Danketsu Do Karate

Danketsu Do Karate South Shields Shotokan Karate and self-defence club. CMAA trained & insured instructors. All abilities welcome. Ages 5 to 105. Just turn up. First lesson free 🥋🙂.

Thursdays 6.30pm-7.30pm, Harton Sports Centre, St Mary's Ave, South Shields NE34 6AG.

30/04/2026

🥋👊Training tonight 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm.👊🥋
🥋Ages 5+, no upper age limit.🥋
🥋All welcome. No experience (or fitness!) necessary. ☺️🥋

☺️Just turn up, wear loose comfortable clothing, kick your shoes off and join in. ☺️

☺️Your first lesson is free!☺️

Well done to Emma! Our latest new starter to reach orange belt! Despite working shifts, Emma has kept her attendance up,...
03/04/2026

Well done to Emma! Our latest new starter to reach orange belt! Despite working shifts, Emma has kept her attendance up, fitting in training around her work commitments. She's shown some real determination. Congratulations. 👏👏👏👏🥋

Well done to our three newest members who successfully completed their first grading last night! Families training toge...
27/03/2026

Well done to our three newest members who successfully completed their first grading last night! Families training together and then grading together is simply the best thing ever.

Take note of our youngest student who's only 8! Our very young students follow a junior syllabus which places fewer demands on them physically and mentally, but still allows them to have fun, get some exercise and learn some useful self-defence skills. Once they begin to mature, usually around the age of 10 to 12, they move across to the adult syllabus.

19/03/2026

🥋👊Training tonight 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm.👊🥋
🥋Ages 5+, no upper age limit.🥋
🥋All welcome. No experience necessary and your first lesson is free!☺️.🥋 Just turn up! 👍

26/02/2026

No karate tonight - it's half term.
Back next week as normal. 🥋😊

💥💥Gradings!💥💥Congratulations to our three newest 7th kyu yellow belts - Lisa, Hallie and David!👏👏👏👏Hallie and David in p...
29/01/2026

💥💥Gradings!💥💥

Congratulations to our three newest 7th kyu yellow belts - Lisa, Hallie and David!👏👏👏👏

Hallie and David in particular have previously trained in a different style and have worked extremely hard to make the successful transition across to Shotokan.

🙏And welcome to our new starters who are already picking up the fundamentals very quickly.🙏

15/01/2026

🥋👊Training tonight 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm.👊🥋
🥋Ages 5+, no upper age limit.🥋
🥋All welcome. No experience necessary and your first lesson is free!☺️.🥋

🥶It's chilly out there today 🥶 but it's always warm in the Dojo.

06/01/2026

Happy New Year from Danketsu-Do Karate, South Shields! 🥋💪🎉

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to get fit and try something new, why not start with karate? It’s a fantastic way to make friends, build fitness and develop confidence—both physically and mentally.

Starting something new, especially on your own, can feel daunting, but remember, everyone starts as a beginner. Our karate community is all about support, encouragement, and having fun. We don't enter competitions; we just focus on real-world self-defence skills.

You don’t need any experience, or even be very fit, and we welcome people with health conditions or disabilities. Just show up, give it a try, and we’ll be there to help you.

Thursdays 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm. Studio Room, Harton Sports Centre, Harton Academy, St Mary's Ave, South Shields NE34 6AG 🥋⛩☺️

We keep our prices low, and your first lesson is free! You can just turn up—you don't need any special kit for your first few lessons. Loose, comfortable clothing is just fine. Ages 5+. We can’t wait to meet you ☺️

06/01/2026

Happy New Year! Our first session of 2026 is this Thursday, 8th Jan. New starters always welcome, your first session is free!🙂

11/12/2025

🎅 Tonight is our final karate session of 2025! 🎅

🎅 Tonight will be a bit of training, some fun and games, and a few 🎁 Christmas presents 🎁 for our brilliant students. 🎅

It's been a heck of a year getting the club established, and it's taken a lot of hard work! Thanks to everyone who has supported us.

On a personal note—and I'm sure I speak for Kev too—we are looking forward to three weeks of not being beaten up by our students.

The life of an instructor, or “minna ni dōjō sareru aza-darake no hito,” to give it its formal Japanese title, is rewarding but seldom pain-free!

💥 We’ll be back on THURSDAY 8TH JANUARY! 💥

04/12/2025

🥋👊Training tonight 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm.👊🥋
🥋Ages 5+, no upper age limit.🥋
🥋All welcome. No experience necessary and your first lesson is free!☺️.🥋

🥶It's chilly out there today 🥶 but it's always warm and bright in the dojo.🤗

Address

Harton Sports Centre, Harton Academy, St Mary's Avenue
South Shields
NE346AG

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 7:30pm

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