8th Kyu - Red Belt

 

Tachikata - Stances

 

Heisoku dachi - Attention stance

Hachiji dachi - Ready Stance

Kiba dachi – Horse Riding stance

Shiko dachi – Sumo stance

Hanmi nekoashi dachi – Half turned cat stance

Zenkutsu dachi – Forward leaning stance

 

Uke (all done in ready stance) - Blocks

 

Jodan uke – Head block

Gedan barai – Lower body sweep

Uchi uke – Inner block

Soto uke – Outer block

 

Kihon Tsuki & Keri – Kicks and Strikes

 

Jun zuki – Front punch

Gyaku zuki – Opposite punch

Mae geri – Front Kick

 

Numbers (One to ten in Japanese)

 

Ichi, Ni, Sun, Shi, Go, Roku, Shi chi, Ha chi, Ku, Ju