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Rob Gibson
Former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Take your life, or your child's life to the highest level... Welcome to the Scottish Kempo Academy (SKA) website! Based in the scenic Highlands of Scotland, we are a friendly, family-orientated, professional and well established Self-Defence organisation who take pride in being one of the finest Martial Arts organisations in the world with schools at Inverness, Tain, Dingwall, Bonar Bridge, Alness and Strathpeffer. We have affiliated schools at Fortrose, Culbokie, North Kessock, Kiltarlity, Muir of Ord, Avoch and Conon Bridge with the SOS School of Self-Defence (SOS), as well as an affiliated Kempo school at Balintore with the Seaboard Self-Defence (SSD). We are the largest Self-Defence organisation in the North of Scotland and have Lil' Dragons classes for children aged 4 - 7 years-old, and Kempo classes for children aged 8+ years-old, teens and adults. Our programmes are motivational, educational and inspirational with students receiving safe, effective and practical defensive tuition whilst reaching goals and skills they never dreamt that they could achieve!
ADULTS
Many adults feel they are too old or too unfit to start Martial Arts
training. This couldn't be further from the truth! Our adult Kempo
classes are a fantastic way to get fit, stay in shape and have fun
while learning vital street Self-Defence skills.
From the very first Kempo
lesson, adults learn how relatively easy it is to learn. Since the
movements are natural, students begin to formulate Self-Defence
techniques immediately.
In addition, many of
our adult students have attributed success in their personal careers
to the self-discipline and focus gained through their
training.
CHILDREN
Our fun, exciting, yet structured and
disciplined Lil' Dragon and Kempo classes teach children how to
focus their attention which improves their ability to learn Kempo
techniques and
defend themselves from a bully.
Learning builds a real sense of accomplishment in children and with
each new accomplishment a child's self-confidence will grow.
Once we
begin to build a child's confidence we are then able to instil the
values of respect, courtesy, honesty and integrity that are the
foundations of the Martial Arts dating back thousands of years.
Our Chief Coach is Kyoshi (Professor) Neil Hourston (pictured) who is an 8th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor and a two-time 'Hall of Fame' member who has been studying and teaching combative Martial Arts systems for over 34 years in the UK, USA, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Italy and Portugal. He is assisted by an inspirational team of male and female Brown and Black Belt instructors. His Mentor is Professor James Muro 10th Degree Black Belt, who lives in California, America, and is head of the Goshin-Jitsu Chow-Hoon organisation. We are proud to have genuine Kempo lineage through Professor Muro!
CURRENT
INTERMEDIATE SYLLABUS
Red Tiger.
SKA MASTER CLASS
The next SKA 'Master Class' for members
who are ranked Purple Belt and above is being held at TRACC, Tain,
on Saturday 29th February from 11.30am - 1pm. The Master Class fee
is £10 per person and is FREE for Senseis and above. The fee is
payable at the event and the class is not suitable for Lil' Dragons.
SKA SPRING GRADING EXAMS
The SKA Spring Kempo grading exams will
be held on Saturday 28th March at the Hilton Community Centre,
Inverness, and on Sunday 29th March at the Seaboard Memorial
Hall, Balintore. Candidates can choose the venue/day which best
suits.