Shigakukan Karate Dojo

Shigakukan Karate Dojo Over 40 years of training and teaching. A husband and wife team preserving and teaching traditional Shotokan Karate as it was intended. Enquiries welcome.

Structured, disciplined training for children, teenagers, and adults. Aberdeen & Peterhead

14/09/2026

🌟✨️Congratulations to the winner of the 'Shigakukan Karate Dojos' summer attendance trophy 🏆🎉 well done!

14/09/2026

One session. Three groups. The same standard.

These clips are from our Yudansha session, with teenage lads, adult men, and teenage girls and women all working under the pressure of realistic attacks.

The attacks had to carry genuine speed and intent. That pressure changes everything—distance, timing, reactions and the ability to remain calm and apply technique when someone is really coming at you.

Age, size and strength may differ, but the standard remains the same: committed attacks, controlled responses, strong technique and complete respect for the person in front of you.

This is an important part of black-belt training. Technique must work beyond a comfortable, rehearsed drill. Everyone pushed themselves, trusted their partners and handled the pressure extremely well. 🥋

12/09/2026

Last night in our Aberdeen General Class, we concentrated on Kihon—but not simply moving up and down the dojo performing techniques.

The students were asked to visualise an attacker in front of them and then behind them, turning and responding with purpose, awareness and strong technique.

Kihon means “basics,” but basic does not mean easy or without meaning. Every block, strike, stance and turn should have intent behind it.

Karate was developed for real-world situations, and when it is taught and practised correctly, that purpose should always remain at the heart of our training.

Don’t just perform the movement—understand why you are doing it. Mark Donaghy Libby Donaghy Shigakukan Karate Dojo SKIF

11/09/2026

Peterhead general class working on Sanbon Kumite.

Before working with a partner, we practised the sequence solo, allowing everyone to concentrate on developing strong, committed attacks, solid stances and effective blocks.

Partner work is not simply about remembering the movements. The attacker must deliver every technique with genuine intent, while the defender must control the distance, timing and counterattack.

By developing the technique first, we can then give it purpose with a partner.

Strong basics remain at the heart of traditional Shotokan karate. Libby Donaghy Mark Donaghy SKIF

New student intake now.
10/09/2026

New student intake now.

The draw for summer attendance trophy will be drawn tonight in the dojo 🤞✨️
08/09/2026

The draw for summer attendance trophy will be drawn tonight in the dojo 🤞✨️

Only a few weeks now 👏🏻
08/09/2026

Only a few weeks now 👏🏻

🥋 PROGRESS ISN’T JUST ONE MORE STEPYour first grading might represent one block of work. The next grade isn’t simply one...
07/09/2026

🥋 PROGRESS ISN’T JUST ONE MORE STEP

Your first grading might represent one block of work. The next grade isn’t simply one more block placed on top—the amount of kihon, kata, kumite and spirit expected from you continues to grow.

Yet many students keep giving the same amount of effort—or sometimes less—and wonder why their progress has slowed.

We often see this around three important stages:

🟠 Orange belt — 7th Kyu
The excitement of being a beginner begins to wear off. The basics now need more accuracy, stronger technique and regular practice.

🟤 Brown belt — 3rd Kyu
Being able to remember the syllabus is no longer enough. Technique must become sharper, more powerful and more consistent. This is where the real preparation for black belt begins.

⚫ Shodan — 1st Dan
Perhaps the biggest trap of all. Shodan is not the finish line or the point where you can ease off. It means you have learned the foundations and are now ready to study karate properly.

As the grade rises, the standard rises—and your effort must rise with it.

Turning up is important, but progress also requires concentration, spirit and a willingness to keep improving the details.

Don’t expect higher-grade results from lower-grade effort.

志学館
Character over competition.

04/09/2026

Shotokan Karate in The Bridge of Don

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Peterhead
AB421EP

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Monday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 10pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 2am

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