Senior Syllabus

Senior Grading Syllabus

KYU Gradings

6th KYU (Min 40 hours practice)

1st Form Ikkyo, Nikyo, Iriminage, Shihonage

2nd Form Ikkyo

Tandoku dosa: Tai no shinta, kamae, Ukemi, Kokyu dosa.

5th KYU (Min 40 hours practice, after obtaining 6th kyu)

1st Form Sankyo, Yonkyo, Kotegaeshi

2nd Form Ikkyo to Yonkyo

3rd Form Ikkyo (tenkan and irimi)

6th Form ShihonageTandoku dosa - Sontai dosa

As above plus Taisabaki, Kokyu no Henka, Shikko.

4th KYU (Min 40 hours practice after obtaining 5th kyu)

1st Form 9 basic techniques

2nd Form Kotegaeshi

3rd Form Ikkyo to Yonkyo

4th Form Ikkyo to Yonkyo

5th Form Gokyo

6th Form Ikkyo, Yonkyo, Irimi

7th Form Kotegaeshi

Tandoku dosa - Sontai dosa

As above plus Randori, Suwari-waza (4 techniques)

3rd KYU (Min 50 hours practice after obtaining 4th kyu)

1st Form 9 basic techniques

Suwari-waza 9 basic techniques

2nd Form 9 basic techniques

3rd Form 9 basic techniques

4th Form Kotegaeshi, Iriminage, Rokukyo

5th Form Ikkyo, Shihonage, Kotegaeshi

6th Form Shihonage, Kotegaeshi, Kaitennage

7th Form Ikkyo to Yonkyo

10th Form Iriminage, Kotegaeshi

Tandoku dosa - Sontai dosa

As above plus Taninzu waza, Kata (any), Hanmi-handachi (4 techniques)

2nd KYU (Min 60 hours practice after obtaining 3rd kyu)

1st Form Koshinage, Hanmi-handachi 9 basic techniques

4th Form 9 basic techniques

5th Form Koshinage, Jujinage, Sumi-otoshi, Kokyunage

6th Form 9 basic techniques

7th Form Ikkyo to Yonkyo

Any from above plus Kakari waza, Renraku waza, Tanto-tori (min 3 techniques), aiki-jo randori, Suwari-waza (6 techniques)

1st Kyu (min 60 hours practice after obtaining 2nd Kyu)

1st Form Koshinage

2nd Form Koshinage, Hanmi-handachi 9 basic techniques

3rd Form Koshinage

5th Form Aikinage

10th Form 9 basic techniques

11th Form Shihonage, Kotegaeshi, Nagewaza

16th Form Koshinage, Sankyo

Any of the above plus Kaeshi-waza, Tanto-tori (6 techniques) Jo-tori, Boken-tori (4 techniques), Kakari Keiko in Hanmi-handachi, Taninzukakari-keiko, Jo kata.