UKF 17TH INVITATIONAL - BURNFOOT, IRELAND - 5TH APRIL, 2025
Fantastic days karate at this event. Congratulations to our members who all medalled;
Jenna - Individual gold x 2 & team gold
Alicia - Individual silver & team gold
Leticia - Individual bronze & team gold
Brodie - Individual bronze & team silver
Jack - Individual bronze
WUKF BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - CRAWLEY
22ND-23RD MARCH, 2025
Congratulations to our squad who competed at this event.
Great medal haul and fantastic fighting from our 14-15 year old girls team (Jenna, Alicia & Leticia) who got through 4 rounds and just missed out on gold, great silver medal win against very good opposition.
AMA OPEN - 1ST MARCH 2025
Congratulations to our small squad who travelled down to Sheffield. Great to see you all competing and looking sharp. On to the next one!
JENNA DAILLY
GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION
Congratulations to SKU member, Jenna Dailly who became the Scottish Schools Golden Gloves Champion on Sunday 23rd February, 2025. Jenna fought exceptionally well at the event at Ravenscraig Sports Facility and is pictured with Sensei Niamh and Sensei Kevin who attended the event to support. Well done Jenna!
SENSEI NIAMH CONWAY - EUROPEAN TOUR CHAMPION
Huge congratulations to Sensei Niamh!
Despite being injured for the most of the year, we are delighted to announce that Sensei Niamh has won the European Tour in Romania. This is the second time she has won in the last 3 years, showing amazing consistency. Time to take some time off now & recover! Well done again Sensei!
TKA CHAMPIONSHIPS - 23RD NOVEMBER, 2024
Fantastic days karate at the TKA Championships. Congratulations to all our SKU members who competed! A few missing due to the bad weather but still a good turn out.
WUKF European Championships - Pruszkow, Poland - 9th-13th October 2024
Another fantastic event for SKU. Very proud of all our athletes, you are a credit to yourselves, your clubs & association. Congratulations to all our medal winners and for those that didn't medal, your time will come! Special mention to our individual team champions, Kenzie Stewart & Jenna Dailly and our girls team champions, Jenna, Emily, Olivia & Tvisha!
Kanzen Cup
Regional Performance Centre, Dundee - 21st September, 2024
A fantastic days karate at this event. SKU finished a very credible third in the medal table! Well done to everyone competing. If you have any more photos you'd like added to the post, please let us know! Now onto the WUKF European Championships in Poland!
GB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Birmingham University of Sport, 15th September, 2024
A small squad travelled down to compete at this event. Congratulations to you all on a fantastic medal haul; 4 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals! A great effort and a very good day of karate.
SQUAD TRAINING
31st August, 2024
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow 1000-1200 hours
GB OPEN
Birmingham, 29th-30th June, 2024
A fantastic weekend of karate at this event. Big thanks to the committee for a well organised event. Congratulations to all our athletes who took part. Great to see big improvements in our younger squad members who are the future of SKU. SKU won 4 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze medals. Huge well done to Sarah Brand who also won the Best of the Best in the Senior Open Weight Womens Female Kumite Category!
SCOTLAND SELECTION
Huge congratulations to our current WUKF Age 11 Girls World Champion, Jenna Dailly who has been selected to box for Scotland later this month in Nottingham at the 3 Nations Challenge. Jenna is as committed to her boxing as she is karate as we wish her the very best of luck on 14th-16th of June!
WUKF SCOTTISH OPEN
Regional Performance Centre, Dundee - 1st June 2024
Congratulations to all those that competed at this event. A huge well done to all our medalists and new Scottish Champions. Great to see some of the younger members competing for the first time too and we hope you enjoyed the day.
KKO OPEN
Leeds, 19th May, 2024
Well done to Lucy, Niamh & Alicia who travelled down to Leeds to compete at this event. Between you you won 2 golds, 2 silver & 2 bronze medals. Well done!
NORWAY OPEN
Oslo, 14th April, 2024
Congratulations to Lucy Stoves who won gold in the girls 15-17 Ippon Section in Oslo. This carried on from her success recently in Newcastle & Ireland. The Norway Open was sadly the last time we will see Lucy, Niamh & Sarah be able to compete in the 18-20 Team section together. What a journey it has been with unforgettable memories for you! You should all be very proud.
RYUKU INTERNATIONAL OPEN
Newcastle - 6th-7th April, 2024
SKU competed at this 2 day event. Well done to all those that took part & Congratulations to all our medalists!
UKF INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Burnfoot, County Donegal - 6th April, 2024
A small squad travelled over to this event. As usual it was a great day of karate and a warm welcome from the hosts. Congratulations to our medalists, Niamh, Lucy, Aidan, Brodie & Finn!
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
9th-10th March, 2024
Huge congratulations to Niamh, Sarah & Lucy who are the current World Team Champions, European Champions & now British Team Champions!! Fantastic achievment showing great determination. The girls also took a clean sweep in the 18-20 Sanbon Category with Niamh first, Sarah second & Lucy third! Doesn't get better than that.
Congratulations also to Alicia Dailly who became age 13 Sanbon British Champion and Jenna Dailly who won silver in the age 11-12 years section. Well done girls .
Some pictures of those that took part in this event which was a very high standard.
AMA INTERNATIONAL OPEN
17th-18th February, 2024
Congratulations to our SKU members who travelled to Sheffield to compete at this event. A fantastic medal haul. Some pictures of those that took part and the medal winners.
LIVERPOOL OPEN - 28TH JANUARY 2024
A small squad competed at this event. Here are some pictures of our medal winners on the day. Well done all!
WUKF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
ANTIBES, FRANCE 15TH-19TH NOVEMBER 2023
SKU travelled to France to take part in this event. An enjoyable time was had by all and we came back with many medalists and European Champions! Some pictures of the team and medalists.
TKA CHAMPIONSHIPS, DUNFERMLINE 28.10.23
SKU took a good size squad to this event. Great day with lots of good performances and medals won! Special mention to Sarah Brand and Aidan Mullen on becoming Grand Champions (best for their section)
B.A.S.K OPEN
London, 8th October,2023
Huge Congratulations to Sensei Niamh who won Double Gold at this event. Leading by example!
KANZEN CUP
Regional Performance Centre, Dundee - 30th September, 2023
SKU took a good sized squad to this event held in Dundee recently. Again some excellent performances from all with the day ending with both the Boys & Girls Team winning Gold!
GB OPEN BIRMINGHAM 8TH-9TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
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4 NATIONS CUP DUBLIN 16TH SEPTEMBER 2023
Very proud of our squad who competed at the GB Open in Birmingham. Huge congratulations to all those that medalled. We have several GB Champions including David Carter, Ashley Carter, Niamh Conway, Craig McDonald & Jenna Dailly!
A smaller squad travelled to Dublin the following weekend to compete at the 4 Nations Cup. Congratulations to Lucy Stoves & Eve McNaughton winning gold & becoming 4 Nations Champions. Well done to Sensei Niamh Conway who led the girls team to silver & Sarah Brand for a fantastic silver in the Ippon section. Also well done to Grace who fought well over the weekend, your day will come.
SKU SQUAD TRAINING & WILDSHORE VISIT
Photos from our most recent squad training in Dundee in September then a visit to Wildshore, great day!
Squad photo & photo of some of our World Medalists below
WUKF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DUNDEE ICE AREANA, 13-16TH JULY 2023
SKU had a hugely successful World Championships and are very proud to have won 7 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. Massive congratulations to your medalists. The level competition was outstanding with entries from 31 countries across the globe. For those that didn't medal, keep training hard and your time will come!
SKU TRAINING SESSION - 18.6.23
Great session for the SKU. Our last one together before the World Championships in July. All team selections now complete. See you all in Dundee!
UKF 15TH OPEN, BURNFOOT 6.5.23
Some pictures of our medalists
Congratulations to all SKU members who travelled by bus, car, boat & plane to attend this event. There were some very good performances & medals won. Best wishes to Alicia & Craig who were unfortunately injured & unable to continue. We wish you a speedy recovery.
WUKF SCOTTISH OPEN
Congratulations to all SKU members who competed at the WUKF Scottish Open on 30th April, 2023. We have 11 Scottish Champions and many silver & bronze medalists!
Some fantastic performances on the day. For those who didn't medal keep training hard & your time will come.
SKU SQUAD TRAINING
We had a fantastic session in Dundee recently. Great effort & determination from everyone. Team selection for the World Championships in July has started! Next SKU Squad Training session will be on Saturday 18th March, 1000-1200 hours in Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW. £3 per athlete.
WUKF GB OPEN
SKU travelled to Crawley, London to compete in the inaugural WUKF GB Open Championships on Saturday 11th February. There was high quality level athletes at this event and we are delighted to have the following WUKF GB Champions; David Carter, Ashley Carter, Kenzie Stewart & Niamh Conway.
There were also medals in team fighting for Andrew Liddell & Sarah Brand.
Total medal haul; 6 Gold, 5 Silver & 4 Bronze!
Full squad, David Carter, Ashley Carter, Andrew Carter, Craig McDonald, Callum McDonald, Owen Baird, Andrew Liddell, Kenzie Stewart, Niamh Conway & Sarah Brand.
David Carter was recognised at this event for his achievements and contribution to WUKF competition over the years. 8 times individual World Ippon Champion & countless European and team titles. We are very proud to have you as a role model to our younger members.
Great fighting from everyone but a special mention to Owen Baird who was in a group of over 50 competitors, won his first 2 fights and then was narrowly beaten in the 3rd. Keep training hard and your day will come.
We wish our members Craig McDonald & Andrew Cater a speedy recovery after having to withdraw through injury.
EKA Open Championships
Well done to members of Saltire Karate Club who competed at this event on 29.1.23
Congratulations to our medalists; Niamh, David, Rory, Finn & Eesha.
Competitions in 2023
Another busy year for SKU!
EKA Open, Leigh Sports Village, Manchester - 29th January, 2023
WUKF GB Open, K2 Arena, Crawley, London - 11th February, 2023
BASK International Open, Brunel Unviersity, London - 16th April, 2023
Karate England International Open, Harlow, London - 23rd April - Kata (13 years and above only) & 24th April - Kumite (13 years and above only)
WUKF Scottish Open, Regional Performance Centre, Dundee - 30th April, 2023
Ulster Karate Federation Invitational Open, County Donegal, Ireland - 6th May, 2023
GB Open Championships, Birmingham University of Sport - 7th May, 2023
Six Nations Championships, Harlow, London (over 18's only) - 3rd June, 2023
Karate Wales Open, Neath, Wales - 11th June, 2023
WUKF World Championships, Ice Arena, Dundee - 13th-16th July, 2023
GB Open, Birmingham University of Sport - 9th-10th September, 2023
Four Nations Championships, Dublin, Ireland - 16th September, 2023
Kanzen Cup, Regional Performance Centre, Dundee - 30th September, 2023
TKA Scottish Open Championships , Pitreavie Athletics Centre, Dunfermline - 28th October 2023
WUKF European Championships, France - dates tbc
Sensei Niamh Conway - European Tour Champion!
Huge congratulations to Sensei Niamh on winning the WUKF European Tour in Romania on 11th December!
Sensei Niamh has had a fantastic year competing, her achievements include;
AMA Sheffield, Gold
EKA Warrington, Gold
Ryukyu Invitational, Gold
UKF Ireland,Gold
Kanzen Cup, Gold
WUKF World Championships, Fort Lauderdale, Gold and Silver
GB Open Birmingham, Gold
AKA, Dudley, Gold
WUKF European Championships, Florence, Silver and Bronze
WUKF European Tour Final Event, Romania, Gold & Silver.
An inspiration to all our junior members!
Oban Shotokan Karate Club Success
Congratulations to those who competed recently at the Highland Karate Association Competition. The Club came away with 4 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals!
WUKF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, FLORENCE, ITALY, NOVEMBER 22
SKU travelled to Italy to compete in this event. We had a fantastic week. Huge congratulations to our European Champions, David Carter & Kenzie Stewart! Well done to Niamh Conway who won bronze in her individual event & silver in teams. Great performances too from David Simpson, Lucy Stoves (current World Champion) & Eve McNaughton.
AKA CHAMPIONSHIPS 22.10.22
Congratulations to our SKU athletes who competed at the AKA Championships in Dudley. Some fantastic performances in individual and team events! Special mention to Owen Baird who won his first medal - gold!
TKA SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 15.10.22
SKU had an enjoyable day in Dunfermline at the TKA Championships. Lots of medals and 2 grand champions!
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