Adult Karate
Melbourne’s Premiere Adult Karate Program
OKUKAN offers the KARATE for GROWNUPS program as a comprehensive martial art pathway in Australia, suitable for complete karate beginners and those who already hold a black belt.
Are you considering starting or re-starting karate but something is holding you back? Seize the moment. Join a dedicated group of karate-ka: KARATE for GROWNUPS at OKUKAN DOJO. We believe down to earth Karate training helps develop highly technical skills. With adequate insight and a robust knowledge base in the comprehensive art of Shitoryu, we aim to help you gain, understand and grow your martial arts abilities.
If you have never done karate or martial arts, it’s ok! Our adult karate classes require no previous martial arts or karate experience. The first few lessons will give you an opportunity to get a feel for in-Dojo training. You will learn basic Karate techniques in the first few classes, as well as your first form (KATA).
OKUKAN DOJO is a genuine place of learning and training. Adult karate beginners are welcomed onto the tatami to learn, grow and be challenged.
Classes are delivered onsite by Sensei Sandra, in our private Coburg DOJO. Absolute beginners are most welcome.
Adult Karate Trial
Trial Special for adults!
Up to 5 classes for $50 (valid for 28 days)
Limited trial places available
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What to expect from our adult program
Expertise in KATA and KUMITE
Training Shitoryu at OKUKAN dojo will give students a level of expertise in blocks, attacks, breathing, speed and power, body movement and shift, precision, readiness, rhythm, timing, concentration, sight, accuracy, and balance. The learning of these aspects is evidenced in: kata (pattern; bunkai (self-defense application); kihon (form practice); kumite (sparring). In addition, students develop an appreciation of ethics. ‘Dojo Kun’ and ‘Shitoryu Five Way Spirit’ are pivotal to understanding the code of conduct that frames Shitoryu.
Kata (forms) are practiced by all students.
A Kata is Japanese in method, it is a sequence of techniques put together in a prearranged pattern which passed down generation after generation, and learned in order of difficulty, trains body and mind become like that of a warrior. Doing Kata shouldn’t feel like a performance, but like an arduous battle, even if just against your own self.
Kumite (sparring) is practiced by students, either prearranged or freely.
In dojo practice, it serves the purpose of testing drills, technical abilities, athletic capabilities and awareness. Each attack is a unique opportunity your opponent gives you to improve your skills, even in prearranged drills. As you respond to your opponents’ attacks, you gain control and technical understanding. So, the more you practice the better.
Technical and Comprehensive Karate Curriculum
The best way is to have a good balance of KATA and KUMITE training. Overall, to this end, OKUKAN DOJO provides classes that are technical and comprehensive for adults, every weeknight.
As a Shitoryu practitioner, you are able to dig deep and sure enough, become proficient in combat. Martial art drills are generally practiced with a partner to mimic a real fight and to improve our response to various attacks under controlled circumstances -or solo – for technical betterment and deeper understanding of the martial art we are learning. In sports karate it is no different.
Adult Class Structure
Conditioning
Warm Up
Kihon
Ido-Kihon
Kata
Ippon Kumite
Self-Defence
Jiju Kumite
Cool Down
Limited adult places available
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