AIKIKAI GRADING SYSTEM
| Exam. for Grade of: | Prerequisite for Exam: | CONTENTS | |||||||||||
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| Ikkyo | Nikyo | Sankyo | Yonkyo | Gokyo | Shiho-nage | Irimi-nage | Kote-gaeshi | Kaiten-nage | Tenchi-nage | Jiyuwaza | Kokyu-ho | ||
| 5th Kyu | 30 days of practice | Shomen-uchi | Katatedori | Shomen-uchi | Sitting | ||||||||
| 4th Kyu | 40 days of practice after obtaining 5th Kyu | Shomen-uchi | Katadori | Yokomen-uchi | Shomen-uchi | Sitting | |||||||
| 3rd Kyu | 50 days of practice after obtaining 4th Kyu | Shomen-uchi(Sitting and Standing) | Ryotedori Yokomen-uchi | Shomen-uchi Tsuki | Ryotedori | Sitting | |||||||
| 2nd Kyu | 50 days of practice after obtaining 3rd Kyu | Shomen-uchi(Sitting and Standing) Katadori(Sitting and Standing) | Katatedor (Hanmi-handachi) | Shomen-uchi Tsuki(Standing) Katatedor | Katatedor | Ryotedori | Katatedor | Sitting | |||||
| 1st Kyu | 60 days of practice after obtaining 2nd Kyu | Shomen-uchi(Sitting and Standing) Yokomen-uchi(Sitting and Standing) Katadori(Sitting and Standing) Ushiro Ryotedori | Yokomen-uchi | Katatedor Ryotedori (Hanmi-handachi & Standing) | Shomen-uchi Tsuki Katatedori | Ryotedori | Katatedor Ryotedori Morotedori | Sitting Standing |
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| 1st Dan | 70 days of practice after obtaining 1st Kyu | Unarmed techniques(sitting,sitting vs. standing,standing techniques for strikes, thrusts, all forms of grasping shoulders, elbows, collar, wrists and hands; all techniques from the rear) | |||||||||||
| 2nd Dan | Minimum 1 year since 1st dan, with 200 days of practice | Same as above plus Tantodori and Futarigake Submit an article on some Aikido-related subject. |
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| 3rd Dan | Minimum 2 years since 2nd dan, with 300 days of practice | Same as above plus Tachidori , Jodori and
Taninzugake Same as above (Topics will be assigned) |
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| 4th Dan | Minimum 3 years since 3rd dan, with 400 days of practice | Jiyuwaza for all of the above plus a short essay | |||||||||||