Patrick James "Pat" McKay (born 29 May 1957, Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a Scottish and British karateka. He has a fifth Dan black belt in karate and is a 13-time Scottish Champion and a 5-time winner of World Karate Championships. McKay became the first karate champion to win two world titles in a row.[1][2]
Pat McKay
Pat McKay in August 1990
Born
Patrick James McKay (1957-05-29) 29 May 1957 (age 66) Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom
He enrolled in Glasgow's Shukokai Karate Club. He made steady progress and took up gymnastics in an attempt to improve his agility. In 1978, still only a 4th Kyu, McKay took part in his first international tournament. He was selected to represent Scotland at the European Championships held in Ghent, Belgium. He failed to make it onto the podium but gained invaluable experience. [3]
McKay changed clubs in the 1980s and started being trained by former Scottish teammate David Coulter, who formerly was top international competitor for Scotland and Great Britain.[4]
Referencesedit
^"How To Beat The World On The Dole And Keep Doing It". The Glasgow Herald. 2 December 1985. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^Profile, findingkarate.com. Accessed June 25, 2023.
^"KARATE: Pat swept to world glory but we gave him the brush-off". Daily Record. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^Profile, findingkarate.com. Accessed June 25, 2023.
Further readingedit
Dierk Hickmann (September–October 1987), Deutscher Karateverband (ed.), (PDF), Karatemagazin (in German), no. 5/87, Gelsenkirchen: Makossa Druck- und Marketing GmbH, pp. 7f, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013, retrieved 31 October 2014
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