Now you have reached red belt, it gets a bit harder.  With the blocks you now add a gyaku tsuki and a new, challenging kata.

Kihon

Kihon represents the basics or fundamentals. As a red belt you will learn:

• Oi tsuki – stepping punch
• Jodan age uki, gyaku tsuki – rising block, reverse punch
• Chudan soto uke, gyaku tsuki – outside block, reverse punch
• Chudan uchi uke, gyaku tsuki – inside block, reverse punch
• Shuto uke – knife hand block
• Mai geri – front snap kick
• Yoko geri keage – side snap kick
• Yoko geri kekomi – side thrust kick

Red Belt Kihon Video

Kumite

Kumite is where you spar with a partner, you will be taught:

• Sanbon or Gohon kumite attacking with jodan oi tsuki and chudan oi tsuki.

Gohon Kumite Video

Kata

Kata is a set of fixed moves. With each belt you will learn a new kata. For red belt you will learn:

• Heian Nidan

Heian Nidan – Sensei Paul James

Heian Nidan– Sensei Alex Cockx 

Once you have trained enough and have reached the required standard you will be able to grade to yellow belt.