Whitby Shukokai Karate Club

26/06/2025

Our last class members three generations of Parkins and a good friend.

25/06/2025

We have bowed off!
Due to lack of student numbers and if I’m honest a lack of enthusiasm from us as instructors this week seemed like the right time to hold our last lesson. It was 38 years ago when I began training joining my mother who had started a few years before. It was about 10 years later when we with other senior club members took on the running of the club. Lots of memories have being made since then, I’ll share some in a later post perhaps. For now we would like for thank everyone who has ever trained with his or brought their child to train with us for being part of a big part of our lives.
Mark & Karen

26/11/2021

Only in Whitby.

We had a particularly hairy customer in the barber’s chair this morning.. the Krampus popped in for a traditional cut throat shave ahead of the Whitby Krampus Run next weekend. The parade begins at 3.30pm at the bandstand on December 4th, with activities from 12.30.

06/05/2020

Just wanted to let the wider community know that everyone at the Whitby dojo is fine and training via Zoom in our living rooms and kitchens. We also had fun making this little video.

06/05/2020

Having fun in our virtual dojos.

31/03/2020

We have taken a step away from posting our training sessions/ideas on this page and created a messenger group which is a little more interactive. Anyone who isn’t all ready part of the messenger group. It would like to be please get in touch, we think we have all current members on board, but would be happy to have old members or friends join if they want.

Stay safe, keep training.

25/03/2020

Is anybody out there? I hope you are all well, sorry this is a bit late in the day but feel free to do the activities any day you wish I just do hope you are doing something to keep those karate muscles working.

1. 6x no hand get ups (from your back to standing, so hands on the ground)
2. 20 x squats back straight, legs bed to 90deg
3. 30 star jumps
4. Back leg kicks, front kick, roundhouse kick, front leg side kick switch sides, repeat x6
5. 1 min shadow sparing try and throw combinations of punches and kicks
6. Your grading kata
7. 1 min plank
8. Any other kata
9. Stretch
10. Stay safe.

22/03/2020

Let me know if you are happy for me to continue posting here or if any other social media outlets would be better, how about setting up a Messenger or WhatsApp group?

We would be training tonight so here are a few things for you to have a go at, let me know how you are getting on hand if there is anything that you want me to cover in the future.

Warm up, include but don’t limit to;

Hand and foot crawl forward and back 4 laps
No hand stand ups x 10 (start on your back and get to a tall standing position without using your hands, return to your back without using your hands, repeat)
10 good quality press-ups
20 good quality sit-ups
40 good quality squats

Kata

Practice 3 different kata, if you don’t know three then practice what you know. Practice the moves well, execute them fully in the correct stances before moving onto the next. No need to put in tons of effort and speed just ensure the positions are correct. Practicing kata at home can be difficult due to the lack of space but in reality you wont be in control of the space you have in which to defend yourself you will have to adapt. I have posted a video of myself practicing Pinan Sandan (the kids are getting better at filming)

22/03/2020

Happy Mother’s Day to all the karate Mums out there, I know it’s not always easy getting your kids to training but I do hope it’s always worth it. Have a great day and hope you get spoilt. Don’t forget to wash your hands and stay at home.

18/03/2020

Don’t think much to the camera operator.