TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

6th Kyû (20 days)
Tachi waza

Suwari waza

5th Kyû (60 days/with 6th Kyu)
Tachi waza

4th Kyû (80 days after previous test)
Suwari waza

Tachi waza

  • Shomen uchi – Nikyo – Omote, Ura
  • Yokomen uchi – Shiho nage – Omote, Ura
  • Tsuki – Irimi nage – Ura
  • Ushiro tekubi tori – Sankyo – Omote, Ura
  • Ushiro ryokata tori – Kote gaeshi

3rd Kyû (100 days after previous test)
Suwari waza

  • Shomen uchi – Irimi nage
  • Shomen uchi – Nikyo – Omote, Ura

Hanmi hantachi waza

  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – Shiho nage – Omote, Ura
  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – Kaiten nage – Soto, Uchi – Omote, Ura

Tachi waza

  • Yokomen uchi – Irimi nage – Omote, Ura, Hitoe, Chokusin, Tsukiage, Okuri
  • Yokomen uchi – Kote gaeshi – Omote, Ura
  • Tsuki – Kaiten nage – Soto, Uchi – Omote, Ura
  • Ushiro ryokata tori – Sankyo – Omote, Ura
  • Morote tori – Irimi nage – 2 façons
  • Shomen uchi – Sankyo – Omote, Ura
  • Yokomen uchi – Maki otoshi – Soto, Uchi

2nd Kyû (200 days after previous test)

Hanmi hantachi waza

  • Shomen uchi – Irimi nage – Ura
  • Katate tori – Nikyo – Omote, Ura
  • Yokomen uchi – Kote gaeshi – Omote, Ura

Tachi waza

  • Shomen uchi – Shiho nage
  • Shomen uchi – Kaiten nage – Uchi, Soto – Omote, Ura
  • Yokomen uchi – Gokyo – Omote, Ura
  • Ushiro tekubi tori – Shiho nage – Omote, Ura
  • Ushiro tekubi tori – Juji nage
  • Ushiro katate tori kubi shime – Koshi nage
  • Morote dori – Nikyo – 2 façons – Omote, Ura
  • Shomen uchi – Uki otoshi

Jiyu waza

  • 2 attackers – any technique

Bokken suburi – 8 movements

1st Kyû (300 days after previous test)
Suwari waza

  • Shomen uchi – Ikkyo to gokyu – Omote, Ura

Hanmi hantachi waza

  • Ushiro ryokata tori – 5 techniques

Tachi waza

  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – 5 techniques
  • Aihamni katate tori – 5 techniques
  • Ryokata tori – 5 techniques
  • Ryote tori – 5 techniques
  • Kata menuchi – 5 techniques
  • Katate menuchi – 5 techniques
  • Ushiro tekubi tori – 5 techniques
  • Ushiro ryokata tori – 5 techniques
  • Ushiro katate tori kubi shime – 5 techniques
  • Shomen uchi – 5 techniques
  • Yokomen uchi – 5 techniques
  • Morote tori – 5 techniques
  • Various attacks – Koshi nage

Tanto tori, Jo tori, Jo nage, Tachi tori

  • Determined by the examiner

Henka waza (sequence)

  • Determined by the examiner

Kaeshi waza (counter-technique)

  • Determined by the examiner

Jiyu waza

  • 3 attackers – any technique

Jo kata – 35 movements

Shodan (300 days days after previous test)
The 1st kyu exam except koshi nage

Koshi nage

  • Ushiro tekubi tori – Kote hineri koshi nage
  • Ryote tori – Hikite hajiki goshi
  • Yokomen uchi – Ko goshi
  • Ryote tori – Tsurube goshi
  • Yokomen uchi – Ukashi goshi
  • Ushiro ryokata tori – O’goshi
  • Ushiro katate tori kubi shime – Ude dome goshi nage
  • Yokomen uchi – Shio goshi

Jiyu waza

  • 4 attackers – any technique

Jo vs jo

  • Tsuki

Nidan (600 days days after previous test)
Have attended 2 seminars per year after the shodan grade
Shodan’s exam with 2 ukes:

  • Except … Suwari waza:
    • Yokomen uchi – from ikkyo to gokyo – Omote, Ura

Otoshi

  • Yokomen uchi – Maki otoshi – Soto, Uchi
  • Shomen uchi – Uki otoshi
  • Ryote tori – Seioi otoshi
  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – Osoto otoshi
  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – Tai otoshi
  • Yokomen uchi – Kiri otoshi
  • Ryote tori – Kata hiki otoshi
  • Gyaku hamni katate tori – Sumi otoshi

Jiyu waza:

  • 5 attackers – any technique

Boken vs boken:

  • Shomen uchi

Sandan (700 days days after previous test)
Have attended 2 seminars per year after the nidan grade
The exam will be determined by the examiner

Jo vs boken

  • Shomen uchi