Welcome to Oh Kami Karate Club 

Learn safe, JKA karate with us in Glasgow and Erskine - Our intention is to ensure that every member of our club is left feeling fantastic every time they train with us!

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 Shotokan karate is the most famous martial art in the world and has a long and successful history promoting fitness, discipline and self defence in all age groups, both male and female.

Martial Arts classes for women and men in Glasgow and Erskine. Lead Instructor, Gerry McDougall, 4^th Dan JKA, has been teaching in the Summerston and Maryhill area for over 25 years.  Oh Kami Karate Club now has clubs in Summerston, Maryhill, Erskine, Robroyston, Glasgow and is affiliated to JKA Karate Do Shotokan, a Scottish association which in turn is directly affiliated to the Japan Karate Association (JKA), the worldwide governing body.

Oh Kami Karate Club offers Martial Arts classes for complete beginners and experienced students. All instructors are Disclosure Scotland vetted. Read theFrequently Asked Questions. and keep up to date with news & events & ohkamishop

Every year the students and instructors attend various successful training courses as well as instructors sitting Instructor and Judge exams at the annual International Joint Training Camp in the Sohonbu Dojo, JKA Tokyo Headquarters, Japan. The latter has Sensei Sugiura, JKA chief Instructor, Sensei Ueki, Sensei Tanaka, and guest instructors. Other courses and gradings are with Sensei Ohta and there are Black Belt only courses and gradings with top Japanese instructors - Sensei Tanaka 8th Dan JKA, Sensei Osaka, 8th Dan JKA, Sensei Imamura 7th Dan JKA, Sensei Shiina 7th Dan JKA have taught at the Scottish Gasshuku over the last 2 years. We also attend courses in Guildford, Slovenia & Budapest. But we also continue to have fun - with club championships - visit by TV crew - club outing to Xscape.

The Oh Kami Karate Club was presented with the highest level of the Glasgow Clubmark Award at a Ceremony in Glasgow City Chambers yesterday, Monday 7th Sept 2009. This was an upgrade of the Clubmark Award previously awarded to the club in 2007, being now the only club to achieve this top level, and acknowledges that the Oh Kami Karate Club meets the strict criteria and is fully committed to providing their members with a safe, effective, inclusive and fun environment. Picture shows award 7th September 2009

Gaining this prestigious award demonstrates that the club is committed to developing sport at a community level and creating opportunities for talented performers to compete at national level. Achieving Clubmark status has shown that we are working to a high standard in areas including Child Protection, Club Management and Coaching. The Clubmark seal of approval also helps to empower parents when choosing a safe and well organised club for their children to attend.

Some of the Oh Kami Karate Club junior members participated in the club’s demonstration at the launch of the Maryhill Activity Directory M.A.D. at the Shakespeare Youth Club. Glasgow's Lord Provost Bob Winter, MSP Patricia Ferguson, MSP Bob Doris, Partick Thistle Football Club Manager Ian McCall, and Jim Hamilton all watched and enjoyed the occasion.   Picture shows event 20th November 2009

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