S.O.S. School Of Self-defence
"Do not strike others, and do not let others strike you. The goal is peace without incident." Chojun Miyagi
We are sometimes asked why we chose the colours and logo we have for
S.O.S. School Of Self-defence?
We chose red & white as these are the Internationally recognised colours for those in distress (SOS) requiring help, assistance and safety.
Our logo is designed to look like a lifebelt which is an easily recognised symbol of
help, assistance and safety.
Our aim is to teach the skills of self-protection and self-defence to provide that
help, assistance and safety.
Welcome to our website! We are based on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland and are a friendly, family-centred and professional Martial Arts School. We are pleased to be associated and affilliated with the Scottish Kempo Academy (SKA) one of the finest Martial Arts organisations in the World.
S.O.S School of Self-defence has schools at Beauly, Culbokie, Kiltarlity, Muir of Ord, Fortrose, Conon Bridge, North Kessock and Inverness. We offer a variety of classes for all age groups... Lil' Dragons Kempo for 4 - 7 year-olds, Juniors Kempo for 8 - 15 year olds (this includes Childrens Kempo for 8 - 12 year-olds & Teens Kempo for 12 - 15 year-olds) and Adults Kempo for 16 year-olds and upwards.
All S.O.S. classes are motivational, educational and inspirational with students receiving safe, effective and practical Self-Defence tuition for all ages to reach goals they never dreamt that they could achieve and discover abilities they never knew they had!
All our instructors are SKA trained and our programmes and licenced syllabus, training schedule and gradings are aligned with the SKA. This gives all S.O.S. students the opportunity to train and learn with a tried-and-tested effective Martial Arts system plus enjoy the benefits of access to SKA workshops, seminars and annual Gathering.
S.O.S. are very proud of their Martial Arts heritage.
Classes
Lil Dragons
(Age 4 -7 years)
Juniors
(Age 8 - 15 years)
Adults
(Age 16+)
Locations and times
Mondays
Phipps Hall, Beauly
Lil Dragons 4.30pm-5.15pm
Culbokie Primary School: -
Lil Dragons 6.15pm-7pm Junior Kempo 7.15pm-8.15pm
Tuesdays
Kiltarlity Village Hall, Kiltarlity
Lil Dragons 4.30pm-5.15pm
Muir of Ord Village Hall, Muir of Ord
Lil Dragons 6pm-6.45pm Junior Kempo 7pm-8pm Adults Kempo 8pm-9pm
Wednesdays
Main Hall, Black Isle Leisure Centre, Fortrose
Lil Dragons 6pm-6.45pm Junior Kempo 7pm-8pm Adult Kempo 7pm-8.30pm
Thursdays
Leanaig Leisure Centre, Conon Bridge
Lil Dragons 5pm-5.45pm Junior Kempo 6pm-7pm
North Kessock Village Hall, North Kessock
Lil Dragons 6pm-6.45pm Junior Kempo 7pm-8pm
Fridays
Inverness Royal Academy Sports Centre
Lil Dragons 6.15pm-7pm Junior Kempo 7.15pm-8.15pm Adult Kempo 7.15pm-8.15pm
We have availability for limited space for Lil Dragons, Juniors and Adult student places across all our dojos. Please contact us to book you or your child into class for your 3 free trial lessons in our fun, friendly, active and welcoming dojos! We look forward to meeting you!
S.O.S. & SKA GRADING EXAMS:
Summer Gradings will be on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June 2025
CURRENT INTERMEDIATE SYLLABUS: Green Dragon