SAKAI KARATE CLUB NEWS

The club will be closed on the following dates for the summer break

Kilmarnock St Josephs School
Kilmarnock  will be open Tuesday 29th June
Kilmarnock will be closed Thursday July 1st Saturday July 3rd
Tuesday July 6th  Thursday July 8th  Saturday July 10th 
Tuesday July 13th  Thursday July 15th  Saturday July 17th 

IMPORTANT
Kilmarnock will open in The GRANGE ACADEMY as STJOSEPHS WILL BE CLOSED
And will reopen on Tuesday 20th July Thursday 22nd July & Saturday 24th July  all at the normal times in GRANGE ACADEMY
ONCE THE SCHOOLS REOPEN THE CLASSES WILL RESUME BACK TO ST JOSEPHS
ON TUESDAY 17th AUGUST .THURSDAY 19th AUGUST AND SATURDAY 21st AUGUST

Darvel will bo open Friday 25th June
Darvel will be closed from Friday 2nd July and
will reopen on Friday 20th August

Ayr will be on Wednesday 23rd June
Ayr will be closed on Wednesday 30th June
Open Wednesday 18th August

Mauchline will be on Monday 28th June
Mauchline will be closed  from Friday 2nd July     
Open  Monday 16th August  Friday 20th August.

Hunter Centre will be on Monday 28th June
Hunter Centre will be closed from Monday 5th July  
Open  Monday 16th August

Shortlees will be on Monday 28th June
Shortlees will close Wednesday 30th June  
Open  Monday 16th of August   Wednesday 18th August

In the past we have tried to open the Classes before the end of the School
Holidays without success so this year we will be closed for the full duration of the break, if you want to train, the classes in St Josephs in Kilmarnock will be on after the Kilmarnock Fair. If you are interested in
Training in St Josephs my phone number is at the top of the page, or if there is enough interest in putting the classes on in Mauchline ,Hunter Centre, and Shortlees we will restart before the end of the Holidays
Again you can phone me.

European Senior Championships Athens
Craig Moffat and Darren Dunlop have both been selected to represent Scotland at the European Senior Championships in Athens Greece in May,Craig will be competing in the mens under 75kg event and Darren will compete in the mens under 67kg category both will also be members of the 5 man Team.

Fund Raiser
On Saturday the 3rd of April Sakai Karate Club were in Marks and Spencers Kilmarnock bag packing to raise club funds, thanks goes out to all who gave up their time to help out , kids adult members and parents in total we raised £1150:24 ,a special thanks goes to Isabel Nicol for arranging it with Marks and Spencers , Hugh Nicol John Malone and Jane Malone for their help throughout the day which is greatly appreciated.

SAKAI KARATE CLUB MOVING PREMISES
The main Dojo of the Sakai Karate Club will be moving all classes from the Grand Hall London Road Kilmarnock to the the New St Josephs High School Grassyards Road Kilmarnock, all the classes will take place at the normal times, the club has been associated with the Grand Hall for the Last 30years and will be sorry to leave as there has been a lot of history attached to the Garnd Hall.

Fund Raiser Sponsored Row Saturday 6th March 2010
On the 6th of March 6 of our Elite Athletes participated in a 1 hour sponsored row to raise funds for our Team the event took place in the Kilmarnock Weightlifting Club in Shortlees Communty Centre,our thanks to Chic Hamilton for the use of the facility.
Our 6 rowers had the challenge to row as many metres in 10 minutes to make up the 1 hour,the rowers were David Marshall(2432metres) Shahbaz Mirza (2626metres)Gary Kelly(2553metres)Darren Dunlop(2504metres) Cameron Blair(2502Metres) and Teri Coulter(2432metres) this gave a combined total of 15,167 metres covered in 1 hour

winner of the £100:00 was Mrs P Turnbull(Shaun Turnbulls form)
Runner up for £50:00 was Hilda Truesdale(Lewis Hoods Form)
In total we raised £1253,Sakai would like to thank all who filled in the form and participated in the event,as the money raised will be used to fund our Athletes in competing in prestigious events at home and abroad.once again thank you.

Calendar of events 2010
July 10-11th British International Open Kelvin Hall Glasgow Senior /Junior/ Cadet /Children
June 27th Scottish Team Under 11am-1pm
June 13th Cumbria Open Penrith
June 13th Scottish Kata Championships Meadowbank
June 6th Scottish Grand Prix Wishaw
May 23rd Scottish Team Under 11am-1pm
May 7/8/9th European Senior Championships Athens
May 2nd Grangemouth Childrens Open
May 2nd Scottish Team Under 11am-1pm
April 17-18th Scottish International Open Meadowbank
April 11th Scottish Team Pool Ratho 11am-1pm
March 21st Scottish Team Pool Ratho 11am-1pm
March 7th Penrith Childrens Open
February 27th-28th A.M.A.Open Sheffield
February 21st Scottish Grand Prix Wishaw
February 14th Scottish Team Pool & Selections for the european Seniors Athens Ratho

Grand Hall Refurbishment

Due to the refurbishment of the Grand Hall the head Dojo of the Sakai Karate Club will move to temorary prmises until the end of April, Tuesdays we will be in St Josephs High School Grassyards Road New Farm Loch Kilmarnock at the normal times, Thursdays will be in the Henderson Church London Road Kilmarnock ,and the classes will also take place in the Henderson Church on Saturdays.

World Cadet, JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RABAT MOROCCO 12-16 NOVEMBER 2009
Gary Kelly has been selected to represent Scotalnd at the Championships that will take place in Rabat Morocco between the 12th & 16th of November , Gary will be competeing the Cadet 14 -15 years under 57kilo, were hopeing Gary can produce the form he had in Paris to take a Bronze medal.

JUNIOR DEVELOPEMENT COMPETITION SATURDAY 27th JUNE 2009
The next Junior under 16 Youth Developement Competition will take place on Saturday 27th June in the Grand Hall London Road Kilmarnock

AMSTERDAM OPEN SATURDAY 13th JUNE 2009
Gary Kelly,Paul Haswell and Cameron Blair Competed in the 1st Amsterdam Open on Saturday 13th of June in Amsterdam,Gary Kelly fought his way through 3 rounds to the final of his pool the quarter finals where he was narrowly beaten by a strong Dutch boy ,who went on to the final, this meant Gary came back in the repercharge,he would have 2 fights to gain 3rd place, Gary won his first contest in the fight for 3rd he was beat again by a strong Dutch boyin a great match,Paul Haswell was beat in the 3rd round but fought very well ,Cameron Blair was unlucky to be beat in the first round when it went to an extention with his Welsh opponent, 9 countries attended the event that was organised by the Topkarate Amsterdam Club,

CUMBRIA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CARLISLE SUNDAY 14th JUNE
The Cumbria Open Championships will take place in Sands Liesure Centre Carlisle The event is run by Doug James this is the 35th year of the event ,14 competitors will attend the competition.Kris Coulter will be the Coach in attendance

1st AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL OPEN UNDER 18years
The first Amsterdam Open will take place on Saturday 13th June in Amsterdam 3 Fighters from Sakai will attend the event Gary Kally 14-15 years under 57kgs, Paul Haswell 16- 17years under 67kgs and Cameron Blair 16-17years under 75kgs.David Coulter will travel as coach with the boys.

SCOTTISH GRAND PRIX
The next Scottish Grand Prix will take place on Sunday 7th June in Wishaw Sport Centre

MEADOWBANK OPEN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The next competitition will take place in Meadowbank on the 3rd of May

SCOTTISH TEAM POOL Ratho Edinburgh
The next Scottish Team Pool will take place on Sunday 26th April
Juniors 11:00am to 12:30pm Seniors 12:30pm to 2:00pm

GRADING RESULTS
The Senior Grading took place on Saturday 18th April in the Grand Hall Kilmarnock with the following excellent results
Yellow Belt 8th Kyu Ryan Howie, Steven Crainie, James Marshall
Orange Belt 7th Kyu Kara Dodds
Blue Belt 5th Kyu Jamie Turnbull, Jackie Brown
Purple Belt 4th Kyu James Smillie
Brown Belt 3Kyu Daryll Latif, Diane Steel, Kyle McLean, Paula Marshall, James Marshall
Brown Belt Martin Stewart ,Robert Pettigrew,Eleonora Vacca,Sean Hunter,
Brown Belt 1st Kyu Adam Hunter ,Aaron Richmond,Calum Bain

The following were Graded to Black Belt 1st Dan
Cameron Blair, Shahbaz Mirza,Nigel Crockett,Damiano Vacca,David Howie, Mark Mitchell
Black Belt 3rd Dan Richard Mallinson
Congratulations to all who were successful in attaining their Grade it was a very hard day for all involved,,well done.

GRADING SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 1:30pm GRAND HALL KILMARNOCK
The next Senior and Dan Grading will take place on Saturday 18th April in the Grand hall London Road Kiimarnock from 1:30pm

RACE NIGHT AND DISCO KILMARNOCK RUGBY CLUB SATURDAY 14th MARCH
A great night was had by all who supported the race night to raise money for the club funds, A big thanks goes out to everyone who attended and helped to raise £1450, the money will go to help with expenses incurred in travelling to competitions at home and abroad, thanks go out also to the people who made the night a success,Kris Coulter especially who was the main person who arranged the Hall,Disco the Race organiser ,tickets and sponsors for all the races, Janet Coulter for the fantastic Buffet, Caroline Bell for her Help in the kitchen,Mark McCall, Stuart Dean, Kevin Hay and Drew Cargill for the help with the race tickets, Teri Coulter with sale of the Raffle tickets.

BRITISH UNIVERITY CHAMPIONSHIPS SHEFFIELD 14th & 15th MARCH
Craig Moffat and Christina Bechelli have just returned from the British University Championships held in Ponds Forge Sheffield, Craig won his weight category Mens senior under 75kg and Christina won the Womens Junior Grades,Congratulations to both of them.

CRAIG MOFFAT
Congratulations go out to Craig Moffat from all at the Sakai Karate Club onbestowed on him by Glasgow University with being named the Sportsman of The Year 2008 .
Craig Moffat

SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL OPEN 4th5th APRIL 2009 MEADOWBANK EDINBURGH
The Scottish International Open will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April in Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh Countries attending at the moment Armenia, Holland Sweden, England, Ireland, Wales,Georgia

SCOTTISH TEAM POOL DATES ALL AT RATHO OUTSIDE EDINBURGH
8 March 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
29th March 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
12th April 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
26th April 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
17th May11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors 7thJune11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
20th September 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
1st November 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
8th November 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
15th November 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
13th December 11:00am -12:30pm Juniors 10years to 13years. 12:30pm - 2:00pm seniors
A FEE OF £5:00 WILL BE CHARGED