We provide this as a guide for our students interested in testing for
their kyu or non-black belt ranks. As a USAF affiliated dojo, we require
our students to test according to the requirements set by the United
States Aikido Federation. Kyu tests are usually held in May and December
of each year.
| 5th
Kyu
60 days
- Shomen-uchi
Ikkyo (omote & ura)
- Shomen-uchi
Irimi-nage
- Katate-tori
Shiho-nage (omote & ura)
- Ryote-tori
Tenchi-nage
- Tsuki
Kote-gaeshi
- Ushiro
Tekubi-tori Kote-gaeshi
- Morote-tori
Kokyu-ho
|
| 4th
Kyu
80 days (From previous test)
- Shomen-uchi
Nikyo (omote & ura)
- Yokomen-uchi
Shiho-nage (omote & ura)
- Tsuki
Irimi-nage
- Ushiro
Tekubi-tori Sankyo (omote & ura)
- Ushiro
Ryokata-tori Kote-gaeshi
- Suwari
Waza:
- Shomen-uchi
Ikkyo
- Kata-tori
Nikyo (omote & ura)
- Kata-tori
Sankyo
|
| 3rd
Kyu
100 days (From previous
test)
- Yokomen-uchi
Irimi-nage (2 ways)
- Yokomen-uchi
Kote-gaeshi
- Tsuki
Kaiten-nage
- Ushiro
Ryokata-tori Sankyo (omote and ura)
- Morote-tori
Irimi-nage (2 ways)
- Shomen-uchi
Sankyo (omote and ura)
- Suwari
Waza:
- Shomen-uchi
Irimi-nage
- Shomen-uchi
Nikyo (omote & ura)
- Hanmi-handachi
- Katate-tori
Shiho-nage
- Katate-tori
Kaiten-nage (uchi & soto mawari/omote & ura)
|
| 2nd
Kyu
200 days (From previous
test)
- Shomen-uchi
Shiho-nage
- Shomen-uchi
Kaiten-nage
- Yokomen-uchi
Gokyo
- Ushiro
Tekubi-tori Shiho-nage
- Ushiro
Tekubi-tori Juji-nage
- Ushiro
Kubi-shime Koshi-nage - two ways
- Morote-tori
Nikyo
- Hanmi-handachi:
- Shomen-uchi
Irimi-nage
- Katate-tori
Nikyo
- Yokomen-uchi
Kote-gaeshi
- Randori
(2 persons)
|
| 1st
Kyu
300 days (From previous
test)
- Kata-tori
Men-uchi (5 Techniques)
- Yokomen-uchi
(5 Techniques)
- Morote-tori
(5 Techniques)
- Shomen-uchi
(5 Techniques)
- Ryote-tori
(5 Techniques)
- Koshi-nage
(5 Techniques)
- Tanto-tori
- Hanmi-handachi
Ushiro Waza - (5 Techniques)
- Randori
(3 persons)
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As yudansha tests
are few and far between and are taken at the regional seminars, we have
not listed the requirements for the dan rankings.
