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What is Seven Star?
Seven Star is a Seattle-based nonprofit that has provided martial arts training since 1981, with a specific focus on gender-marginalized individuals. Its programs welcome trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people of any gender, as well as all women, both trans and cis. The core martial art taught is Kajukenbo.
Beyond regular classes, Seven Star offers structured entry points:
- Beginner's Cycle — a 4-week course that serves as the first step toward becoming a student.
- Try a Class Night — a low-commitment session to experience the Kajukenbo style, teaching approach, and community (open to trans, nonbinary, gender-expansive individuals and cis women age 13+, no experience needed).
- Community Self Defense Class — open to all individuals age 13 and up.
- Space rental — the building can be rented for rehearsals, classes, parties, and other events, though new rental inquiries are not currently being accepted.
If you're considering joining, the practical next step is to attend a Try a Class Night or register for the upcoming Beginner's Cycle, which is the standard path to becoming a student. For current dates and registration details, check Seven Star.
How do I sign up for the Beginner's Cycle at Seven Star?
The first step to becoming a student at Seven Star is to take the 4-week Beginner's Cycle. Visit the Beginner's Cycle page on the Seven Star site to learn more and register.
As a practical next step, check the current Beginner's Cycle dates before planning around any specific session. The site lists a cycle running Sept 15–Oct 8, but dates change, so confirm the next start on the registration page. If you want to preview the style and community first, Try a Class Night offers a low-commitment way to meet students and teachers and get a feel for Kajukenbo, the martial art taught there. It is open to trans, nonbinary, gender-expansive individuals and cis women age 13+, with no prior experience necessary.
Seven Star is a Seattle nonprofit that has offered martial arts training for gender-marginalized individuals since 1981. It welcomes trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people of any gender, as well as all women, trans and cis. If you are outside that audience but interested in self-defense, the organization also runs self-defense classes open to all individuals age 13 and up, such as a session listed for Sunday, September 27 at 1pm.
For official details and current registration, use Seven Star.
What is Kajukenbo, the martial arts style taught at Seven Star?
Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that blends striking, kicking, grappling and self-defense into a single system. At Seven Star, it is the style taught in the regular martial arts program, and the site describes "Try a Class Night" as a chance to "check out our martial arts style, Kajukenbo" and get a feel for the curriculum, teaching style and community.
The name reflects its mixed roots: it draws on karate, judo/jujitsu, kenpo and boxing, which is why classes often move between punches and kicks, close-range hands-on defenses, and practical self-defense scenarios rather than specializing in one range. That makes it a reasonable fit if you want broad, adaptable skills and enjoy variety; it is less suited if you specifically want a pure sport style such as Olympic taekwondo, boxing or Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition training.
At Seven Star, the audience matters as much as the style. The nonprofit has trained gender-marginalized individuals since 1981 and welcomes trans, nonbinary and gender-expansive people of any gender, plus all women, trans and cis. Beginners start with a 4-week Beginner's Cycle, and Try a Class Night is open to trans, nonbinary and gender-expansive individuals and cis women age 13+, with no prior experience needed.
A useful next step: if you are curious but not ready to commit, attend a Try a Class Night, then decide whether to register for the Beginner's Cycle. If you mainly want short-term self-defense skills rather than ongoing martial arts study, the separate Community Self Defense Class may be the better starting point. For current dates and registration details, see Seven Star.
Who can attend Seven Star's martial arts classes?
Seven Star welcomes trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people of any gender, plus all women (trans and cis). That is the stated eligibility for its regular martial arts program, and the site frames the whole organization as training for gender-marginalized individuals.
For a first look at the style, Kajukenbo, the Try a Class Night is open to trans, nonbinary, gender-expansive people and cis women age 13 and up, with no prior experience required. Separately, the Community Self Defense Class is open to all individuals age 13 and up, so it is not restricted by gender.
The practical next step is to pick the entry point that matches your goal: the 4-week Beginner's Cycle if you want to become a regular student, Try a Class Night if you want to sample the curriculum and meet students and teachers first, or the self defense class if you want a one-off session open to everyone.
One caveat: Seven Star's building is not accepting new rental inquiries at this time, so do not plan around renting the space. For current dates, check the Beginner's Cycle, Self Defense, and Try a Class Night pages at Seven Star.
How can I rent Seven Star's building for rehearsals, classes, or events?
Seven Star lists its building as available for rehearsals, classes, parties, and other events, mainly during mornings, early afternoons, and some evenings or weekends. However, the site states it is not accepting new rental inquiries at this time, so you cannot currently book it through the normal inquiry process.
H3. What the space is suited for The listing describes it as a good fit for movement-based activities, including:
- Martial arts practice
- Dance rehearsals
- Personal training
- Yoga instruction
- Classes, rehearsals, and parties generally
H3. What to do next Check the rental page for rates and availability, but expect that new inquiries are paused. If you need a similar space now, look for martial arts studios, dance centers, or community halls that rent by the hour. A practical decision criterion is whether you need a sprung floor, mats, mirrors, or just open space, since that will narrow your options faster than price alone.
For context on the organization and its programs, see Seven Star.
What is the Community Self Defense Class at Seven Star?
The Community Self Defense Class at Seven Star is a one-off, open-enrollment self-defense session rather than part of the school's ongoing martial arts curriculum. According to the site, it is open to all individuals age 13 and up, and the next scheduled session is Sunday, September 27th at 1pm. Registration is handled through the Self Defense page on Seven Star.
It differs from Seven Star's regular training in two useful ways. First, the audience is unrestricted: the school's core martial arts program is for trans, nonbinary, gender-expansive people of any gender and all women (trans and cis), while the self-defense class is described as open to all populations. Second, the commitment is a single session instead of the 4-week Beginner's Cycle that serves as the entry point for becoming a student.
If you are deciding between the two, use this as a quick guide:
- Want a short, low-commitment introduction to self-defense: the Community Self Defense Class fits.
- Want to try the school's actual style, Kajukenbo, before committing: the Try a Class Night is the better fit, since the self-defense class is not described as teaching the regular curriculum.
- Want to train regularly: start with the 4-week Beginner's Cycle.
A practical next step: check the Self Defense page for the current date, location details, and what to bring, since the listed session is a specific dated event and may change.
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