate colour belt (referred to as Kyu grade in Karate)
Karate certificate(s) will be sent as pdf to successful candidates confirmed email address
12.15pm -12.25pm - photo time
12.30pm – Kelvin Hall Grading Completed
Grading at Douglas Academy will follow a similar format but spread over 2 Monday evening classes

KARATE BEANIES

We have a limited supply of Karate Beanies with our Karate Association logo for both children and adults that will be available free for registered members at the end of the grading - the way they will be dispersed will be advised on the day.

There will also be a limited number of Karate t shirts with our embroidered Karate logo at the grading - these are adult size ones which are being sold at the cost price of £12.00

Kind regards

Stephen

22/12/2023

All of our Karate classes are now over for 2023.

The following shows when we start back in 2024.

*KELVIN HALL*

*JANUARY 2024*

SAT START 6/01/2024
SUN START 7/01/2024

*KNIGHTSWOOD PRIMARY*

*JANUARY 2024*

THUR START 11/01/2024

*NOTRE DAME PRIMARY*

*JANUARY 2024*

SAT START 13/01/24
TUES START 9/01/24
WED START 10/01/24

*DOUGLAS ACADEMY*

*JANUARY 2024*

MON START 08/01/24

15/11/2023

Dates of Karate classes stopping for Festive Season in December 2023 and start back dates in January 2024.

*KELVIN HALL*

SAT STOP 16/12/2023

SUN STOP 17/12/2023

SAT START 6/01/2024

SUN START 7/01/2024

*KNIGHTSWOOD PRIMARY*

THUR STOP 21/12/2023

THUR START 11/01/2024

*NOTRE DAME PRIMARY*

SAT STOP 16/12/23

SAT START 13/01/24

TUES STOP 19/12/23

TUES START 9/01/24

WED STOP 20/12/23

WED START 10/01/24

*DOUGLAS ACADEMY*

MON STOP 18/12/23

MON START 8/01/24