Nikyu – 2nd (150 hours)
Time and Technique Requirements for Kyu Promotion (Adults)
Ki tests and Exercises:
- Kata Ashiage-
- Agaranai karada-
- Verbal examination:
- What is Aikido?
- What has Aikido done for you?
- What are the 4 basic principles to coordinate the mind and body?
- Kokyuho-
Techniques:
- Shomenuchi Shihonage
- Shomenuchi kaiten nage
- Yokomenuchi gokyo
- Ushiro tekubitori shihonage
- Ushiro kubishimi koshinage
- Morotetori nikyo
- Hanmi-Handachi:
- Shomenuchi iriminage
- Katatori nikyo
- Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi
- Freestyle Randori- 2 persons
lkkyu – 1st (200 hours)
Time and Technique Requirements for Kyu Promotion (Adults)
Ki tests and Exercises:
- Bokken kata
- Jo kata
Techniques:
- Katatori Menuchi: 5 techniques
- Yokomenuchi: 5 techniques
- Morotetori: 5 techniques
- Shomenuchi: 5 techniques
- Ryotetori: 5 techniques
- Koshinage: 5 techniques
- tanto tori:
- Hanmi-Handachi:
- Ushiro waza: 5 techniques
- Freestyle Randori – 3 persons
Shodan (120 hours and 12 months after receiving ikkyu)
All basic techniques and previous requirements plus:
Kumi-tachi: First five basic kata.
Tanto-dori: A different technique from each – shomen-uchi, yokomen-uchi, tsuki, two different techniques from ushiro.
Tachi-dori: A total of five different techniques. Attacks will be shomen-uchi, yokomen-uchi, tsuki.
Randori: Three people attacking.
Nidan (Minimum 30 months and approx. 400 hours of consistent training after receiving shodan.)
All basic techniques and previous requirements plus:
Kumi-tachi: First twelve basic kata.
Kumi-jo: First six basic kata.
Randori: Three people attacking with shinai.
Sandan (Minimum 3 years of consistent training after receiving nidan.)
All basic techniques performed to demonstrate the student’s understanding of the principles of kokyu tanden ho, and all previous requirements.
Shodan Promotional Procedure
Examinations will be held at a Winter or Summer Intensive Training Camp or in an approved regional dojo under the direction of at least two qualified examiners responsible for the region.
Regional examinations will not be scheduled more than once a year.
Nidan Promotional Procedure
Examinations will be held at a Winter or Summer Intensive Training Camp or in an approved regional dojo under the direction of at least two qualified examiners responsible for the region.
Regional examinations will not be scheduled more than once a year.
Yondan
Only by recommendation at the discretion of Kubo Shihan.
Any student applying for a kyu promotion must be a member in good standing. It is necessary to have completed the required hours of training and it is necessary that the waiting period (number of months) between each examination has expired before applying. Also note that all tests are cumulative: you must be prepared to demonstrate exercises and techiniques from all ranks prior to the one for which you are actually testing.