Christmas Club Closures
The following clubs will close over the festive period:
STRATHESK PRIMARY SCHOOL: CLOSED NOW / RE-OPENS MON 16TH JAN
MAURICEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL: CLOSED NOW / RE-OPENS THU 19TH JAN
OXGANGS PRIMARY SCHOOL: LAST CLASS FRI 16TH / RE-OPENS FRI 13TH JAN
BONALY PRIMARY SCHOOL: LAST CLASS TUE 20TH / RE-OPENS TUE 17TH JAN
CLERMISTON: LAST CLASS TUE 20TH / RE-OPENS TUE 17TH JAN
LAMANCHA HUB: LAST CLASS FRI 16TH / RE-OPENS FRI 13TH JAN
EAST CALDER: LAST CLASS FRI 16TH / RE-OPENS FRI 6TH JAN
GRANGEMOUTH: LAST CLASS FRI 16TH / RE-OPENS FRI 6TH JAN
LANARK YMCA: LAST CLASS WED 21ST / RE-OPENS WED 11TH JAN
PENICUIK YMCA: LAST CLASS TUE 20TH / RE-OPENS TUE 10TH JAN
MEADOWBANK: LAST CLASS MON 19TH / RE-OPENS SAT 7TH JAN
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Scottish All Styles Championships - Photos Uploaded
Thanks again to Neil Hanna Photography for covering the event. For many more professional photos of the championships please visit Neil's website at www.neilhannaphoto.photoshelter.com
Click here for the gallery
Meadowbank Karate Group now on Twitter
For all those twitter fans we now have a twitter account as another means of keeping up-to-date with what’s going on within the Meadowbank Karate Group. Please follow us as it’ll be used to keep students and parents informed about latest news on clubs, gradings, competitions and lots more! It will be especially useful over the winter period when clubs can be closed at short notice due to bad weather. We’ll also continue to update facebook and the website (as time allows) with these sort of things.
http://twitter.com/MeadowbnkKarate
Scottish All Styles Championships - Results
It's been a great end to a very successful year for Meadowbank. We won 20 individual medal places and 9 team medal places at the Scottish All Styles Championships held in Meadowbank Sports Centre on Sunday 20th November. This was the last competition of 2011 and we would like to congratulate everyone for their hard work over the year and we hope our success continues into 2012. Enjoy the festive period and we look forward to seeing everyone training hard after the New Year.
Click here for results.
Congratulations to our new Black Belts
Well done to Robin Gallagher, Jack Buckley, Ally Ferguson, Jennifer Gemmell and Natasha Hardie, who all achieved their First Dan Black Belts on Saturday 12th November. This is the result of many years of hard work and dedication. Thoroughly deserved!
Click here to go to gallery for pictures
Belgian International Open Championships
A squad of Meadowbank students travelled to Brussels, Belgium last weekend (11/14 Nov 2011) to compete in the Belgian International Open Championships for the very first time. The weekend proved to be a great success as we returned home with 5 medal places. The competition was a high standard with competitors from all over Europe taking part.
The trip was partially funded by the Meadowbank club funds and gave our younger members a chance to experience competition overseas. This is something we hope to do more of in the future and we would like to thank everyone who has supported our fundraising events to date.
Click here for results, pictures will follow shortly
Bagpacking, Sainsbury’s – Sunday 15th January 2012
We have been given the opportunity to bag pack at Sainsbury’s Straiton on Sunday 15th January and would appreciate your help in supporting this fundraiser. If you are able to attend please give your name to your class instructor.
Thanks in advance for your help.
December 2011 Grading Dates
Please find dates and venues for December gradings:
Saturday 3rd December - Meadowbank Sports Centre - 4pm (All Junior Grades)
Saturday 3rd December - Meadowbank Sports Centre - 5pm (All Kyu Grades/Tags)
Tuesday 6th December - Penicuik YMCA - 8pm (All Junior Grades)
Tuesday 6th December - Penicuik YMCA – 8.30pm (All Kyu Grades/Tags)
Wednesday 7th December - Lanark YMCA - 5pm (All Grades)
Friday 9th December - Grangemouth Sports Complex - 8pm (All Grades)
Meadowbank Return from Germany with 17 European Medals
It was a fantastic weekend for the Meadowbank Karate Group as we returned home from the European Wado Cup with 17 medal places. Everyone performed outstanding and the hard training has certainly paid off.
For full list of results click here.
ASDA Bagpacking - Sat 26 November - We Need Your Help!
We are bagpacking at the new ASDA store, Straiton on Saturday 26th November, we need as many volunteers as possible to help! Please give your name to your class instructor as soon as possible and we will in turn, give you a time slot to help on the day. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you all for your continued support.
European Wado Cup & Junior World All Styles Championships
Good luck to everyone who has been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming European Wado Cup in Germany on Saturday 15th October. Hopefully the hard training will pay off and you'll bring back those medals you all deserve!
We would also like to wish Chloe Maclean, Iona Frost, Rachel Gourlay and David Bolton the very best of luck in Malaysia this weekend. They will be traveling with the Scottish 'All Styles' squad to the Junior World 'All Styles' Championships. This is the most prestigious event of the junior karate calendar throughout the world with each country sending only their most elite athletes. Again, the Meadowbank Karate Group is extremely proud of you all!
Christmas Party for all the Family
It's time to dust off those dancing shoes and get the party frocks on!!! The Meadowbank Karate Group is having a Christmas disco on Saturday 26th November and everyone is welcome, so come along and join in the fun! The party is open to all ages so why not make it a big family night out!
VENUE: Bilston Miners Welfare, Seafield Road, Bilston, EH25 9RW
TIME: 7pm till 12
Tickets can be purchased through your class instructor.
Academy Kata Championships
Well done to everyone who took part in the Academy Kata Championships on Sunday 9th October 2011. We had a very successful day and you all did your club proud!.
Dana Purves wins Midlothian Council Award
Congratulations to Dana Purves who received the Midlothian Council 'Junior Sports Personality 2011' award on Friday 7th October. This is a tremendous and well deserved achievement. The Meadowbank Karate Group is extremely proud of you Dana! Well done!
British International Open - October 2011
The British International Open Championships took place on 1st & 2nd October 2011 in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. Congratulations to everyone from the Meadowbank Karate Group who took part and made it a very successful weekend, winning 11 Gold, 9 Silver, and 16 Bronze medals. In addition we were top of the Medal Table with other Scottish Clubs filling second and third places on this table.
Please click here for results and here for pictures.
Tesco Bagpacking raises £670
An enormous thanks to everyone who helped out today at Tesco Penicuik, you all did an amazing job and raised a massive £670 for the club funds!
Please click here for pictures.
Grangemouth Junior Championships Cancelled
The Grangemouth junior championships event which was scheduled for the 23rd of October 2011 has now been cancelled due to it clashing with another event.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Junior Grading - September
A huge congratulations to all the kids who sat and passed their grade this week at Penicuik YMCA, you all worked very hard and did extremely well on the night!
Good luck to everyone who still has their grade to sit this weekend at Meadowbank.
Results from Meadowbank Junior Championships - Sept 2011
Well done to everyone who took part in the Meadowbank Junior Championships on Sunday 18th September. We won 22 medals (6 GOLDS, 4 SILVER & 12 BRONZE). Great result!
We would like to wish Ellen Hanna a fast recovery after fracturing her arm at the championships. Ellen took a bronze medal despite having this bad injury! We hope to see you back at training very soon Ellen!!
Please click here for results and for here pictures.
***A huge thanks to Neil Hanna Photography for covering the event. For many more professional photos of the championships please visit Neil's website at www.neilhannaphoto.photoshelter.com***
Wishaw Grand Prix - September 2011 Results
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Wishaw Grand Prix on Sunday 4th September. We came away with 13 places!
We would like to wish Iona Frost a speedy recovery as she was taken to hospital after unfortunately injuring her back during the competition. We are glad to hear that she is on the mend and will hopefully be back training with us very soon.
Please click here for results and for here pictures.
Tesco Bagpacking - Sunday 25th September
We have been offered a chance to bagpack at Tesco store, Penicuik on Sunday 25th September (10am onwards). We need as many volunteers (adults & children) as possible. If you are available please give your name to AILEEN or your class instructor as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your help and support.
Commonwealth Success in Land of Oz
A huge well done to Chloe Maclean and Lisa Cairns who had more than a G'day at the 2011 Karate Commonwealth games. The 7th Commonwealth Karate Championships was held in Sydney, Australia on 30-31 July 2011, hosted by the Australian Karate Federation. Meadowbank members Chloe Maclean won two Gold Medals and Lisa Cairns won a Bronze Medal. Chloe placed 1st in the Female under 21 -53kg and Female Senior -50kg categories. Lisa placed 3rd in the Female Senior -55kg event.
The success made national news with a good piece being published in Saturday's Scotsman: - http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/TV-heroes-inspired-karate-champion.6814004.jp - It's morphin' time!
Meadowbank student lifts gold in European Uni Champs
Congratulations to Meadowbank student Calum Robb who won gold at the European universities Karate Championships in the heavyweight category (+84kgs). The championships were held between 22nd & 25th July 2011 in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. More detail about the event can be found on the official website: - Click here!
Calum represented the UK at the championships and is currently studying for
a PhD at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. The following link takes you to a good rostrum photo: - Click here
Calum Robb (26 years) from Haddington, who is a Sports Scholar at Heriot Watt University and is part of the Winning Students Programme, was honoured by being chosen as the Captain of the Squad. He was also given the additional role of Assistant Coach for these Championships.
Our Wado friends across the Atlantic also did a nice article about Calum in their monthly newsletter which can be viewed here!
Successful Weekend for Meadowbank at British All Style Championships
Congratulations to everyone from the Meadowbank Karate Group who took part in the British All Styles Championships in Sheffield on 25/26 June. We won 5 Individual GOLDS, 1 Team GOLD, 3 Individual SILVERS, 3 Team SILVERS, 5 Individual BRONZE and 1 Team BRONZE. For list of results please see results page.
Club closures over the Summer break
The following clubs will close over the summer period:
STRATHESK PRIMARY SCHOOL: RE-OPENS 29TH AUGUST
MAURICEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL: RE-OPENS 25TH AUGUST
ROSLIN PRIMARY SCHOOL: RE-OPENS 26TH AUGUST
BONALY PRIMARY SCHOOL: RE-OPENS 23RD AUGUST
CRAIGENTINNY: RE-OPENS 25TH AUGUST
LAMANCHA HUB: RE-OPENS 19TH AUGUST
The following classes will run as normal throughout the summer;
MEADOWBANK: ALL CLUB TIMES REMAIN THE SAME (see 'find a club' for more details)
EAST CALDER COMMUNITY CENTRE: 6-7PM (both classes together)
GRANGEMOUTH SPORTS CENTRE: 7-8PM (as normal)
LANARK YMCA: 6-7PM (as normal)
PENICUIK YMCA: 7-8PM (as normal)
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a lovely summer and thank you for all your support.
Dan Grading Success for Meadowbank - June 2011
Congratulations to Dana Purves (8), Jenna McDonald (10) and Rachel Primrose (10) for achieving their black belts. They have all worked extremely hard and put in a great deal of effort and extra training. What a fantastic achievement!
Please go to Gallery for pictures of our new BLACK BELTS.
SKGB Kata Championships
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the SKGB Kata Championships on Sunday 5th June, you all did an amazing job. See results page for full list of results. Go to gallery for pictures.
Fundraising Fight Night - £1,350 raised
A huge thank you to everyone who helped support our fundraising fight night on Saturday 28th May, it was a great success and we managed to raise £1,350. We would like to thank all of our fighters for giving us a good show and to everyone for their support on the night. Also, a special thanks to Brian & Christopher Gibson for their 'Stavros Flattely' show and to Shawnesay Millar for her wonderful singing! You made the night even more memorable! Go to gallery for pictures.
Meadowbank Open Junior Championships
Congratulations to everyone who took park in the Meadowbank Open Junior Championships on Sunday 15th May, we came away with 46 places! You should all be very proud of yourselves. Well done! Please go to results page for full list of places.
Scottish Open Championships
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Scottish Open at Meadowbank, we had a very successful weekend coming away with many places. Please click here for results and for pictures.
The Meadowbank Karate Group coaches are extremely proud of what you have all achieved. Keep up the good work.
Easter Club Closures
The following classes will be closed during the Easter break;
Lamancha Hub (closed Fri 8th/15th April re-opening on Fri 22nd April)
Bonaly/Clermiston Primary School (closed Tues 12th/19th April re-opening Tues 26th April)
Craigentinny (closed Thur 14th/21st April re-opening Thur 28th April)
Craigentinny (closed Thur 5th May AS CENTRE WILL BE USED FOR ELECTIONS)
Strathesk Primary School (closed from 11th April and re-opens 9th May)
Roslin Primary School (re-opens Fri 6th May)
Mauricewood Primary School (closed Thur 14th/21st April re-opening Thur 28th April)
Mauricewood (closed Thur 5th May AS SCHOOL WILL BE USED FOR ELECTIONS)
Grangemouth (closed Fri 6th May AS CENTRE WILL BE USED FOR ELECTIONS)
Linlithgow (closed Thur 14th/21st April re-opening Thur 28th April)
Meadowbank Students selected to represent Scotland at Euros
The following students have been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming European Senior Championships in Zurich, Switzerland in May;
Chelsea Wishart, Lisa Cairns, Chloe Maclean, David Bolton and Calum Robb. Aaron Wood of Academy has also been selected. Congratulations and we wish you all the best of luck.
Academy Kata Championships
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Academy Kata Championships on Sunday 3rd April. Our results are as follows;
Rachel Primrose - 1st Place, Amy Anna Dundas - 1st Place, Sarah McKenzie - 1st Place, Joanne McLeod & Sarah McKenzie - 1st Place (Pairs Kata), Joanne McLeod - 2nd Place, Abbi Frizzell & Jacob Smart - 2nd Place (Pairs Kata), Aisha Geddes - 3rd Place, Dana Purves - 3rd Place and Jenna McDonald - 3rd Place. Well done to you all!
Fundraising 'FIGHT NIGHT' Saturday 28th May
Meadowbank are hosting a fundraising fight night on Saturday 28th May at Bilston Miners Welfare and Social Club. Come along to support your club and watch our Male & Female Cadets/Senior fighters perform. Tickets are not only restricted to club members, so why not bring your friends and family and we guarantee you an enjoyable night filled with excitement and fun. The fights will start at 5.30pm and will be followed by a buffet and disco til midnight. This event is open to children aged 7 years and upwards.
Tickets are priced at £8 Adult (14yrs+) and £5 Child (7-13yrs) and will be on sale very shortly through your club instructor.
Chloe Maclean Lifts the Gold at the Portuguese Open
We would like to congratulate Chloe Maclean for her recent success at the Portuguese Open this weekend (Sun 13th March), Chloe travelled alongside team mates David Bolton of Meadowbank and Aaron Wood of Academy. Fighting her way through many tough rounds Chloe came out on top after meeting a French fighter in the final of the competition, Chloe won her final very convincingly and scored a head kick to seal her place as champion! David Bolton and Aaron Wood also fought well on the day but unfortunately just missed out on a medal position.
Congratulations to you all.
Another successful weekend for Meadowbank at Penrith
We travelled to England to compete in the Penrith Junior & Cadet Championships this weekend (Sun 13th March). It was a very tiring but yet another successful day for us as we won 6 Individual Gold, 2 Team Gold, 2 Individual Silver, 2 Team Silver, 7 Individual Bronze and 3 Team Bronze medals. It was a fantastic day and everyone put 100% into their performance, congratulations to you all.
Click here for results and for pictures.
Wishaw Grand Prix
Well done to everyone who took part in the Wishaw Grand Prix on Sunday 6th March, you all did very well. Click here for competition results
Medals Won at East Whitburn Junior Championships
A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the East Whitburn Junior Championships at the weekend (Sunday 6th February). We are extremely proud of you all.
Click here for results and here for pictures.
"Good Luck in Serbia"
We would like to wish Chloe Maclean, David Bolton, Aaron & Hanna Wood, Iona Frost, Rachel Gourlay and Steven Wyllie all the best as they travel to Serbia to represent Scotland at the Junior European 'All Styles' Championships this week (Wednesday 9th February - Monday 14th February 2011).
The students have been training exceedingly hard and are ready to show what they can do! They displayed extreme talent, fitness and outstanding team spirit as they competed in a friendly competition last weekend in England.
New Dates For Your 2011 Diary!
The Meadowbank 2011 calendar has now been updated giving you early visibility of both domestic & international competitions, SKGB squad training dates and March grading dates. These dates and supporting information can be subject to change so please keep checking back periodically for updates. Click here for the calendar...
Meadowbank Students 2010 Karate Success Makes Headlines
It has been a fantastic and extremely busy year for Meadowbank student Calum Robb as he lifts 15 titles this year. For the full story follow this link: - http://sport.scotsman.com/other-sports/karate-robb-is-spreading-the.6657629.jp
December Group Grading Dates
Sat 11th Dec: Meadowbank Sports Centre- 4pm (junior grades) 5pm (kyu grades)
Tue 14th Dec: Penicuik YMCA -8pm (junior grades only)
Wed 15th Dec: Lanark YMCA -5pm (junior grades only)
Fri 17th Dec: Grangemouth Sports Complex – 8pm (all grades)
Tues 21st Dec: Penicuik YMCA – 8pm (kyu grades only)
Wed 22nd Dec: Lanark YMCA – 5pm (kyu grades only)
Medals Won at Scottish 'All Styles' Championships
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Scottish 'All Styles' Championships at the weekend, it was yet again a very successful day for us as we won 24 GOLD, 19 SILVER and 21 BRONZE medals.
Job well done! Keep up the hard work.
Congratulations to our new black belts!
A HUGE congratulations to Clare Pendreich who achieved her black belt at the Dan Grading on Saturday 20th November and to Joanne McLeod for achieving her black belt 2nd Dan.
They have both been training extremely hard and we are very proud of their success!
Hard lines to those who did not pass this time, keep up the hard work and training and we are sure you will be black belts soon.
Success at European Wado Kai Championships, Romania
A team of students from the Meadowbank Karate Group travelled to Romania on Saturday 6th November to compete in the European Wado Kai Championships. The weekend proved a great success as we brought home 26 medal places. The team showed tremendous talent and spirit as they fought competitors from Italy, France, Hungary and many more.
Both our Male and Female senior teams lifted the GOLD medal with our cadet Male team taking the BRONZE and our cadet Female team winning the GOLD.
Scotland stood out from the rest displaying incredible skill and dedication, the team train very hard and their commitment and work has certainly paid off!
We will shortly be displaying a page showing competitor profiles and results. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON!
BBC Children In Need - Thank you for your support
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise money for Children In Need. We had a 'bake sale' which raised £141
The winner of 'Where Will Pudsey's Balloon Land' is: HANNAH WOOD
The winner of 'Take Off With Pudsey' is: KIRSTY CORR
Congratulation! Both winners will receive their prize at the club next week.
Our sponsored kick will take place on Saturday 27th November at Meadowbank Sports Centre between 1pm-2pm.
Our money raised GRAND TOTAL will be revealed very shortly and pictures will also be posted on our gallery.
Academy Kata Championships
Well done to everyone who took part at the recent Academy Kata Championships, we came away with 8 medals; Ewan Cameron 3rd, Struin Martin 3rd, Jorga Scott 2nd, Megan Thomas 3rd, Joanne McLeod 3rd, Sarah McKenzie 1st. Joanne McLeod and Hannah Wood (Academy) also took 1st place in the pairs kata.
You all did very well! Pictures from the championships can be found on our gallery page.
MEDALS AT THE SKF CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
What a great day for the Meadowbank Karate Group as they brought home 49 places at the SKF Championships held at Meadowbank Stadium on Sunday 10th October.
Everybody fought outstanding and we are so proud of what you all achieved.
Go to the gallery to see pictures from the day.
Scotland Team Triumph at Grand Slam in Dublin
Another successful weekend for the Meadowbank Karate Group as they travelled to Dublin to take part in the ‘Grand Slam’ competing against England, Ireland and Wales. The Ladies team (Chloe Maclean, Chelsea Wishart, Heather McLaren, Pam Robb) came away with the Bronze medal, beating Wales and England in the early rounds but unfortunately were narrowly beaten by Ireland to get into the final of the competition. Chelsea Wishart, who competed for the first time in a ‘Senior’ International event fought outstanding, beating her English opponent very convincingly. Chelsea showed great strength and determination on the mat and did her club very proud! Another member of the squad who shone on the day was Chloe Maclean who won all of her fights! Chloe, who has previously won a Bronze medal at World level, showed marvelous talent! Unfortunately Pam Robb injured her knee in the early rounds and could not continue in the competition.
After an extraordinary display the Men’s team (Calum Robb, Chrissy McDonald, David Bolton, Martin Douglas, Steven Murray, Frankie Murphy, Darren Dunlop) lifted the Gold medal beating England very persuasively in the early rounds! Calum, Chrissy and David, all from the Meadowbank Karate Group, gave an extremely credible performance throughout the day and were unbeaten in their fights! After beating the Welsh national team the men faced Ireland in the final of the competition and triumphed to take the Gold. Everyone fought outstanding on the day and should be truly proud of what they achieved! They showed fantastic unity as a team! Regrettably, Mark Wyllie, also from Meadowbank, was selected but unable to compete due to injury, but in true team spirit travelled with the squad to support his fellow team mates!
Grangemouth Championships
The Meadowbank Karate Group did very well at the Grangemouth Championships last weekend, congratulations to all the children who took part! We won 21 medals.
1st Place - Jacob Smart, Joanne McLeod
2nd Place - Keva Culkin, Abbi Frizzell, India Smith, Mason Frizzell, Clare Pendreich
3rd Place - Zoe Campbell, Aaron Buchan, Fraser Love, Daniel King, Liam Hynd, Astrid McIntyre, Megan Thomas, Aaron Wilson, Rachel Primrose, Michael Lunn, Sarah McDowall, Hannah Wood (Academy), Lewis McDonald
4th Place - Ellie Walker
Meadowbank Win Medals at British Championships
It's been yet another successful competition for the Meadowbank Karate Group who returned from the British Championships held at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh on 11/12 September 2010 with 7 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze medals.
Congratulations to everyone who took part.
SKF Kata Championships
Well done to everyone who took part in the Federation Kata Championships on Sunday 5th September 2010. Joanne McLeod gave an outstanding performance which won her the gold medal in her category. Sarah McKenzie also stood out after another excellent kata display winning her the gold. Rachel Primrose and Jason Hall both came home with a bronze medal.
Well done to everyone for their exceptional efforts!
'A Big Thank You' from the Fundraising Committee
The Fundraising Committee would like to thank everyone who supported the Quiz Night on Saturday 4th September, a great night was had by all! We raised over £400 for the club funds, your support is greatly appreciated. Pictures from the night can be found here.
Meadowbank Success at Wishaw Grand Prix
The Meadowbank Group came away with 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and 2 Bronze at the Wishaw Grand Prix on Sunday 29th August 2010. The results are as follows;
Rachel Gourlay 1st Place, Calum Gibson 1st Place, Abbie Frizzell 2nd Place, Clare Pendreich 2nd Place, Iona Frost 2nd Place, Christopher Gibson 3rd Place, Keva Culkin 3rd Place
Congratulations to everyone who took part. Keep up the good work.
World 'All Styles' Selection News
Well done to Calum Robb, Chloe Maclean (Lasswade), Mark Wyllie & David Bolton from Meadowbank for being selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming World 'All Styles' Championships in Serbia this October! They have also been chosen to represent Scotland at the Grand Slam in Dublin (Nov) along with Chelsea Wishart & Christopher McDonald.
Calum Robb Retains World Wado Title
A huge congratulations to Calum Robb who has won a Gold medal at the Wado World Cup 2010 in Nagoya, Japan this weekend (15th Aug). Calum met an Iranian fighter in the semi finals of the heavyweight category, and then went on to beat an Italian in the final to reclaim his title as World Champion! Calum is pictured left with his gold medal and proud Mum Sheila. More photos from the event will be posted up on the gallery shortly. Full results can be found on the Japan Karatedo Federation Wado-Kai site: - http://www.karatedo.co.jp/wado/w_eng/e_index.htm
Flying the Flag for Scotland at the Celtic Cup
In August 2010 club members Mark Wyllie, David Bolton, Pam Robb, Chloe Maclean (Lasswade) and Aaron Wood (Academy) travelled to Brittany, France to compete in the Celtic Cup, the trip was a great success and the team came home with the gold medal beating France, Ireland and Wales. In the individual female open kumite Pam Robb achieved gold and Chloe lifted the bronze medal. Congratulations to you all!
Let the Festive Fun Begin
Yip, it's nearly that time of year again and we're ready to celebrate so get your santa hats and tinsel at the ready and join us at the Queen Charlotte Rooms, Leith on Sat 11th Dec for a great Xmas night out! it's not one to be missed!!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! see club instructor for further info
British International Open
Well done to everyone who took part in the British International Open Championships at the weekend, we came home with 1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals, good job guys!
World University Championships
On 14th July 2010 Chloe Maclean (Lasswade) and Calum Robb represented the British team at the World University Championships in Montenegro. Calum came back with a bronze medal, unfortunately Chloe was narrowly beaten in the 2nd round.
Meadowbank Karate Group Dan Grade Success
Congratulations to Shawnesay Millar, Dollar Millar, Gemma Struthers and Steven Primrose who achieved their 1st Dan on Saturday 12th June. Also, congratulations to Christopher McDonald who achieved his 2nd Dan. They all trained extremely hard. Very well deserved.
Well done to you all!
34th Cumbrian Open Championships, Penrith
Well done to everyone who took part at Penrith on Sunday 13th June, we came away with 12 medal places! You all did very well, congratulations! click here for results table...
Scottish All Styles Kata Championships, Edinburgh
The Scottish All Styles Kata Championships took place at Meadowbank Stadium on Sunday 13th June. Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to our medal winners Caitlin McCann, Ann Marie Wishart, Sarah McKenzie, Jamie Bradley, Steven Primrose and Rachel Primrose. click here for results table...