Testing Requirements

Rokukyu (6th kyu)

(30 training days / 3 months)

Movements:

• Tenkan (both sides)

• Forward roll

• Backwards roll

• Backwards fall

Attack stationary uke: 

• Shomenuchi

• Yokomenuchi

• Mentsuki

• Munetsuki

Techniques (omote and ura):

• Shomenuchi ikkyo

• Katate dori sumi otoshi

• Katate dori kokyu tanden ho 

• Katate dori kokyo nage

Gokyu (5th kyu)

(60 training days / 4 months)

All techniques from previous and:

• Kosa dori kotegaeshi 

• Shomenuchi nikyo

• Shomenuchi iriminage 

• Katate dori shihonage

• Katate dori kokyunage 

• Yokomenuchi shihonage

• Kokyu dosa

• Jiyu waza: katate and kosa dori

• Ukemi: jiyu waza from katate and kosa dori

Bokken kamae:

• Jodan

• Segan

• Chudan

• Gedan 

Bokken suburi:

• Shomen

• Yokomen

• Tsuki 

Yonkyu (4th kyu)

(80 training days / 8 months)

All techniques from previous and:

• Kosa dori nikyo (with and without ikkyo)

• Kosa dori sankyo (with and without ikkyo)

• Kosa dori udekimi nage

• Shomenuchi sankyo

• Shomenuchi yonkyo

• Shomenuchi kotegaeshi

• Shomenuchi kaitennage

• Munetsuki kotegaeshi (back fall and hard fall styles)

• Yokomenuchi ikkyo

• Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi

• Yokomenuchi iriminage (3 ways)

• Suwariwaza shomenuchi ikkyo

• Suwariwaza shomenuchi iriminage

Jiyu waza:

• Yokomenuchi & shomenuchi

Ukemi:

• Munetsuki kotegaeshi hard fall (front roll alternative if necessary)

• Repeat jiyu waza as uke

Bokken:

• Uchi no kata

Jo:

• 10 count kata

Sankyu (3rd kyu)

(100 training days / 10 months)

All techniques from previous and:

• Ryote dori tenchinage

• Ryote dori shihonage

• Ryote dori ikkyo

• Ryote dori kokyunage (two ways)

• Kata dori ikkyo

• Kata dori nikyo

• Kata dori shihonage

• Kata dori hijishime

• Katate dori / kosa dori koshinage (head and hip first)

• Munetsuki kaitennage

• Suwariwaza shomenuchi sankyo

• Suwariwaza shomenuchi yonkyo

• Hanmi handachi katate dori shihonage

• Hanmi handachi katate dori kaitennage

Jiyu waza:

• ryote dori & kata dori

Ukemi:

• katate dori / kosa dori koshinage

• Repeat jiyu waza as uke

Bokken:

• Kumi tachi 1 & 2

Jo:

• 31 count kata

Nikyu (2nd kyu)

(100 training days / 10 months)

All techniques from previous and:

• Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo

• Ushiro ryokata dori kokyu tanden ho

• Ushiro ryokata dori sankyo

• Ushiro ryokata dori kokyunage

• Ushiro ryote dori ikkyo

• Ushiro ryote dori nikyo

• Ushiro ryote dori sankyo

• Ushiro ryote dori iriminage

• Ushiro ryote dori koshinage

• Ushiro ryote dori shihonage

• Ushiro ryote dori kotegaeshi

• Ushiro ryote dori jujinage

• Ushiro ryote dori kokyu tanden ho

• Ushiro ryote dori kokyunage

• Ushiro kubishime kotegaeshi

• Ushiro kubishime shihonage

• Ushiro kubishime ikkyo

• Ushiro kubishime kokyuonage

• Suwari waza kata dori ikkyo

• Suwari waza kata dori nikyo

• Hanmi handachi shomenuchi ikkyo

• Hanmi handachi shomenuchi iriminage

• Hanmi handachi ryote dori shihonage

Jiyu waza:

• Ushiro

Ukemi:

• Repeat suwari waza & jiyu waza as uke

Bokken:

• Kumi tachi 3 & 4

Jo:

• Kumi jo 1

Ikkyu (1st kyu)

(120 training days / 12 months)

All techniques from previous and:

• Morote dori ikkyo

• Morote dori nikyo

• Morote dori iriminage

• Morote dori shihonage

• Morote dori jujinage

• Morote dori kokyunage

• Munetsuki ikkyo

• Munetsuki iriminage

• Munetsuki kokyu tanden ho

• Mentsuki kaitennage

• Mentsuki shihonage

• Mentsuki kotegaeshi

• Mentsuki kokyu tanden ho

• Mentsuki iriminage

• Mentsuki ikkyo

• Shomenuchi koshinage

• Katate dori koshinage

• Yokomenuchi koshinage

• Munetsuki koshinage

• Mentsuki koshinage

• Morote dori koshinage

• Suwari waza kata dori sankyo

• Suwari waza kata dori yonkyo

• Hanmi handachi kata dori ikkyo

• Hanmi handachi yokomenuchi ikkyo

Jiyu waza:

• Morote dori

• Mentsuki

• Munetsuki

Ukemi:

• Tanto dori as uke (shomen, yokomen, or tsuki as called)

• Repeat jiyu waza as uke

Bokken:

• Kumi tachi 5

Jo:

• Kumi jo 2 & 3