7th Kyu

White Belt (Two Red Stripes)

Kihon

(Basic Movements)

The following movements are demonstrated from Zenkustu Dachi (Forward Stance), moving forwards with each movement:

Japanese	Movement
Chudan Uchi Uke	Middle-height inside block
Shuto Uke	Knife-hand block
Yokogeri Keage	Side Snap Kick
Yokogeri Kekomi	Side Thrust Kick
Age Uke, Gyakuzuki	High-rising block, punch off back leg
Soto Uke, Gyakuzuki	Outside block, punch off back leg
Uchi Uke, Gyakuzuki	Inside block, punch off back leg

See the Kihon movements demonstrated for 7th Kyu.

Where no height is specified for a movement, the student would be expected to perform these at middle (chudan) and upper (jodan) heights.

In training and grading, these would be called out as follows, for example:

Japanese	Movement
Jodan Oi Zuki	Upper-height Forwards Punch
Chudan Oi Zuki	Middle-height Forwards Punch
Jodan Shuto Uke	Upper-height Knife-hand block
Chudan Shuto Uke	Middle-height Knife-hand block

Kata

(Set of Movements)

Heian Shodan

The first kata, with 21 movements, focuses on stance transitions (forwards and backwards), punching and blocking. It is the foundational kata that all students learn first.

Ippon Kumite

(One Step Sparring)

One step sparring is where a student defends from a single attack. The attacker will take one step towards the defending student, who will be expected to avoid, or block the incoming attack and respond with an appropriate technique.

At 7th Kyu the student will be expected to demonstrate 10 different techniques to defend against:

Jodan Oi Zuki (upper-height attack)
Right-hand attack only

As a guide for grading, see the video below which shows 10 different techniques that could be practiced and demonstrated: