World Oyama Karate Kata – Kihon Sono Shichi

World Oyama Karate Kata – Kihon Sono Shichi (or Kihon Sono Nana)

This page will help you to learn the World Oyama Karate Kata – Kihon Sono Shichi. This kata is also known as Kihon Sono Nana (or kata 7). The demonstration video and written instructions below will help you to master this Karate kata.

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Demonstration Video for World Oyama Karate Kata – Kihon Sono Shichi (Sono Nana)

Written Kata Instructions

First of all, I have to mention that there is a particularity that must be understood for the kihon kata.
If you watch the video, you should notice a transition stance on most move followed with zenkutsu dachi,
gyaku tsuki. Therefore, this transition stance I will use in my description is similar to han kiba dashi at 45°
with the front leg standing on the ball of the foot.

Kihon Sono Shichi/Sono Nana

  • “Kihon Sono Nana, Yoi” – into fudo dachi.
  • Ichi: Extend your left leg to the left into transition stance and point oi chudan tsuki.
  • Pivot on your feet into left zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Ni: Step into left kiba dachi 45° and strike seiken oi furi uchi.
  • Pivot your feet into left zenkutsu dachi while striking seiken gyaku shita tsuki.
  • San: Move your left leg back into heisoku dachi and kick jodan ushiro geri.
  • Put your foot down backward, perform mawatte into transition stance and point oi chudan tsuki.
  • Pivot on your feet into zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Chi: Step into right kiba dachi 45° and strike seiken oi furi uchi.
  • Pivot your feet into left zenkutsu dachi while striking seiken gyaku shita tsuki.
  • Go: Pivot 90° to the left into han zenkutsu dachi, kamaete – ibuki.
  • Roku: Kick right soto mawashi geri on your left at 45°.
  • Perform kake ashi dachi, chudan yoko geri.
  • Put your foot down forward into transition stance and strike jodan yoko tettsui.
  • Pivot of your feet into right zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Shichi: Kick left soto mawashi geri on your right at 45°.
  • Perform kake ashi dachi, chudan yoko geri.
  • Put your foot down forward into transition stance and strike jodan yoko tettsui.
  • Pivot of your feet into left zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Hachi: Perform mawatte into right han zenkutsu dachi, kamaete – ibuki.
  • Ku: Step forward into right kiba dachi and block chudan soto uke.
  • Pivot on your feet into right zenkutsu dachi 45° while striking seiken chudan tsuki.
  • Jû: Step forward into left kiba dachi and block chudan soto uke.
  • Pivot on your feet into left zenkutsu dachi 45° while striking seiken chudan tsuki.
  • Ichi: At 45°, kick right uchi mawashi geri and left mae geri.
  • Put your foot down forward into left transition stance and strike left uraken sayu ganmen uchi (ikite).
  • Pivot on your feet into left zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Ni: Perform mawatte at 135° on your right into kokutsu dachi and strike shuto mawashi uke – ibuki.
  • San: Step forward into kake ashi dachi and kick kansetsu geri.
  • Put your foot down forward into transition stance and strike jodan yoko tettsui.
  • Pivot on your feet into right zenkutsu dachi while striking chudan gyaku tsuki.
  • Chi: Step backward into left han zenkutsu dachi, kamaete – kiai.
  • “Yame” – step back into fudo dachi.

Reference Sources

  1. Written instructions kindly provided by Sensei Mathew, School – Shinshin Kyokushin Karate