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Student Handbook: Exam Content (adults / teens)

6 Kyu

minimum -- 20 practice days plus demonstration of the following:

  • Ukemi: forward & back roll
  • Katate-dori: tai no henko, shihonage (omote & ura)
  • Shomen-uchi: tenkan & irimi, ikkyo (omote & ura)
  • Jiyuwaza: grabs
  • Suwariwaza: kokyu dosa

5 Kyu

minimum -- 40 practice days after 6th kyu

  • Katate-dori: kokyunage or kokyuho
  • Kata-dori: nikkyo (omote & ura)
  • Munetsuki: kotegaeshi
  • Shomen-uchi: ikkyo (omote & ura), iriminage
  • Gyakute-dori: kokyuho or kokyunage, shihonage (omote & ura)
  • Jiyuwaza: grabs
  • Ukemi: receiving jiyuwaza
  • Bokken: 1st suburi
  • Jo: 1st suburi (choku-tsuki)

4 Kyu

minimum -- 60 practice days after 5th kyu

  • Suwariwaza: shomen-uchi ikkyo
  • Shomen-uchi: ikkyo—nikkyo (omote & ura), kotegaeshi, iriminage
  • Yokomen-uchi: shihonage (omote & ura)
  • Gyakute-dori: kotegaeshi, iriminage, kokyunage or kokyuho
  • Ryote-dori: tenchinage
  • Katate-dori: kokyunage or kokyuho, shihonage (omote & ura)
  • Jiyuwaza: any attack
  • Ukemi: receiving jiyuwaza
  • Bokken: 1-5 suburi
  • Jo: 1-5 suburi

3 Kyu

minimum -- 80 practice days after 4th kyu

  • Suwariwaza: shomen-uchi ikkyo--sankyo (omote & ura)
  • Shomen-uchi: ikkyo--sankyo, iriminage, kotegaeshi
  • Yokomen-uchi: shihonage (omote & ura), 1 variation
  • Katate-dori: kaeten nage (uchi & soto), shihonage
  • Ryote-dori: shihonage (omote & ura), 1 variations
  • Munetsuki: iriminage, kotegaeshi
  • Morote-dori: kokyuho
  • Jiyuwaza: any attack
  • Ukemi: receiving jiyuwaza
  • Bokken: 1-7 suburi
  • Jo: 1-10 suburi
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2 Kyu

minimum -- 100 practice days after 3rd kyu

  • Suwariwaza: shomen-uchi ikkyo—yonkyo (omote & ura)
  • Hanmi handachi: katate-dori shihonage, ryote-dori shihonage
  • Shomen-uchi: ikkyo—yonkyo, kotegaeshi, iriminage, kokyunage or kokyuho, kaeten nage
  • Munetsuki: kotegaeshi, iriminage, kokyunage or kokyuho, kaeten nage
  • Gyakute-dori: kotegaeshi, iriminage, kokyunage or kokyuho
  • Katate-dori: iriminage, kotegaeshi, kaetennage
  • Hiji-dori: 3 variations
  • Morote-dori: 3 variations
  • Ryote-dori: 3 variations
  • Ushiroryote-dori: shihonage, kotegaeshi, kokyunage or kokyuho
  • Jiyuwaza: 1 then 2 attackers
  • Ukemi: receiving jiyuwaza
  • Bokken: right/left awase, happo-giri
  • Jo: 31 jo kata

1 Kyu

minimum -- 140 practice days after 2nd kyu

  • Suwariwaza: variety of attacks ikkyo—yonkyo (omote & ura)
  • Hanmi handachi: katate-dori shihonage, ryote-dori shihonage, shomen-uchi kotegaeshi, shomen-uchi iriminage, shomen-uchi kaiten nage, ushiro waza (5)
  • Ikkyo—yonkyo: shomen, yokomen, kata, ushiro
  • Shomen-uchi: iriminage, kotegaeshi, kokyunage, kokyuho, kaeten nage
  • Yokomen-uchi: iriminage, kotegaeshi, kokyunage, kokyuho, kaeten nage, gokyo
  • Munetsuki: iriminage, kotegaeshi, kokyunage, kokyuho, kaeten nage
  • Katate-dori: 3 variations
  • Gyakute-dori: 3 variations
  • Ryote-dori: 3 variations
  • Morote-dori: 3 variations
  • Kata-menuchi: 3 variations
  • Ushiro ryokata: 3 variations
  • Ushiro ryote: 3 variations
  • Koshinage: 3 variations
  • Jiyuwaza: 1 then 2 attackers
  • Ukemi: receiving jiyuwaza
  • Tanto-dori: tsuki & yokomen-uchi
  • Bokken: tachi-dori (3), 5th & 7th awase
  • Jo: jo-dori (3), 20 suburi
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