Order Of The Scottish Samurai Explained

Order of the Scottish Samurai
Established:1994
Status:Currently constituted
Grades:
  • Great Taisho
  • Taisho
  • Great Shogun
  • Shogun
  • Legendary Samurai
  • Samurai
  • Cadet Samurai

The Order of the Scottish Samurai (OSS), is an award "recognising excellence, character and respect in alignment with the ancient spirit of budo." It was founded in 1994 by Ronnie Watt, and based on the Order of the Rising Sun, awarded in 1908 to Thomas Blake Glover, 'The Scottish Samurai'.

Origins

The OSS was established in 1994 by Aberdeen-based martial arts expert Ronnie Watt, as an awarding body which recognises "excellence, character and respect in alignment with the ancient spirit of budo."[1] [2] The order is modelled on the Order of the Rising Sun which in 1908 bestowed an award on merchant Thomas Blake Glover, who was born in Fraserburgh in 1838 and who rose to be one of the founding fathers of industrialisation in Japan.

About the awards

The awards which honour ties between Scotland and Japan,[3] recognise individuals who excel in their chosen field or who demonstrate particular character and distinction. There are two levels of award: Samurai and Shogun.[4] The latter award denotes a higher level of achievement or recognition.[5] Recipients are nomited each year by current award-holders.

"The OSS became an awarding body and friendship society in 2016, with letters patent from the Lord Lyon" according to an article on Aberdeen University's website.[6]

Awards are normally conferred at Broomhall House, home of Lord Charles Edward Bruce, 12th Earl of Elgin[7] [8] or at The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen.

Recipient, Charlie Abel, a noted composer and performer of Scottish Music, created a new tune "The March O' The Scottish Samurai" to commemorate the award.[9]

Notable award holders

Notable OSS award holders include

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-11-25 . About . 2024-11-03 . Samurai.scot . en.
  2. Web site: Begbie . Scott . 2020-11-18 . Aberdeen karate legend's plan to make Sir Sean Connery a Scottish Samurai . 2024-11-04 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2020-12-15 . Award from the Land of the Rising Sun Heralds New Dawn for Lockerbie Arrival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618182510/https://www.dgwgo.com/dumfries-galloway-news/award-from-the-land-of-the-rising-sun-heralds-new-dawn-for-lockerbie-arrival/ . 18 June 2021 . 2024-11-04 . Dumfries and Galloway What;'s Going On . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Carruthers . Clan . 2019-02-09 . Clan Carruthers: Order of the Scottish Samurai . 2024-11-03 . CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755. . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-10 . Samurai.scot . 2024-11-03 . Samurai.scot . en.
  6. Web site: University to be honoured by local cultural society News The University of Aberdeen . 2024-11-04 . www.abdn.ac.uk.
  7. Web site: Order of Scottish Samurai Awards – Sunday 3rd March Aberdeen Burgesses . 2024-11-04 . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2020-01-23 . Lord Charles Bruce . 2024-11-04 . Samurai.scot . en.
  9. Web site: 2020-10-08 . March o' the Scottish Samurai - Charlie Abel . 2024-11-04 . charlieabel.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Harley . Duncan . 2018-09-19 . The Scottish Samurai Awards . 2024-11-04 . Aberdeen Voice . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 2020-02-10 . Alex Salmond . 2024-11-04 . Samurai.scot . en.
  12. Web site: 2020-01-30 . Joanna Lumley . 2024-11-04 . Samurai.scot . en.
  13. Web site: 2020-01-30 . Dr. Joseph Morrow . 2024-11-04 . Samurai.scot . en.
  14. Web site: Freeman . John . 2022-06-25 . Creating Comics: Sean Michael Wilson on adapting the world's oldest known novel, The Tale of Genji, into manga . 2024-11-04 . downthetubes.net . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Jaffray . Chris . 2016-07-04 . 'Make historic Aberdeen home fit for Scottish Samurai' . 2024-11-04 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Wood . Rosanna . 2022-06-22 . Dr George Kerr 10th Dan and Gordon McCathie Honoured at the Scottish Samurai Awards . 2024-11-04 . Judo Scotland . en-GB.

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