In April 2002 Scott became only the fifth westerner to graduate the world famous JKS Instructors Course.
Over the fifty years since the inauguration of the Instructors Course, the JKA/JKS have bestowed this honour to only a hundred or so people, many of whom have gone on to become the renowned Shotokan masters in the Karate world today.
The graduation ceremony saw the culmination of two years of the most intensive karate training in the world, and has enabled Scott to become one of “the new generation of karate instructors” (Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue 72).
Building on his European competition success during his university days, Scott travelled to Japan after graduating from Keele University, dedicating five years of his life to learning it’s language, culture and customs, enabling him to fulfil his dream of becoming one of the very few westerners to have completed the course.
He has now returned to Europe, and is based in Dublin, Ireland, where he is the Technical Director of the JKS GB & Ireland. He teaches at 7 dojos in South Dublin and has over 180 students. Scott travels extensively throughout Europe teaching traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate.
Scott's Martial Arts Resumé
2002- Graduated from the JKS Instructors course. Moved to Ireland to teach karate professionally. Gained Yondan with Asai Sensei
2000: Entered the JKS (Japan Karate Shotokai, the new name for the JKA Asai faction) Instructors course
1999: Returned to Japan and resumed training full time at the JKA headquarters. Returned home for the JKA European Championships. Won Individual and Team Kata. Took bronze in Individual Kumite
1998: Had to return to UK due to severe knee injury
1997: Moved to Japan, trained full time at the JKA Headquarters (Senseis Asai, Abe, Isaka, Yahara, Kagawa, Ishimine, Kanayama, Yamaguchi & Koike). Invited to enter the instructors course starting April 1998
1996: Won JKA World Individual Kata Championships (Moscow). During 1992-6 he trained with the great karate masters like Asai sensei, Kanazawa sensei, Yamaguchi sensei, Abe sensei and Kagawa sensei at least twice a year. Gained Sandan with Asai Sensei
1995: Won JKA Team Kumite Championships
1994: Won JKA National individual and Team Kata Championships. Won JKA European Individual and Team Kata Championships
1993: Became a member of the JKA (GB) national team. Competed in the JKA World Championships in South Africa, came 5th in team kata. Gained Nidan with Asai Sensei
1992: Entered Keele University, started training with Kato sensei and Paul Katowski 5th dan (National Police Karate Champion) on a daily basis
1992: Went to Japan for the 1st time, for 1 month intensive training. Trained at the JKA Hombu dojo (Asai, Abe, Isaka, Kagawa and Yamaguchi sensei), the infamous East Fire Dojo (Asano and Naka sensei), Takahashi sensei (Osaka), Kobe University and Nagaki sensei (Matsuyama)
1991: Gained Shodan with Kato sensei
1990: Kodokai became the official representatives of the JKA (Asai faction) in UK. Became known as JKA (Great Britain)
1989: Won the Kodokai (Kato Sensei's association) National Junior Kata Championships
1986: Moved to Malton, North Yorkshire, continued training Shotokan Karate with Howard Milson, 5th dan, the top student of Kato Sensei 8th dan
1984: Moved to Baildon, West Yorkshire, and started training Shotokan Karate
1978: Started training at the famous World Jui-Jitsu Federation dojo in Liverpool
