Mindsparx Karate Academy

04/04/2026

🔥 K-Club are fired up! 🔥

Our K-Club team are all set for the Karate Scotland International Open tomorrow at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility! 🥋

Last night's session finished with a powerful team huddle followed by their team mantra! 🗣️

A special shout-out to three of Sensei Tracey’s junior K-Club students who will be competing out-with the club for the very first time 🌟💪

Everyone has put in the hard work and now it’s time to step on the mats and try their very best - we can't wait! 🙌

30/03/2026

21/03/2026

A huge loss to the martial arts community 😢

GM Peter Consterdine was truly a force to be reckoned with. His strength and presence were like no other. When we became our own entity a few years ago, GM Peter and his wife Dawn took us under their wing and helped us find our feet as we started anew.

We had the privilege of training with GM Peter on several occasions and were always in complete awe of his knowledge, skill, and power. We will be forever grateful to have been in the presence of such an incredible person.

Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family at this time ❤️

18/03/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday, Sensei Colin! 🎉

Today we celebrate not just a birthday, but the incredible person who leads, inspires, and supports every single one of us 🙌

We are so grateful to have such an amazing leader, head instructor and coach, guiding our journey. His dedication, passion, and belief in every student doesn’t go unnoticed. He pushes everyone to be better, stronger, and more confident both on and off the mats 🥋✨

Thank you for everything you do for our club and our community 💜

Wishing you the best day! 🥳

10/03/2026

We’re incredibly proud of our team at the XXV Central Europe Open in Poland this weekend. 🇵🇱🥋

This is a huge competition with an exceptionally high standard, and stepping onto those mats takes real courage 🥊🥊

While the results might not have been exactly what we hoped for this time, what truly matters is that every one of our competitors gave it their best 💪

They showed determination, resilience, and the willingness to test themselves against some of the toughest competitors around. That’s what growth looks like 🙌

As one of our team said so perfectly:
“You lose, you learn and you keep moving forward.”

And that’s exactly what we’ll do 👊

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day 2026! 🌸🥋

Karate has traditionally been a male-dominated sport, so we’re incredibly proud to see so many strong women and girls training with us at the dojo. From our youngest beginners stepping onto the mats for the first time, to our dedicated senior students pushing themselves at competitions, the determination, spirit and resilience they show is truly inspiring.

This weekend feels extra special as we’re also celebrating International Women’s Day in Poland, alongside some of our fantastic female competitors at the Central Europe Open. Watching them step onto the tatami and give it their all makes us incredibly proud.

Here’s to the amazing women and girls in our dojo who continue to show that strength, confidence and courage belong to everyone.

Happy International Women’s Day!

08/03/2026

🇵🇱 Day 2 at the XXV Central Europe Open 2026 is well under way!

It was an early start for the team this morning as the competition continued here in Poland.

Our competitors were up bright and early getting themselves prepared, focused and ready to give it their all.

Here’s Alice, getting in some final warm-ups ahead of stepping onto the tatami for her Kata category. Calm, focused and ready to perform. 💪🥋

Competing at this level takes courage, discipline and heart, and we’re incredibly proud of every member of our team for representing the club on such a big international stage.

Let’s go team! 🔥🙌

07/03/2026

🇵🇱 Mindsparx Karate Academy in Poland! 🥋🔥

Our team have arrived in Poland for the XXV Central Europe Open, one of the biggest and most competitive tournaments on the calendar. With athletes from across Europe competing at an incredibly high standard, this is a huge stage for our students.

The atmosphere is electric, the competition is fierce, and the nerves and emotions are definitely running high… but we know our team will step onto the tatami and give it absolutely everything they’ve got.

No matter the results, we’re already incredibly proud of their hard work, courage, and determination to compete at this level.

Let’s go Team Mindsparx! 💪🥋🔥

04/03/2026

The dojo was absolutely buzzing on Sunday with a brilliant turnout and an incredible atmosphere from start to finish, bringing a successful end to our first grading of the year! 🙌

Students demonstrated their techniques across kihon, kumite, kata and renraku, all tailored to their individual belt level, and it was great to see the focus, determination and effort from everyone 🥋

Gradings are about more than just belts – they’re about showing the progress, discipline and confidence that our students build week after week, and month after month in training 🤜🤛

Well done to you all! 👏🥋💪

28/02/2026

Tiny belts. Big achievements! 🤜🤛

Our first grading of 2026 saw 43 Dragons & Ninjas earn their new belts 🙌

They demonstrated what they've learnt since the previous grading including life skills, badges, tags, and even a part of Pinan Shodan for their parents 👏

Confidence, focus and big smiles all round 😁

Very proud Sensei! 💜🥋

19/02/2026

Smiles, silliness and strong friendships all in one moment 🤪

This is what training together looks like - trust, teamwork and friendships that grow on and off the mats.

Strong bodies, happy faces and kids lifting each other up (sometimes literally 😄).

So proud of the confidence and friendships our karate kids build every single week 👊

18/02/2026

🌟 Student Spotlight 🌟
Our new feature each week shares the voices of our students, about what they love, what they’ve learned, and how karate makes them feel 🥋💜

Real words from our students at our karate school here in Aberdeen City.

We love helping children build confidence, focus and life skills through fun, structured karate classes 🥋