Aiki No Michi Grading Syllabus
5th Kyu
Basic movements
Irimi (entering) ashi (step)
Tsugi (sliding) ashi
Torifune (rowing exercise)
Shiho (4 direction) giri (cutting)
Shomen (top of head) uchi (strike)
Yokomen (side of head) uchi
Tsuki (front punch)
Tai sabaki (body movement)
Tai no henko (body turn)
Mae (forward) ukemi (roll)
Ushiro (backwards) ukemi
Ikkyo (first principle) undo (exercise) – 8 directions
Shomen uchi ikkyo
Shomen uchi irimi nage (throw)
Yokomen uchi shiho nage
Tsuki kote (wrist) gaeshi (twist)
Katate (wrist) dori (grab) shiho nage
Katate dori kokyu (breath) nage
Katate dori kote gaeshi
Katate dori Irimi Nage
Ryote (2 wrists) dori kokyu ho (exercise)
Ryote dori shiho nage
Ryote dori techi (heaven and earth) nage
Morote (2 hands 1 wrist) dori kokyu nage
Kata (shoulder) dori nikkyo (2nd principle)
Ushiro (rear) waza (technique) (ryoto/ kata/ hiji (elbow))
Ikkyo
Kokyu nage
Multiple attackers
Katate dori irimi nage
Katate dori tenchi nage
1st Kyu – as 2nd Kyu, in addition the following:
Basic exercises:
Shikko (knee walking) with bokken shomen uchi
Bokken circle exercise with nagewaza (throwing techniques)
Shomen uchi kaiten sankyo
Shomen uchi kokyu waza
Yokomen uchi koshi (hip) nage
Yokomen uchi kokyu waza
Tsuki uchi (inside) kaiten sankyo
Tsuki ude (arm) kime (lock) nage
Tsuki sumi (corner) otoshi (drop)
Katate dori sumi otoshi
Katate dori juji (cross) nage
Ryote dori koshi nage
Ryote dori advanced kokyu waza
Morote dori koshi nage
Morote dori kokyu waza
Kata dori/ mune dori/ sode dori
Koshi nage
Kokyu waza
Ushiro Waza koshi nage
Ushiro waza kokyu nage
Multiple attackers:
Shomen uchi jiyu waza
2nd kyu – as 3rd kyu, in addition the following:
Basic exercises:
Bokken – both forms of happo giri (cutting) exercise
– bokken circle exercise
Shomen uchi kaiten nage
Yokomen uchi ikkyo
Yokomen uchi nikkyo
Yokomen uchi sankyo
Yokomen uchi yonkyo
Tsuki kaiten nage
Katate dori kokyu waza
Morote dori jiyu waza
Kata dori/ mune dori/ sode dori
Rokkyo (6th principle)
Irimi nage
Ushiro waza eri (neck) dori ikkyo
Ushiro waza eri dori irimi nage
Ushiro waza katate dori kubi shime (strangle hold, 1 wrist held)
Ushiro waza jiyu waza
Multiple attackers: Futari gake (2 attackers)
Tsuki jiyu waza
Sannin (3 attackers) Katate dori jiyu waza
4th Kyu – as 5th kyu, in addition:
Basic exercises
Bokken (wooden sword) shiho giri (4 direction cut)
Mae ukemi without arms
Shomen uchi nikkyo
Shomen uchi sankyo (3rd principle)
Shomen uchi yonkyo (4th principle)
Shomen uchi kote gaeshi
Yokomen uchi kote gaeshi
Yokomen uchi kokyu nage
Tsuki irimi nage
Katate dori irimi nage (jodan (high), chudan (middle) and gedan (low))
Ryote dori irimi nage (jodan, chudan and gedan)
Morote dori irimi nage
Morote dori ikkyo
Kata dori kokyu nage
Kata dori tenchi nage
Ushiro waza (ryote/ kata/ hiji)
shiho nage
irimi nage
Multiple attackers (2 people)
Kokyu nage
Kote gaeshi
Shodan – everything above at a level appropriate to shodan, additionally:
Straight line nage waza with bokken and jo (4 foot staff)
Tsuki tanto (knife) dori
Tanto dori futari gake (3 attackers)
(4 attackers) randori
3rd Kyu – as 4th Kyu, in addition the following:
Basic exercises:
Bokken happo (8 directions) undo (exercise)
Yokomen uchi irimi nage
Yokomen uchi gokkyo (5th principle)
Tsuki kokyu nage
Katate dori kaiten (rotation) nage
Katate dori jiyu (free) waza
Ryote dori kokyu waza
Ryote dori jiyu waza
Morote dori nikkyo
Morote dori kote gaeshi
Kata dori/ mune (lapel) dori/ sode (sleeve) dori
Ikkyo
Nikkyo
Sankyo
Yonkyo
Ushiro waza (ryote/ kata/ hiji)
nikkyo
sankyo
yonkyo
kokyu waza
Multiple attackers: Futari gake (2 attackers)
Shomen uchi
Ikkyo
Irimi nage
Kote gaeshi
The techniques listed here represent only the testing requirements. There are many more techniques not listed here that are trained in class.
Sandan - Everything above at a level appropriate to sandan, additionally:
Shomen uchi jo dori
Yokomen uchi jo dori
Tsuki jo dori
Nidan - everything above at a level appropriate to nidan, additionally:
Shomen uchi tachi (sword) dori
Yokomen uchi tachi dori
(4+ attackers)
English translation of japanese has been provided for the first occurence of each term.