Testing Criteria for Adults
(5th Kyu - SANDAN)

Test Reigi and Performance.
Rank Prerequisite Hitori Waza
(Individual Exercises)		 Kumi Waza
Aikido Techniques
5th Kyu
Gokyu		 More than 30 hours
of training		 1. Udemawashi Undo
2. Udefuri Undo
3. Udefuri Choyaku Undo
4. Sayu Undo
5. Ushiro Ukemi Undo
6. Zenpo Kaiten Undo

Oneness Rhythm Taiso (Relax Taiso)

  • Shokyu Ki Test
    		•  1. Katatekosatori Kokyunage
    2. Katatetori Tenkan Kokyunage
    4th Kyu
    Yonkyu    		 More than 30 hours
    of training
    since 5th Kyu    		 7. Ikkyo Undo
    8. Zengo Undo
    9. Happo Undo
    10. Zenshin-Koshin Undo
    11. Kokyu Dosa    		 3. Katatori Ikkyo (Irimi & Tenkan)
    4. Munetsuki Koteoroshi
    5. Yokomenuchi Shihonage
    6. Shomenuchi Kokyunage
    7. Kitei Taigi
    3rd Kyu
    Sankyu    		 More than 30 hours
    of training
    since 4th Kyu    		 12. Funekogi Undo
    13. Nikyo Undo
    14. Sankyo Undo
    15. Koteoroshi Undo

  • Chukyu Ki Test
    		•  8. Katatori Nikyo (Irimi & Tenkan)
    9. Katatori Sankyo (Irimi & Tenkan)
    10. Katatori Yonkyo (Irimi & Tenkan)
    11. Yokomenuchi Kokyunage (Zenpo nage)
    12. Ryotetori Kokyunage (Zenpo nage)
    13. Taigi 1 through 4
    2nd Kyu
    Nikyu    		 More than 40 hours
    of training
    since 3rd Kyu    		 16. Kaho Tekubi Kosa Undo
    17. Joho Tekubi Kosa Undo
    18. Ushirotori Undo
    19. Ushirotekubitori Zenshin Undo
    20. Ushirotekubitori Koshin Undo    		 14. Ushirotekubitori Kokyunage (Zenpo nage)
    15. Ushirotekubitori Kubijime (Sankyo nage)
    16. Ryotetori Tenchinage (Irimi & Tenkan)
    17. Ushirotori Kokyunage
    18. Ryotemochi Kokyunage (en-undo)
    1st Kyu
    Ikkyu    		 More than 40 hours
    of training
    since 2nd Kyu    		 same as above


  • Jokyu Ki Test
    		•  19. Zagi Handachi Shomenuchi Kokyunage
    20. Zagi Handachi Munetsuki Koteoroshi (Katameru)
    21. Zagi Handachi Yokomenuchi Kokyunage (Zenpo nage)
    22. Munetsuki Kokyunage (Zenpo nage)
    23. Munetsuki Kokyunage (Sudori)
    24. Munetsuki Kokyunage (Kaiten nage)
    25. Ryotemochi Koteoroshi
    26. Ryotemochi Kokyunage (Hachi-no-ji)
    27. Yokomenuchi Koteoroshi (en-undo)
    28. Yokomenuchi Kokyunage (Hachi-no-ji)
    29. Shomenuchi Koteoroshi
    30. Shomenuchi Ikkyo (Irimi & Tenkan)
    31. Ushirotekubitori Koteoroshi
    32. Ushirotekubitori Ikkyo
    33. Taigi 1 through 15
    SHODAN More than 60 hours
    of training
    since 1st Kyu    		 same as above 1. Yokomenuchi (5 arts)
    2. Katatetori (5 arts)
    3. Ushirotekubitori (5 arts)
    4. Tantotori (5 arts)
    5. Dai-ichi Kengi
    6. Dai-ichi Jogi
    7. Yonin (4-person) randori
    8. Taigi 1 through 29
    NIDAN More than 120 hours
    of training
    since Shodan    		 same as above In addition to items above:
    1. Munetsuki (5 arts)
    2. Shomenuchi (5 arts)
    3. Bokken-Dori (5 arts)
    4. Dai-ni Kengi
    5. Dai-ni Jogi
    6. Gonin (5-person) randori
    SANDAN More than 2 years
    of training
    since Nidan

  • Shoden Ki Test
    		•  same as above In addition to items above:
    1. One taigi called at random by the examiner
    2. A thorough knowledge of the history and teachers of Aikido, Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido, and the present makeup of Ki No Kenkyukai in Japan and world-wide.

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