The Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB)

20/09/2026

20/09/2026

18/09/2026

NEWS FROM THE WKF ⬇️

Dear all,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the Annual Conference of the WKF Women’s Sports Commission, taking place on Thursday, 15 October at 11:00 a.m. at the Szyndzielnia Hotel in Bielsko-Biala, in the framework of the World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships.

Under the theme “BEYOND THE TATAMI: WOMEN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF KARATE” and inaugurated by WKF President Antonio Espinós, the event will feature a two-hour conversation bringing together women representing different areas of our sport:
• Ma Junting, WKF Referee Commission
• Alessia Coppola, Coach and Guardian Girls Karate Instructor
• Veronika Miskova, Athlete representative
• and myself, as Chair of the WKF Women’s Sports Commission.

Together with you we will share experiences and perspectives, discuss how to strengthen professional pathways for women in karate, and explore the important role women can play in shaping the future of our sport, both on and beyond the tatami. You can find further details in the attached schedule.

We hope you can join us for this special occasion and contribute to the discussion. Kindly register using this form.

Lastly, we would appreciate if you could extend this invitation to your National Federation's team.

Kind regards,

Sarah Wennerström�
Chair WKF Women’s Sports Commission

17/09/2026

Dear Secretary

Please see details and registration links to attend our forthcoming Referee & coach/tatami pass course.

Venue: Stoneyburn Masonic, 77 Main Street, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BY

Saturday 10th October 2026

Referee Course 10.00am - 1.00pm (FREE)

Coaches/Tatami Pass Course 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Association Pass: 18yrs plus without a coaches licence (local events ONLY) Cost £30.00

National Pass: 18yrs Plus must hold a current SKGB caoches licence (All events) Cost £40.00

WKF/EKF certified coaches do not need to attend.

No examination, course only.
Coaches/Tatami passes valid for 2 years.

Please click here to register and pay. (select association or national from the fee drop down menu.

https://manager.dojoexpert.com/student/register.aspx?g=39b939f1-421f-4799-9ab8-714c6ae7272e&j=en-GB

Deadline October 10th.

Best Regards
Karate Scotland Referees commission

15/09/2026

ATTENTION

CKO Kick-off

The Commonwealth Karate Federation (CKF) is passionate & committed to driving and supporting the development of karate at all levels across every corner of the Commonwealth.

As part of this commitment, the CKF Board are delighted to announce the start of Commonwealth Karate Online (CKO) programme. The CKO will provide free, online coach training from world-class experts covering all aspects of karate. It aims to give coaches the tools and techniques to allow them to have a huge impact for all their pupils - from the youngest white belt to the most experienced black belt. Further details on the CKO are shown below

To kick-off the CKO we have the great privilege of legendary athlete and coach William Thomas presenting the first CKO session. As an athlete, William won multiple European & World Karate Championships medals, subsequently becoming England National Coach delivering cadet, junior and senior world championship gold medals. Since 2017 he has coached the Hong Kong National Karate Team, leading them to Olympic and World Championship success. A true legend in karate with world-class coaching skills to share across the Commonwealth.

Details of this kick-off session are:
Title: The Coach’s Edge
Presenter: William Thomas (Hong Kong National Team Coach)
Date: Sunday 27th September 2026
Time: 13:00 (GMT)
Method: Microsoft Teams online call (Call in details will be distributed no later than 20 Sep)

What do I do now

Distribute this communication to all clubs and coaches across your national association.
Communicate this invitation via all your social media channels as well to ensure wide awareness
Note: The CKO is designed for coach development. Coaches and those interested in coaching are expected to be the main attendees
Provide estimated number of attendees to Iain Scott (CKO Coordinator) at [email protected]
There are only 300 places so confirm numbers early.





About the CKO

The main principles of the CKO are:

Coach the coach – This will maximise impact to all pupils. “Coach one athlete and one person benefits, coach the coach and many benefit”

Not just sport about karate – Only a small minority of pupils actually compete. The coaching training provided will support grass-root development for the vast majority of karateka who do not compete but will benefit hugely from karate

All inclusive – Coach training will be provided regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, location or physical & mental ability. Karate is open to all

Zero cost – The training will be provided to all CKF members free of charge

Coaching needs defined by each region – Each part of Commonwealth karate will have differing coaching needs. The CKO will work with each region & country to identify their specific needs and develop training to support them (“You decide, we provide”)

Region specific – As the CKO develops, coach training will be done at times suitable for each country rather than trying to cover all 22 time zones of the Commonwealth at the one time


The success of the CKO will be built on coaches from across the Commonwealth wanting to develop their skills, share their experience and support each other. The more you get involved the more you and your pupils will benefit

14/09/2026

Dear All

Karate Scotland will host it's Open Championships event on Sunday 20th September 2026 and once again we would be extremely grateful to any one that can once again help with either being a table official or helper as before.

Please click here to register your details to help on the day, the more help we get the more successful the event will be, all helpers will get free access to the event.

https://manager.dojoexpert.com/student/register.aspx?g=7bc4e7ae-af5c-4439-a4c9-f27697633f56&j=en-GB


Many thanks in advance for supporting our athletes and helping to make this event another success.

Best regards

Paul Giannandrea - Karate Scotland Chairman

13/09/2026

Great work today from everyone attending the Karate Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 National Kata squad training session.
Nice to see new junior coaches Matthew Chalk and Aria Pascual being involved.
Well done all 👏🏻

www.karatescotland.com

13/09/2026

Congratulations to our Karate Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 officials during this weekends Irish 🇮🇪 International open.
Well done guys 👏🏻