Clipper basics for beginners: setup, control, guard selection, and safety
Fade fundamentals: setting the first guideline and building a clean blend
Techniques to start and perfect a skin fade, including detail work
Foil shaver use: methods to remove hair and finish skin-close areas
Using a 7x1 comb as a wall to improve control and consistency in practice
Creating textured styles (crop/quiff/messy scissor texture) and removing bulk
Pompadour/side part workflows: outlines, hard part, styling, and blow-drying
Tool differences and features: blades, fade masters, Andis clippers, detachable blades
Drop fade, skull fade, low tape/temple taper variations and their key characteristics
Kids haircuts and transformation-style step-by-step haircut planning
Beard trim basics and shaping to match fades
Hair bleaching basics: steps and reducing yellow tones
Course Description
Build real barbering confidence with practical haircut tutorials designed to sharpen your technique from the first cut to the finishing touches. This free online course in Barbering guides you through the core skills behind clean, professional-looking results: how to handle clippers and guards with control, create smooth transitions, and develop the eye needed for balanced shape and symmetry. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to refine your fundamentals, you’ll practice approaches that help your work look more consistent from one client to the next.
Through demonstration-driven lessons, you’ll see how to set strong guidelines, approach different fade heights, and correct uneven blending before it becomes noticeable. The course emphasizes the small decisions that make a big difference: selecting the right tools for each step, keeping your work neat as you go, and understanding when to switch techniques to match hair density, growth patterns, and head shape. You’ll also explore methods for adding texture and control on top, supporting styles that stay wearable and modern.
Beyond fades, the training includes classic barbershop finishes and popular men’s looks, helping you connect cutting technique with the final style. You’ll gain insight into creating crisp outlines, managing bulk efficiently, and bringing structure to side parts, quiffs, crops, and pompadour-inspired shapes. There is also guidance that complements haircutting skills, such as improved detailing and client-ready presentation, so your end result looks polished from every angle.
To reinforce learning, exercises help you check your understanding and apply what you watch, turning tutorials into repeatable habits. If your goal is to start building a portfolio, prepare for entry-level shop work, or simply level up your personal haircut skills, this course provides a clear, hands-on path you can revisit anytime.
Course content
Video class: Barbering 101 || Episode 1 : Introduction03m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of the "Barber 101" series by Kieron The Barber?
Video class: Barbering 101 || Episode 2: Tools22m
Exercise: What is recommended for beginners when starting with clippers?
Video class: Barbering 101 || Episode 3: Basics19m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of using a seven by one comb as a wall during hair cutting practice?
Video class: Barbering 101 || Episode 4: Starting a fade15m
Exercise: What is the first step in starting a fade haircut?
Video class: Barbering 101 || Episode 5: Perfecting a fade18m
Exercise: _What are the three ways to remove hair using a foil shaver according to the tutorial?
Video class: Transformation Tuesday || Haircut Tutorial || Drop Fade25m
Exercise: What is the focus of the hair transformation featured in the video?
Video class: DROP SKIN FADE TEXTURE || BARBER TUTORIAL ||33m
Exercise: What is the main purpose of using wider teeth blades in a haircut according to the barber?
Video class: SKIN FADE SIDE PART POMPADOUR || BARBER TUTORIAL || KIERON THE BARBER31m
Video class: Skin Fade Pompadour - Kieron The Barber -35m
Exercise: _What grade does Kieron use with his Andis US Pro Allies cordless to remove bulk before starting the skin fade?
Video class: Skin fade Pompador Andis Collection - Kieron The Barber -05m
Exercise: What tool should be used to create a clean forced outline in a traditional pompadour style?
Course comments: Haircut tutorials
Usman Khan
Hey teach, I’ll be honest you taught me how to fade and in less time too. just need to learn the low taper and high taper stuff