United States Aikido Federation Testing Requirements

5th KYU - 60 Practice Days Required

Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura)
Shomenuchi Iriminage
Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
Ryotetori Tenshinage
Tsuki Kotegaeshi
Ushiro Tekubitori Kotegaeshi
Morotetori Kokyuho
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4th KYU - 80 Practice Days Required

Shomenuchi Nikkyo (omote & ura)
Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
Tsuki Iriminage
Ushiro Tekubitori Sankyo (omote & ura)
Ushiro Ryotetori Kotegaeshi
Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Ikkyo
Suwari Waza: Katatori Nikkyo (omote & ura)
Suwari Waza: Katatori Sankyo
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3rd Kyu - 100 Practice Days Required

Yokomenuchi Iriminage - (2 ways)
Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
Tsuki Kaitennage
Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
Morotetori Iriminage (2 ways)
Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura)
Suwari Waza:Shomenuchi Iriminage
Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Nikkyo (omote & ura)
Hanmi-Hadachi: Katatetori Shihonage
Hanmi-Hadachi: Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto mawari*)
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2nd Kyu - 200 Practice Days Required

Shomenuchi Shihonage
Shomenuchi Kaitennage
Yokomenuchi Gokyo
Ushiro Tekubitori Shihonage
Ushiro Tekubitori Jujinage
Ushiro Kubishime Koshinage
Morotetori Nikkyo
Hanmi-Handachi: Shomenuchi Iriminage
Hanmi-Handachi: Katatetori Nikkyo
Hanmi-Handachi: Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
Freestyle - 2 persons
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1st Kyu - 300 Practice Days Required

Katatori Menuchi - 5 techniques
Yokomenuchi - 5 techniques
Morotetori - 5 techniques
Shomenuchi - 5 techniques
Ryotetori - 5 techniques
Koshinage - 5 techniques
Tantotori - 5 techniques
Hanmi-Handachi (ushiro waza - 5 techniques)
Freestyle - 3 persons
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Sho-Dan - 400 Practice Days Required

All of 1st Kyu requirements
Tachitori
Jotori
Henkawaza**
Freestyle - 4 persons
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Ni-Dan - 600 Practice Days Required

Attend 2 seminars per year after Sho-Dan
All of Shodan requirements
Tachitori - 2
Freestyle - 5 persons
Kaeshiwaza***
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San-Dan - 700 Practice Days Required

Attend 2 seminars per year after Ni-Dan.
All of Nidan requirements.
Subject of exam determined by examiner at
the time of exam.

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Note
Hour requirements are counted from the
last test.

* Uchi & Soto Mawari -- both the inside (uchi)
and outside (soto) movements or variations.

** Henka-waza -- techniques were the nage
(thrower) switches from one technique to
another technique. Examiner will call the
first (or starting) technique.

*** Kaeshi-waza -- counter techniques. Uke
(attacker) appies the technique to nage. Then
nage counters with the appropriate counter.
Original techniques (for uke) will be called
by the examiner. (E.g., to apply sankyo against
nikkyo).

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Glossary of Words of Attack

Uchi - inside
Soto - outside
Omote - in front
Ura - behind
Hamni-Handachi – uke standing, nage sitting seiza
Jotori – jo techniques
Katatetori – one hand grab to wrist
Katatori – one hand grab to collar
Morotetori – two hands grab to one wrist
Ryotetori – both hands grab one wrist
Shomenuchi – strike to forehead
Suwariwaza – techniques from sitting seiza
Tachitori – attack with boken or standing technique
Tantotori – attack with knife
Tsuki – thrust or punch
Ushiro Kubishime – choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist
Ushiro Ryokatori – both shoulders grabbed from behind
Ushiro Tekubitori – both wrists grabbed from behind
Ushiro Waza – any attack from behind