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Welcome

Welcome to Getting Started in Practical Karate.

This section examines the syllabuses for Yellow belt, Orange Stripe, Orange belt and Green Stripe. 

Not only that but Doug has given tips for training and formatted each section into "mini lessons"

The lessons are informative but we still try to have fun to make sure the lessons are as engaging as possible. 

Please watch the Welcome video below to see how best to use the course. 

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What's Inside The Course

  • 1

    Yellow Belt - 8th kyu

    • Yellow Belt Syllabus - Check list

    • Karate Etiquette - Bowing in

    • Making A Fist - Basics-1

    • KIA!!

    • Strikes - Yellow Belt

    • Blocks/Recieves - Yellow Belt

    • Basic Stretches for Kicks

    • Kicks - Yellow Belt

    • Stances - Yellow Belt

    • Combinations - Yellow Belt

    • Practical Basics - Yellow Belt

    • Padwork & Impact - Yellow Belt

    • Muscular Fitness - Yellow Belt

    • Kumite - Yellow

    • Karate Knowledge - Yellow Belt
  • 2

    Orange Stripe - 7th Kyu-Ho

    • Orange Stripe Syllabus - Written Check list

    • Strikes - Orange Stripe

    • Blocks/Receives - Orange Stripe

    • Kicks - Orange Stripe

    • Combinations - Orange Stripe

    • Stances - Orange Stripe

    • Practical Basics - Orange Stripe

    • Padwork & Impact - Orange Stripe

    • Kata - 1st half of Taikyoku Shodan - Orange Stripe

    • Muscular Fitness - Yellow Belt

    • Kumite Pt 1 - Orange Stripe

    • Kumite Pt 2 - Orange Stripe

    • Karate Knowledge - Orange Stripe
  • 3

    Orange Belt - 7th Kyu

    • Orange Belt Syllabus - Written Check list

    • Strikes - Orange Belt

    • Blocks/Receives - Orange Belt

    • Kicks - Orange Belt

    • Stances - Orange Belt

    • Combinations - Orange Belt

    • Practical Basics - Orange Belt

    • Padwork & Impact - Orange Belt

    • Solo Pad Drills - Orange Belt

    • Kata - Taikyoku Shodan - Orange Belt

    • Muscular Fitness - Orange Belt

    • Kumite - Orange Belt

    • Karate Knowledge - Orange Belt
  • 4

    Green Stripe - 6th Kyu-Ho

    • Green Belt Syllabus - Written Check list

    • Striking

    • Blocks - Green Stripe

    • Kicks - Green Stripe

    • Stances - Green Stripe

    • Combination - Green Stripe

    • Practical Basics - Green Stripe

    • Padwork & Impact - Green Stripe

    • 1st half of Gekisai Dai Ichi - The Kihon

    • 1st half of Gekisai Dai Ichi - The Pattern

    • Muscular Fitness - Green Stripe

    • Kumite - Green Stripe

    • Karate Knowledge - Green Stripe

Your Instructor

Chief Instructor

Douglas Connell

Doug is the Chief Instructor of Shogun Practical Karate.

He has been training in martial arts for over 25years and has been teaching karate for 14 years.

He holds a 4th Dan in Practical Karate with the BCKA and also a 1st Dan Black Belt in Reality Combat Systems awarded by Geoff Thompson.

His passion is teaching karate that would work in real situations and equipping people with the skills to defend themselves when it matters the most. To this end he launched P.A.K.T. (Practical & Applied Karate Tournaments) in 2017 an international tournament designed specifically to test a practitioners skills in these areas. P.A.K.T. is endorsed and regularly attended by International renowned Practical Karate authority Iain Abernethy.