History
Way back in March of 1968, Hugh Hastings who is the club's chief instructor started to practice Shotokai Karate with a group of friends in Prestwick, which is a town approximately 40 miles south of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland.
For the want of a better name for the club they called it "Kyle" after the district rather than the town, and it has remained Kyle Karate Club ever since.
Over the years since that first session, we have practised in many venues throughout the area but have always insisted that Kyle would be a non-profit making organisation and that we would always practice Shotokai Karate.
Until 1988 we practised with the Karate Do Shotokai organisation, and then were associated with the Shotokai Foundation. We are now an independent organisation.
To see our current high grades, please visit the Club Info section
For those new to karate and martial arts we hold beginners classes on Tuesday evenings. This practice is orientated towards beginners to give them the basic skills before joining the other classes. If however you have difficulty attending on a Tuesday beginners can be easily incorporated into any of our other classes. It is our experience that beginners can sometimes feel awkward practicing with more experienced higher grades, so we have made Tuesday a night for them to learn the basics and reach a level where they do not feel out of place.
As a club, from instructors down we welcome beginners to any practice. But we recognise that some people prefer to practice with other beginners till they become more competent in the basic skills.
Our Tuesday beginners class is at Kyle Academy, off Holmston Road, Ayr. 7.30-9.30pm in the small gym. Please feel free to just turn up, or give us a call first. You are more than welcome to come along to any of our practices to watch and ask any questions you may have. We will be happy to give you any information you require and demonstrate what we are about.
if you are new to Karate and want to know the basics and what to expect, visit the Starting Out section.
To view our practice and course schedule visit the Locations and Schedules section.