Examination Requirements and Regulations:
Examination requirements
By Shihan Vitold Jordan, 7th Dan Aiki-Bu-Jutsu
Whitehorse, Yukon, 2008
(Following are basic KYU requirements in the art of Aiki-Tai-Jutsu by Yukon Academy of Martial Arts and
Yeshua-Do International Grading Committee)
PART 1
Children Kyu Requirements - Mudansha
(Age 6-12)
* personally wearing/folding Gi (uniform) + tying obi (belt)
* counting in Japanese from 1 to 10 (1-ICHI 一 , 2-NI 二 , 3-SAN 三 , 4-SHI 四 , 5-GO 五, etc)
* the meaning term of Yeshua-Do
* knowledge of basic Dojo comments:
- ONEGAI-SHIMASU – please teach me – formula spoken at the beginning of training, as well as during exercise before
- ARIGATO GOZAIMASHITA – thank you very much
- YAME – stop
- TORI – person performing technique - UKE – an attacker
- KIRITSU – command get up
- SEIZA – Japanese traditional sitting
- HIDARI KAMAE – stance with left leg in front
- MIGI KAMAE – stance with right leg in front
- AI-HANMI – both partners are in the same positions
- GIAKU-HANMI -“mirror position”
* Bow in sitting and standing positions
* Ukemi Waza (rolling):
- KOHO-UKEMI-UNDO - cradle
- MAE UKEMI – front roll
- USHIRO UKEMI – roll in back
* Tai Sabaki (turn around):
- TENKAI-ASHI – return a 180’
- TENKAN – return a 180’ on the leg in front
* Attack:
- KATATETORI – attacker grabs hand of a partner located in the position of the mirror
* Techniques:
- TAI-NO-TENKAN-HO
- KATATETORI KOKYU HO
* Any one technique
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11 KYU (7-8yrs old) white belt with yellow stripe
* Material applicable to the previous steps and:
* Who was the founder of Aikido (Morihei Ueshiba 1883-1969)
* Counting in Japanese from 1 to 10
(1-ICHI 一,2-NI 二,3-SAN 三,4-SHI 四,5-GO 五, 6-ROKU 六,7-SHICHI 七,8-HACHI 八,9-KYU 九,10-JU 十)
* SHIKKO - moving on knees forward
* Ukemi Waza (rolling): Tachi Waza (in standing position on any direction)
- MAE UKEMI
- USHIRO UKEMI
* Tai Sabaki (turn around):
- TENKAN ASHI (step forward and return a 180’)
* Techniques:
- KATATETORI SUMI-OTOSHI
- KATATETORI KOKYU-NAGE (uchi variant – entrance at hand)
* Any one technique
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10 KYU (8-9yrs old) white belt with orange stripe
* Material applicable to the previous steps and:
* Ukemi Waza (rolling): Tachi Waza i Suwari Waza (in the standing and sitting position with legs change)
- MAE UKEMI
- USHIRO UKEMI
* SHIKKO - moving on knees forward
* Tai Sabaki (turn around):
- IRIMI TENKAN
* Movement:
- TSUGI-ASHI
- AYUMI-ASHI
* Attack:
- USHIRO RYOTETORI (grip for two hands of back Tori)
* Techniques:
- USHIRO RYOTETORI KOKYU-NAGE
- USHIRO RYOTETORI IKKYO
* Any one technique
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9 KYU (9-10yrs old) white belt with green stripe
* Material applicable to the previous steps and:
* USHIRO SHIKKO – moving on knees - backwards
* Ukemi Waza (rolling): (through barrier eg. belt)
- MAE UKEMI
- USHIRO UKEMI
* Techniques:
- AIHANMI KATATETORI IKKYO (Omote i Ura)
- AIHANMI KATATETORI IRIMI-NAGE (Omote i Ura)
* Any two techniques
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8 KYU (10-11yrs old) white belt with blue stripe
* Material applicable to the previous steps and:
* Ukemi Waza (rolling): (roll sideways through barrier eg. belt)
- YOKO UKEMI
* Techniques:
- AIHANMI KATATETORI SHIHO-NAGE (Omote i Ura)
- AIHANMI KATATETORI KOTEGAESHI (Omote i Ura)
* Any two techniques
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7 KYU (11-12yrs old) white belt with brown stripe
* Material applicable to the previous steps and:
* Ukemi Waza (rolling): (right leg in front roll left arm and vice versa)
- GYAKU MAE UKEMI
* Tai Sabaki (turn around):
- IRIMI TENKAN (in four sides)
* Attacks:
- SHOMENUCHI (cutting hand on the head)
- RYOTETORI (grip for two hands in front of Tori)
* Techniques:
- RYOTETORI SHUMATSU-DOSA
- KATATETORI UCHIKAITEN-NAGE
- SHOMENUCHI IRIMI-NAGE
* Any two techniques
PART 2
(Following are basic KYU requirements in the art of Aiki-Tai-Jutsu established by Yukon Academy of Martial Arts
and Christian Martial Arts Association, Yeshua-Do International Grading Committee)
(Age 14 - up)
(30 hours of training)
· Ukemi (mae - front, ushiro - backwards)
· Tai-sabaki (tankan, irimi-tenkan)
· Terminology and meanings (sensei, deshi, dojo, ma-ai, sabaki, etc.)
· Etiquette (bowing, folding gi, binding obi, basic Japanese commends)
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Ikkyo
· Irimi-nage
· Kokyu-ho (sitting + standing)
· Shumatsu-dosa/Shiho-nage
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu, kata #1-2
__________ __________ __________
5 Kyu 五 級
(30 hours of training after gaining 6th Kyu) Everything required for 6th Kyu
· Standing ukemi (mae & ushiro)
· Folding hakama
Attacks/Atemi-Jutsu (basic)
· Katate & aihanmi katatedori
· Choku/gyakuTsuki
· Shomen & yokomenuchi
· Mae-geri, Yoko-geri
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Shiho-nage
· Irimi-nage
· Nikkyo
· Kote-gaeshi
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu kata #3-4
Jo (staff)
· Suburi #1-5
· Musubi Jo Kata (10 first movements)
__________ __________ __________
4 Kyu 四 級
(50 hours of training after gaining 5th Kyu) Everything required for 6th and 5th Kyu
· Yoko-ukemi (Falls)
Karate-Jutsu (atemi)
· Ushiro-waza
· Kubishime
· Ryotetori
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Sankyo
· Kotegaeshi
· Kokyu-nage
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu kata #1-6
· Kumi-Tachi #1-2
Jo (staff)
· Suburi #1-10
· Musubi Jo Kata (20 first movements)
__________ __________ __________
3 Kyu 三 級
(60 hours of training after gaining 4th Kyu) Everything required for Kyu 6 to 4
· Yoko ukemi from throwing
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Kaiten nage uchi/soto (variations)
Tanto-Dori #1-3 (variations)
· Ikkyo
· Ude-garami
· Kote-gaeshi
· Gokyo
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu kata #1-10
· Kumi-Tachi #3-4
· Tachi-Dori #1-2
Jo (staff)
· Suburi 1-15
· Full Musubi Jo Kata
· Jo-Dori #1-2
__________ __________ __________
2 Kyu 二 級
(60 hours of training after gaining 3rd Kyu) Everything required for Kyu 6 to 3
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Hijikime-osae
· Aiki-otoshi & sumiotoshi
· Kokyu-nage #1-5
Tanto-Dori #4-6 (variations)
· Shiho-nage
· Hijikime-osae
· Irimi-nage
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu kata #1-15
· Two Tachi-Dori
· One form of tameshigiri
Jo (staff)
· Suburi #1-20
· Jo-Dori #3-4
__________ __________ __________
1 Kyu 一 級
(90 hours of training after gaining 2nd Kyu) Everything required for Kyu 6 to 2
Aiki-Tai-Jutsu
· Koshi-nage
· Randori with 1 partner (1-3min.)
Tanto-Dori
· 5-10 techniques (variations)
Gun retaliation/disarming
· techniques #1-5 (variations)
Sword
· Shimmyo-Ken Ryu kata #1-20
· Tachi-Dori #4-8
Jo (staff)
· Inochi-Jo-Kata
· Jo-Dori #5-10 (variations)
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PART 3
Yudansha - Black belt holders
有段者
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1 Dan 初 段
(Age 16/17 - up)
(Minimum 1 year after 1 Kyu)
2nd Dan 初 段
(Minimum 2 years after 1 Dan)
3rd Dan 初 段
(Minimum 3 years after 2 Dan)
4th Dan 初 段
(Minimum 4 years after 3 Dan)
5th Dan 初 段
(Minimum 5 years after 4 Dan)
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