Kings Cross Shotokan Karate Club

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Kings Cross Shotokan Karate Club A progressive Shotokan Karate Club in central London which fosters a friendly atmosphere and welcomes individuals of all ages & abilities

A progressive Shotokan Karate group in the heart of central London, which fosters a friendly atmosphere welcoming individuals of all ages and abilities. Top class instruction from a 5th Dan Sensei with 25 years experience

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30/09/2026

Monday night's class started with a heavy focus on kicks and working on balance and posture through the whole technique. We worked on executing kicks from different angles and then building up to not putting the foot down in between kicks to maintain balance and develop leg strength.

The adults class was a bit different as, in solidarity with Prof Stephen Chan of SOAS Jindokai during his rehabilitation, we worked on one of my favourite Shorin Ryu kata; Wanshu (the earlier version of our Empi). We practised both kata, looking at the similarities and differences within the kata and bunkai.

27/09/2026

A late upload from last Monday's class.

During the kids class, we focused on grading jiyu ippon kumite, starting off with a focus on strict movements and technique, before connecting the techniques into more free flowing movements.

The adults then worked on Tekki Shodan and Bassai Dai, applying different sections of bunkai on the pads to develop more power and sharpness.

It was a great all-round class with students bringing a good focus and effort. Looking forward to more tomorrow night!

01/09/2026

Following an intense warm-up, Thursday night's class saw us working through a stance drill focusing on shifting stances and driving power, before moving onto a dynamic pad drill.

Having seen some of the adults working their superman punch, we had some requests from the kids to work on that. Looking forward to drilling that in Thursday's class!

29/08/2026

The last in our Tekki Shodan ground work series showing bunkai for the final section of the kata (with some artistic licence...but it's a great technique!).

Future bunkai series to follow. Any requests, let us know 👍🏻

28/08/2026

Next in our Tekki Shodan ground work series shows bunkai using the uraken section to collapse locked elbows and trap the arms, and then the nami gaeshi to sweep the knee and roll the attacker over.

27/08/2026

The next in our Tekki Shodan ground work series showing extended bunkai from the opening sequence.

First time back teaching at the dojo last night after a 3 month break for paternity leave. Great to be back and even be...
25/08/2026

First time back teaching at the dojo last night after a 3 month break for paternity leave. Great to be back and even better to have a special guest join us for his first official dojo session!

Hopefully the start of another fulfilling martial arts journey

24/08/2026

The first in our series of Tekki Shodan bunkai from a ground fighting perspective. A simple escape from defending a grab from inside the guard.

23/08/2026

Some footage from Thursday night's class where we ran through our jiyu ippon kumite with techniques against kicks. We kept the focus on clean techniques and fast reaction times.

Address

Winton Primary School, Killick Street
London
N19AZ

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 9pm
Thursday 7pm - 9pm

Telephone

+447838608789

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