It has been a successful month for Heather and the club as she finished first in the ladies over 68 kg kumite at the British Open at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Saturday, September 27, which ich was the largest karate competition ever held in the U.K, 1250 people entered from 19 countries.

Kokusai’s results were as follows:Heather McLaren, Ladies +68 kg kumite 1st, Laura McKinnon, Ladies vets kata 2nd, David Johnston, Gents kata 3rd.