JUNIOR TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Aikido has a kyu-dan system similar to other martial arts such as Karate and Judo.
The kyu (grade) levels are white or colored belts and represent new and intermediate level students and the dan (degree) levels are black belts, and represent various advanced practitioner levels. The chart below is the belt system used at the Lenape Aikikai.

JUNIOR RANKS BELT COLOR
New Student (mukyu)
9th kyu
8th kyu
7th kyu
6th kyu
5th kyu
4th kyu
3rd kyu
2nd kyu
1st kyu

JUNIOR TESTING REQURIEMENTS

KU KYU ( 9TH KYUYELLOW BELT)

1. TIE BELT

2. MAI UKEMI (FORWARD ROLL)

3. USHIRO UKEMI (BACKWARD ROLL)

4. WRIST EXERCISES (KOTA GASHI, IKKYI, NIKYO & SANKYO)

5. SHIKO (MAI, USHIRO & IRAMI TENKAN); KNEE WALKING

6. TAI NO HENKO

7. KATATE TORI IKKYO IHANMI OMOTE

8. KOKYU DOSA
HACHI KYU (8TH ORANGE BELT)

1. FUNE KYO UNDO

2. IKKYO UNDO

3. ZENGO UNDO

4. URI FURI UNDO

5. KATATE TORI IKKYO IHANMI ( OMOTE & URA)

6. KATATE TORI IHANMI IRAMENAGE

7. KATATE TORI KAITENAGE GYAKUHANMI

8. TSKI, SHOMEN & YOKOMEN ATEMI WAZA

9. TSKI KAITENAGE

10. TSKI KOTEGAESHI

11. SHOMENUCHI IKKYO
SICHI KYU (7TH KYU RED BELT)


1. KATETE TORI IKKYO AIHANMI OMOTE

2. KATETE TORI IKKYO AIHANMI URA

3. KATATE TORI IHANMI IRAMENAGE (IRAMI TENKAN & DIRECT

4. KATATE TORI SHIHONAGE WAZA

5. SHOMENUCHI IRAMENAGE

6. TSKI KAITENAGE

7. TSKI KOTEGAESHI

8. YOKOMENUCHI IKKYO

9. YOKOMENUCHI IRAMENAGE WAZA

10. YOKOMENUCHI SHIHONAGE WAZA

11. RYOTO TORY KOKYO HO NAGE WAZA (Free style)

12. RYOTO TORY IRAMENAGE WAZA (Free style)



 

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