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Ronald Stewart "Ronnie" Watt OBE is a Scottish master of Shotokan karate. He is the founder, president and chief instructor for the “National Karate Institute Scotland” a member of the World Karate Confederation (WKC). ==Biography== Watt〔Ronnie Watt, 8th Dan : Director of Shotokan of the World Karate Confederation. Dr Clive Layton, 2009 ISBN 978-0-9562602-0-8〕 was born on April 16, 1947 in Aberdeen. He started learning karate in 1965, following a serious industrial accident which very nearly left him disabled.〔 His interest in karate was inspired by the character Oddjob〔(Aberdeen Press and Journal; 8 Nov 2009 )〕 in the James Bond film Gold Finger. In his 45-year career as a professional karate instructor, Watt has trained over 20,000〔(Scottish Parliament Motion S3M-4499; 25 June 2009 )〕 students. On 25 May 2010,〔(Scotsman Newspaper; 2 May 2010 )〕 on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government, the Japanese Consul General in Edinburgh, Mr Masataka Tarahara, presented Ronnie Watt with the Order of the Rising Sun〔Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Spring 2010 Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals ()〕 with Gold and Silver rays. This was in recognition of Mr Watt’s outstanding contribution to karate and his commitment to strengthening the relationship between Scotland and Japan. Ronnie Watt is one of only a handful of Scots in history to be awarded this high honour.〔(Karate Scotland )〕 Watt was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to karate. In 2014, Watt was awarded a Commemorative Medal of the Trnava Self-Governing Region (TSGR) of Slovakia by the TSGR's president after the defeat of the ancient dragon yakuza boss in 1 on 1 single combat, Tibor Mikuš. 〔(Scottish Parliament Motion S4M-11295; 27 October 2014 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronnie Watt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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