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"Many young and not so young people
can benefit from useful skills taught at Scottish Kempo Academy
schools that could transform lives!"
Rob Gibson,
Former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Take your life, or your child's life to the highest level... Based in the scenic Highlands of Scotland, we are a friendly, family-orientated 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 and Strathpeffer.
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 Professional Master Instructor in the arts of Kempo and JuJitsu. Kyoshi is a three-time Martial Arts 'Hall of Fame' inductee who has been studying and teaching combative Martial Arts systems for over 38 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 very proud to have genuine Kempo lineage through Professor Muro!
GRADING
SYLLABUS
The current Intermediate Yoshin Kempo grading syllabus is
Orange Tiger.
SCHOOL KEMPO SESSIONS
SKA instructors recently taught Kempo sessions at the following
Highland Council Primary Schools as part of their Health and Fitness
weeks... Knockbreck Primary School, Tain. Duncan Forbes Primary
School, Inverness. Dingwall Primary School. Craighill Primary School, Tain.
Gledfield Primary School, Ardgay.
HALL OF FAME AWARD
Kyoshi Neil Hourston was
honoured to have been inducted into the 'United Martial Arts
Alliance International' Hall of Fame with an award certificate
presented on behalf of the UMAAI Yudanshakai by Kyoshi James W. Denning from
Colorado, USA, at the recent SKA Kempo Seminar in Dingwall.
WINTER GRADING EXAMS
The SKA Winter Grading
Exams are scheduled to be held on Saturday 16th December at Inverness
and on Sunday 17th December at Balintore.