Blairgowrie Karate
@blairgowriekarate.bsky.social
A Karate club based in Scotland located in Perthshire.
Rebranding is a very "business" thing but we've refreshed our club logo or brand. We've produced a clean logo that is neatly transferable to an embroidered badge. Examples of the logo and what it would look like as a badge. More in comments.
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Rebranding is a very "business" thing but we've refreshed our club logo or brand. We've produced a clean logo that is neatly transferable to an embroidered badge. Examples of the logo and what it would look like as a badge. More in comments.
Fearnan by Loch Tay
October 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Fearnan by Loch Tay
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Kushanku / Kanku-Dai / Kosokun-Dai partner drills and pad drills in Blairgowrie! Great to see everyone and congratulations to Ally Whytock on being awarded his 6th dan!
September 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Kushanku / Kanku-Dai / Kosokun-Dai partner drills and pad drills in Blairgowrie! Great to see everyone and congratulations to Ally Whytock on being awarded his 6th dan!
Lucy Bronze
"Tis but a scratch"
Played the entire tournament with a fractured tibia.
"Tis but a scratch"
Played the entire tournament with a fractured tibia.
July 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Lucy Bronze
"Tis but a scratch"
Played the entire tournament with a fractured tibia.
"Tis but a scratch"
Played the entire tournament with a fractured tibia.
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July 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Karate clubs contain a syllabus against which the progress of a student is tested. Most syllabi are relatively unchanged from the mid 1920s.
A curriculum focused on embodied knowledge and tacit learning are crucial for skill development and participation in the pragmatic physical world.
#karate
A curriculum focused on embodied knowledge and tacit learning are crucial for skill development and participation in the pragmatic physical world.
#karate
July 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Karate clubs contain a syllabus against which the progress of a student is tested. Most syllabi are relatively unchanged from the mid 1920s.
A curriculum focused on embodied knowledge and tacit learning are crucial for skill development and participation in the pragmatic physical world.
#karate
A curriculum focused on embodied knowledge and tacit learning are crucial for skill development and participation in the pragmatic physical world.
#karate
Rip 0zzy
While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight
Breaks dawn from night
And so, we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
#ozzy #blacksabbath
A fan from the 70s.
While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight
Breaks dawn from night
And so, we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
#ozzy #blacksabbath
A fan from the 70s.
July 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Rip 0zzy
While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight
Breaks dawn from night
And so, we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
#ozzy #blacksabbath
A fan from the 70s.
While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight
Breaks dawn from night
And so, we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
#ozzy #blacksabbath
A fan from the 70s.
July 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We had a progression test or skill test or grading examination earlier this week. June (2nd Kyu brown) and Christoph (4th Kyu purple) progressed to learning their next group of skills. Well done. Pictured one of our instructors with Christoph.
#karate #perthshire #blairgowrie #bunkai #kihon #kumite
#karate #perthshire #blairgowrie #bunkai #kihon #kumite
July 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We had a progression test or skill test or grading examination earlier this week. June (2nd Kyu brown) and Christoph (4th Kyu purple) progressed to learning their next group of skills. Well done. Pictured one of our instructors with Christoph.
#karate #perthshire #blairgowrie #bunkai #kihon #kumite
#karate #perthshire #blairgowrie #bunkai #kihon #kumite
Karate Bunkai Applications Seminar with Iain Abernethy. Blairgowrie, Scotland.
Sunday 21st September 2025.
All styles and Martial Arts Welcome.
#Karate #Seminar #Bunkai #MartialArts #SelfProtection #SelfDefence
iainabernethy.com/events/semin...
Sunday 21st September 2025.
All styles and Martial Arts Welcome.
#Karate #Seminar #Bunkai #MartialArts #SelfProtection #SelfDefence
iainabernethy.com/events/semin...
Seminar in Blairgowrie, Scotland - Iain Abernethy
On Sunday the 21st of September 2025, I will be teaching a seminar in Blairgowrie, Scotland! The theme for the day will b...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Karate Bunkai Applications Seminar with Iain Abernethy. Blairgowrie, Scotland.
Sunday 21st September 2025.
All styles and Martial Arts Welcome.
#Karate #Seminar #Bunkai #MartialArts #SelfProtection #SelfDefence
iainabernethy.com/events/semin...
Sunday 21st September 2025.
All styles and Martial Arts Welcome.
#Karate #Seminar #Bunkai #MartialArts #SelfProtection #SelfDefence
iainabernethy.com/events/semin...
Loch Tay. The village is called Fearnan. Located near the village of Kenmore in Perthshire, Scotland.
May 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Loch Tay. The village is called Fearnan. Located near the village of Kenmore in Perthshire, Scotland.
Schiehallion silhouetted by the setting sun. Tomorrow it will have moved on a few more degrees from my position.
#Perthshire #Scotland
#Perthshire #Scotland
April 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Schiehallion silhouetted by the setting sun. Tomorrow it will have moved on a few more degrees from my position.
#Perthshire #Scotland
#Perthshire #Scotland
Sunset in Perthshire. Schiehallion to the right.
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Sunset in Perthshire. Schiehallion to the right.
Tonight, we stand united against disability-based slurs in martial arts.
#wordsmatter #martialartswithrespect
#wordsmatter #martialartswithrespect
March 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tonight, we stand united against disability-based slurs in martial arts.
#wordsmatter #martialartswithrespect
#wordsmatter #martialartswithrespect
#Karate A 1-2-1 study of the ubiquitous straight or cross lapel grab with a swinging hook. At the learning stage with partner compliance to assist study. Not presented are the two next stages: practice and training i.e. evolving kumite with iterative and incremental robustness.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#Karate A 1-2-1 study of the ubiquitous straight or cross lapel grab with a swinging hook. At the learning stage with partner compliance to assist study. Not presented are the two next stages: practice and training i.e. evolving kumite with iterative and incremental robustness.
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Potentially confusing
March 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Potentially confusing
Progress for two of our students last night.
March 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Progress for two of our students last night.
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NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). A new episode will go live each week until the series is completed. Watch Part 12 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/oJ7zFctEhfs
The Methods of Choki Motobu: Part 12
YouTube video by practicalkatabunkai
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January 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). A new episode will go live each week until the series is completed. Watch Part 12 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/oJ7zFctEhfs
Positive energy for all those struggling with Blue Monday and other angst today. Remote beach near Arisaig, Scotland. The sound of the gentle waves reverberated around the low cliffs and gentle grass green slope that led to the beach. A low mound indicates a possible viking burial, perhaps, maybe.
January 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Positive energy for all those struggling with Blue Monday and other angst today. Remote beach near Arisaig, Scotland. The sound of the gentle waves reverberated around the low cliffs and gentle grass green slope that led to the beach. A low mound indicates a possible viking burial, perhaps, maybe.
Denis Law. Legend. RIP.
January 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Denis Law. Legend. RIP.
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NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). Watch Part 11 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/L1nexpVWB_8
The Methods of Choki Motobu: Part 11
YouTube video by practicalkatabunkai
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). Watch Part 11 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/L1nexpVWB_8
Ryu Kyu & Okinawa
P1of2
The Imperial Rescript on Education, issued in 1890, was recited at school ceremonies, and was the pillar of militaristic education, instilling the imperial absolutist system in the people both spiritually and morally.
www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/ite...
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The Imperial Rescript on Education, issued in 1890, was recited at school ceremonies, and was the pillar of militaristic education, instilling the imperial absolutist system in the people both spiritually and morally.
www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/ite...
December 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Ryu Kyu & Okinawa
P1of2
The Imperial Rescript on Education, issued in 1890, was recited at school ceremonies, and was the pillar of militaristic education, instilling the imperial absolutist system in the people both spiritually and morally.
www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/ite...
P1of2
The Imperial Rescript on Education, issued in 1890, was recited at school ceremonies, and was the pillar of militaristic education, instilling the imperial absolutist system in the people both spiritually and morally.
www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/ite...
Reposted by Blairgowrie Karate
NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). A new episode will go live each week until the series is completed. Watch Part 5 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/vPPrYQNeZTs
The Methods of Choki Motobu: Part 5
YouTube video by practicalkatabunkai
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 5:06 PM
NEW VIDEO: This series of fifteen videos covers my take on the methods of Choki Motobu (1870–1944). A new episode will go live each week until the series is completed. Watch Part 5 on the “practical kata bunkai” channel: youtu.be/vPPrYQNeZTs