Instructors Profiles

Club Chief Instructor

Jim Kirkwood (4th Dan)

 

I first started training in shotokan karate in 1973-1974 and through the years I have been lucky to have trained with many of the best shotokan instructors in the world. Have been teaching and running my own clubs for 20 yrs plus

Achievements :

S.T.K.F CALEDONIAN CUP (SENIOR MALE TEAM KATA) GOLD 1994                                         

U.K.T.K.F BRITISH CHAMPIONSHOP (SENIOR MALE TEAM KATA) BRONZE 1995

U.K.T.K.F BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS (SENIOR MALE TEAM KATA) BRONZE 1997

S.K.B/I.T.K.F CHAMPIONSHIPS (SENIOR MALE TEAM KATA) GOLD 1997

U.K.T.K.F BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS (SENIOR MALE TEAM KATA) SILVER 1998

U.K.T.K.F BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS (SENIOR MALE TEAM KUMITE) SILVER 1998

Instructors trained with :

Hidetaka Nishiyama (10th Dan)

Hirokazu Kanazawa (10th Dan)

Taiji Kase (9th Dan)

Keinosuke Enoeda (9th Dan)

Keigo Abe (9th Dan)

Mekio Yahara (9th Dan)

Hiroshi Shirai (9th Dan)

Hideo Ochi (8th Dan)

Takeshi Naito (8th Dan)

Masao Kawasoe (8th Dan)

Pat McLuskey (6th Dan)

Coaching Qualifications

(First Aid) Updated to 6th February 2013

Coaching Modules (National Coaching Foundation)

Developing strength and speed

Coaching Children

Developing Flexibility

Sport Coach UK

Coaching Children & Young People

Safeguarding & Protecting Children

How to coach disabled people in sport

Disclosure Scotland Checked

Scottish Karate Governing Body : (Level 2 coach)

Dan Ratification No: 332

Jimmy Lightbody (2nd Dan)

Jimmy has been training in Shotokan Karate since 1973-74 and has a abundance of knowledge, He also ran a very successful karate club in the Chapelhall area (Nr Airdrie) in the 1980's, Due to a family bereavement Jimmy took some time out.

Acheivments

To be updated 

Instructors Trained with 

Masatoshi Nakayama (10th Dan)

Keinosuke Enoeda (9th Dan)

Taiji Kase (9th Dan)

Hiroshi Shirai (9th Dan)

Masao Kawasoe (8th Dan)

Pat McLuskey (6th Dan)

Coaching Qualifications

(First Aid) Updated to 6th February 2013

Sport Coach UK 

Coaching Children & Young People

Safeguarding & Protecting Children

How to coach disabled people in sport

Disclosure Scotland Checked

 

 

Jim McShane (3rd Dan) 

Jim Started Shotokan Karate in 1974, He took his first grading (9th Kyu) with Sensei H Tomita (JKA) and has been training in Traditional Shotokan Karate on and off for the last 36 years.

Acheivments

To be updated

Instructors trained with

H Tomita  (8th Dan)

Masao Kawasoe (8th Dan)

Hiroshi Shirai (9th Dan)

Pat McLuskey (6th Dan)

Coaching Qualifications

(First Aid) Updated to 6th February 2013

Sport Coach UK 

Coaching Children & Young People

Safeguarding & Protecting Children

How to coach disabled people in sport

Disclosure Scotland Checked