Karate Qualifications

Sandan (3rd Dan) - Shukokai International (examiner Soke Kunio Miyake)

Nidan (2nd Dan) - Karate Kai Scotland, Nidan ratified SKGB (examiner Shihan Graham McCann, Bobby Morton, Derek Spratt)

Shodan (1st Dan) - Kugatsu Shukokai - examiner Shihan Graham McCann, 6th Dan, (European Chief Instructor Shukokai International)

Sports Coaching/Other Qualifications

First Aid Qualified 

Sports Coach UK - (Safeguarding & Protecting Children (1 &2); Coaching Children & young People; Analysing Coaching)                               

Paul started training in Shotokan karate at the age of 7 at Langholm Shotokan Karate Club under Sensei Philip Gunn. During this time he gained an excellent learning and understanding of the foundations of karate which he continues to use to this day.

In 2007 Paul moved to Glasgow and trained in Shukokai karate at Kugatsu Karate-Do.  From here his karate progressed even further under the watchful eye of Sensei Graham McCann. In 2014, Paul was awarded his 2^nd Dan by Sensei McCann (Karate-Kai Scotland).

Paul has been a member of Edinburgh Karate academy since early 2014, where he trains hard and helps to assist Sensei Angus Rutherford to develop the clubs’ students. 

Throughout the years Paul has attended numerous courses with world renowned instructors including Jonathan Mottram, Allan Miller, Junior Lefevre, William Coyle, Keiji Tomiyama, Kunio Miyake and Keinosuke Enoeda