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Welcome/Fáilte
to the Northern Budo
Alliance! (Càirdeas
Budo a Tuath
in Gaelic). The Japanese word
'Budo' means Martial Arts. Established in
January 2010, we are the multi-style branch of the
Scottish Kempo Academy and the largest multi-style Martial
Arts organisation in the Highlands and Islands
with over 600 members!
The NBA currently consists of six Martial Arts
groups who have joined together for
cross-training. The Alliance provides insurance,
club and business advice, technical support, and
members receive free membership which includes a
patch. The Alliance hosts numerous Self-Defence
events around the Highlands and Islands.
Membership to the Alliance is by invitation and
our events are open by invitation to non-members.
One of our instructors speaks fluent Gaelic which
helps us to promote our Scottish heritage. |
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We represent the
following Highlands & Islands areas:
Caithness, Lochaber, Inverness, Western
Isles, Sutherland, Skye & Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Shetland
Isles,
Inverness-shire, Orkney Isles, Moray, Badenoch &
Strathspey.
Affiliated Groups:
Scottish Kempo Academy
KSD Martial
Arts
Wing Tsjun School For Self-Defence
Club
Karate
Bass Korean Martial Arts School
Sansum
Black Belt Academy
Director:
Kyoshi
Neil Hourston, 7th Dan Kempo / JuJitsu
Technical Advisors:
Master Lee Sansum, 7th Dan Kickboxing
Shihan Helen Beattie, 6th Dan Kempo / JuJitsu
Renshi
Vincent Tait, 4th Dan Kong Soo Do
Sah Bom Nim Bobbie
Bass, 4th Dan Tang Soo Do
Sensei Alasdair Brian
Mearns, 3rd Dan Karate
Sije Oana Stan, Black Belt
Kung Fu
NBA Promotions
Issued by Kyoshi Hourston, Shihan Beattie, Shihan
Gandy - 18.12.11 - Balintore, Ross-shire
Katie Gagan, 1st Dan - NBA Certificate No. 010
Issued by Kyoshi Hourston, Shihan Beattie, Sensei
Robertson - 17.12.11 - Inverness
Sempai Stephen Campbell, 2nd Dan - NBA Certificate No.
009
Ross Elder, 1st Dan - NBA Certificate No. 008
Sensei Kevin Blyth, 2nd Dan - NBA Certificate No. 007
Issued by Kyoshi Hourston, Shihan Beattie,
Shihan Gandy - 26.6.11 - Balintore, Ross-shire
Neil Fleming, 1st Dan - NBA Certificate No. 006
Tara McClelland, 1st Dan - NBA Certificate No. 005
Issued by Kyoshi Austin, Kyoshi Hourston,
Kyoshi Alberigo, Renshi Spann - 16.4.11 - Thurso,
Caithness
Shihan Alan Milne, 5th Dan - NBA Certificate No. 004
Sah Bom Nim Bobbie Bass, 4th Dan - NBA Certificate No.
003
Sensei Brian Mearns, 3rd Dan - NBA Certificate
No. 002
Renshi Vincent Tait, 4th Dan - NBA Certificate No. 001
