Adult Testing Requirements

Rokkyu/6th Kyu (Your first test in aikido!): 30 hours/3 months

  • Tenkan
  • Shomenuchi ikkyo
  • Shomenuchi iriminage
  • Katate dori shihonage
  • Yokomenuchi shihonage
  • Kokyu tanden ho

Gokyu/5th Kyu: 60 hours/4 months

  • All previous technique
  • Shomenuchi nikyo
  • Kata dori ikkyo
  • Kata dori nikyo
  • Munetsuki kaitennage

Yonkyu/4th Kyu: 60 hours/4 months

  • All previous techniques
  • Shomenuchi sankyo
  • Shomenuchi yonko
  • Yokomenuchi ikkyo, kotegaeshi and iriminage
  • Ryote dori tenchinage and shihonage
  • Katate dori ryote mochi kokyu tanden ho

Sankyu/3rd Kyu: 70 hours/4 months

  • All previous techniques
  • Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo
  • Ushiro ryote dori shihonage
  • Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi
  • Ushiro kokyonage

Nikyu/2nd Kyu: 80 hours/6 months

  • All previous techniques
  • Yokomenuchi nikyo, sankyo and yonkyo
  • Koshinage from shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, katate dori and munetsuki
  • Hanmi handachi:
  • Katate dori shihonage
  • Ryote dori shihonage
  • Suwariwaza:
  • Shomenuchi ikkyo
  • Kata dori ikkyo
  • Yokomenuchi ikkyo
  • All of the weapons katas (sword and short staff)

Ikkyu/1st Kyu (Last test before your black belt test!): 90 hours/6 months

  • All previous techniques
  • Jiyu waza:
  • Standing
  • Hanmi handchi
  • Suwariwaza
  • Tanto dori:
  • Munetsuki
  • Shomenuchi
  • Yokomenuchi
  • All of the weapons kata (sword and short staff)

Shodan/Black Belt:120 hours/9 months

  • All basic techinques and previous requirements
  • Tanto dori: shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, tsuki, and ushiro (A different technique for each frontal attack. Two different techniques for ushiro attack.)
  • Tachi dori: shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, tsuki (A total of five different techniques.)
  • Jo dori: shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, tsuki (A total of five different techniques.)
  • Randori: Three people attacking.