Testing - Aikido of Northern Colorado

Testing Overview

Tests are scheduled two or three times a year. To prepare for testing, a student asks someone a few levels higher in rank to sponsor them. This begins a process of practicing together at regularly scheduled classes as well as extra practices sometimes. The main function of the sponsor is to help the student be fully prepared for testing, so that students will be able to demonstrate techniques and attitudes on the mat appropriate to their level of experience. Thus, a test is a more a demonstration to one's teachers and other students of their learning and meant to be a time of shared accomplishment among all rather than a competition of skills. Tests are held on Saturday mornings and are well attended, a sign of the mutual support that sustains all our classes. We are often asked if we have classes for children. At this time, we do not offer classes for younger children, although we have doneso in the past. Currently, we invite interested youth to begin practice starting at around age 12. We ask that interested parents observe a class or two with their son or daughter and sign a release, then stay to watch them practice for a few classes initially. Everyone on the mat must be alert and mindful of their surroundings at all times, willing and able to pay attention for the duration of a class, for reasons of physical safety as well as out of respect for all present to have the opportunity to practice at appropriate levels of intensity. This being said, instructors take into account the skill levels of all present.

Testing requirements

6th KYU (35 hrs. - from standstill - white belt)	ROKKYU
Two hands - heaven and earth	Ryote tori - tenchinage
Cross hand - 1*, 6, entering breath	Katate tori hantai - ikkyo*, kotegaeshi, iriminage
Two hands on one - entering backfall	Ryote mochi - irimi ukemi
One hand rollout, Breath	Katate tori kokyunage, Kokyudosa

5th KYU (100 hrs. - from standstill - white belt)	GOKYU
One hand - all directions*,rotary	Katate tori - shihonage*, kaitennage
Two hands - heaven and earth*	Ryote tori - tenchinage*
Cross hand - 1,2,3,4,6,entering breath	Katate tori hantai - ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo, kotegaeshi, iriminage
Hands from behind - 2 entering, 3*	Ushiro ryote tori - nikyo irimi, sankyo*
Two hands on one - breath - entering backfall - turning rollout	Ryote mochi - kokyunage - irimi, tenkan
Front roll, back roll , Breath	Ukemi , Kokyudosa

4th KYU (200 hrs. - in motion - white belt)	YONKYU
One hand - all directions* (and from kneel-sit)	Katate tori - shihonage* (hanmi handachi )
Two hands - heaven and earth*	Ryote tori - tenchinage*
Cross hand - 1,2,3,4,6,entering breath	Katate tori hantai- ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo, kotegaeshi, iriminage
Two hands from behind - all directions*, 6	Ushiro ryote tori - shihonage*,kotegaeshi
Two hands on one - 2* , Breath	Ryote mochi - nikyo* , Kokyudosa

3rd KYU (350 hrs. - Hakama level - blue belt)	SANKYU
Diagonal strike - all directions, Horizontal strike - 2*, 6	Yokomenuchi - shihonage , Munetsuki - nikyo* , kotegaeshi
Two shoulders - heaven and earth*, Two hands on one - twist	Ushiro ryokata tori - tenchinage* , Ryote mochi - jujinage
Vertical strike - 1,2,3,4,entering breath	Shomenuchi - ikkyo,nikyo,sankyo,yonkyo, iriminage
Shoulders from behind - 1,2,3,4	Ushiro ryokata tori - ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo
Hands from behind - horizontal rotary	Ushiro ryote tori - kokyunage (horizontal rotary)
Freestyle with one , Breath	Jiyu waza , Kokyudosa

2nd KYU (500 hrs. - brown belt)	NIKYU
Diagonal strike - breath (3 ways), 5, 6	Yokomenuchi - kokyunage ( 3 ways ), gokyo, kotegaeshi
Two hands - all directions, breath (3 ways)	Ryote tori - shihonage, kokyunage ( 3 ways )
Horizontal strike - 1, 2, 3, 4, entering breath	Munetsuki - ikkyo,nikyo,sankyo,yonkyo, iriminage
Vertical strike - 6, rotary*, Elbows from behind - breath	Shomenuchi - kotegaeshi, kaitennage* , Ushiro higi tori - kokyunage
Two hands on one - 5 techniques, Neck from behind - breath, twist	Ryote mochi - 5 techniques, Ushiro kubishime - kokyunage, jujinage
Shoulders from behind - aiki drop	Ushiro ryokata tori - aiki toshi
From kneel-sit, partner standing - one hand - rotary (3 ways) shoulders from behind - all directions , 6, breath (2 ways)	Hanmi handachi - katate tori - kaitennage ( 3 ways ) ushiro ryokata tori - shihonage, kotegaeshi, kokyunage ( 2 ways )
Freestyle with two , Breath	Randori ( with 2 ) , Kokyudosa

1st KYU( 5 techniques, 700 hrs - brown belt)	IKKYU
One shoulder and strike, Diagonal strike, Vertical strike	Ryokatatori shomenuchi , Yokomenuchi, Shomenuchi ,Ryote tori
Two hands, Horizontal strike, Hands from behind,	Munetsuki ,Ushiro ryote tori ,
Freestyle with 3, From kneel-sit - freestyle with one	Randori ( with 3 ), Hanmi handachi - jiyu waza

1st DAN ( all previous techniques, 1000hrs. - black belt)	SHODAN
Freestyle (from standing and kneel-sit ) - any approach	Jiyu waza (from standing & kneel-sit ) - any approach
Freestyle with 4	Randori ( with 4 )

* ENTERING & TURNING	* IRIMI & TENKAN

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Testing requirements