Dojo Promotion Requirements - All Ages
Rank Promotion Requirements
Each rank includes meeting all prior requirements. As it is demonstration of the principles that are central to Aikido, some requirements may be modified based on individual health (e.g. seated techniques may be modified based on knee health).
Note regarding children’s ranks: The standards for adults over the age of 16 differ from the standards for children’s ranks. Members who graduate from the Children’s Program into the Adult Program will have a placement test for rank assignment in the Adult Program.
White Belt with Stripe, 6th Kyu (Rokkyu)
Seiza: (a) Bowing/Rei (b) Rise from seiza (c) Shikko
Junbi Taiso: (a) Kokyu undo (b) Furitama (c) Torifune (d) Ikkyo undo
Hanmi: (a) Migi hanmi (b) Hidari hanmi (c) Ai hanmi (d) Gyaku hanmi
Ukemi: (a) Ushiro ukemi (1) back fall (2) back roll; (b) Mae ukemi
Tai sabaki: (a) Tenkan (b) Irimi
Attacks: (a) Tsuki (b) Shomenuchi (c) Yokomenuchi
Yellow Belt, 5th Kyu (Gokyu)
minimum 30 practice days after 6th Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Kokyu Dosa
Yellow Belt with Stripe
minimum 30 practice days after 5th kyu
_____ Morotetori Kokyuho (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Iriminage
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu (Yonkyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 5th Kyu stripe
_____ Shomenuchi Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Iriminage
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo & Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Nikyo (omote & ura)
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu with Stripe
minimum 25 practice days after 4th Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Sankyo (omote & ura)
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 25 practice days after 4th Kyu with Stripe
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
_____ Ryotetori Tenchinage (omote & ura)
_____ Ryotetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Kotegaeshi
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu (Sankyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 4th Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Yokomenuchi Iriminage (2 variaVons)
_____ Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
_____ Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Kaitennage (omote & ura)
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
Hanmi Handachi:
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu with Stripe
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu
_____ Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Iriminage (2 variaVons)
_____ Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto mawari)
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu with Stripe
Must attend one seminar since 3rd Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Kaitennage (omote & ura)
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu (Nikyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Katatori Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Koshinage
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Jujinage (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu with Stripe
minimum 50 practice days after 2nd Kyu
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Hanmi handachi:
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
_____ Katatetori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 50 practice days after 2nd Kyu with Stripe
_____ Must attend one seminar since 2rd Kyu
_____ Katatetori Jiyu waza
Hanmi handachi:
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto)
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu (Ikkyu)
minimum 60 practice days after 2nd Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Yokomenuchi Gokyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Menuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Yokomenuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Morotetori – 5 Techniques
_____ Shomenuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Ryotetori – 5 Techniques
_____ Randori (3 attackers)
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu with Stripe
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu
_____ Koshinage – 5 Techniques
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori – 10 Techniques
_____ Tanto tori
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu with Stripe
_____ Must attend two seminars since 1st Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi, Katadori,
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori — Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo,
_____ Yonkyo, Iriminage, Kotegaeshi
_____ Ryotetori, Morotedori — Jiyu Waza
_____ Suwari Waza (all of above)
_____ Hanmi Handachi (all of above)
First Degree Black Belt, Shodan
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ Unarmed techniques（zaho, hanmi-handachi waza, tachi waza) for shomen-uchi, yokomen-uchi (strikes), tsuki (thrusts), all forms of grasping shoulders, elbows, collar, wrists and
hands; all techniques from the ushiro ryotetori)
_____ Tachi tori
_____ Jo tori and Jo waza
_____ Henka waza
_____ Taninzugake (Grabbed by several attackers)
_____ Randori (Dynamic demonstraVon with mulVple attackers)
_____ Essay
Second Degree Black Belt, Nidan
minimum 300 practice days and not less than 2 years after Shodan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ All Shodan Requirements Tanto tori and Tachi tori (2 attackers)
_____ Kaeshi waza
_____ Randori (5 attackers)
_____ Essay
Third Degree Black Belt, Sandan
minimum 400 practice days and not less than 3 years after Nidan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ Jiyu Waza for all prior techniques
_____ Randori
_____ Essay
Fourth Degree Black Belt, Yondan
minimum 500 practice days and not less than 4 years after Sandan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ More advanced understanding of making attacker powerless(Aite wo muteiko ni suru)
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Each rank includes meeting all prior requirements. As it is demonstration of the principles that are central to Aikido, some requirements may be modified based on individual health (e.g. seated techniques may be modified based on knee health).
Note regarding children’s ranks: The standards for adults over the age of 16 differ from the standards for children’s ranks. Members who graduate from the Children’s Program into the Adult Program will have a placement test for rank assignment in the Adult Program.
White Belt with Stripe, 6th Kyu (Rokkyu)
Seiza: (a) Bowing/Rei (b) Rise from seiza (c) Shikko
Junbi Taiso: (a) Kokyu undo (b) Furitama (c) Torifune (d) Ikkyo undo
Hanmi: (a) Migi hanmi (b) Hidari hanmi (c) Ai hanmi (d) Gyaku hanmi
Ukemi: (a) Ushiro ukemi (1) back fall (2) back roll; (b) Mae ukemi
Tai sabaki: (a) Tenkan (b) Irimi
Attacks: (a) Tsuki (b) Shomenuchi (c) Yokomenuchi
Yellow Belt, 5th Kyu (Gokyu)
minimum 30 practice days after 6th Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Kokyu Dosa
Yellow Belt with Stripe
minimum 30 practice days after 5th kyu
_____ Morotetori Kokyuho (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Iriminage
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu (Yonkyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 5th Kyu stripe
_____ Shomenuchi Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Iriminage
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo & Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Nikyo (omote & ura)
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu with Stripe
minimum 25 practice days after 4th Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Sankyo (omote & ura)
Orange Belt, 4th Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 25 practice days after 4th Kyu with Stripe
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
_____ Ryotetori Tenchinage (omote & ura)
_____ Ryotetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Kotegaeshi
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu (Sankyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 4th Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Yokomenuchi Iriminage (2 variaVons)
_____ Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
_____ Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Tsuki Kaitennage (omote & ura)
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
Hanmi Handachi:
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu with Stripe
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu
_____ Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Iriminage (2 variaVons)
_____ Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto mawari)
Green Belt, 3rd Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu with Stripe
Must attend one seminar since 3rd Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Shomenuchi Kaitennage (omote & ura)
Suwari waza:
_____ Shomenuchi Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu (Nikyu)
minimum 40 practice days after 3rd Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Katatori Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Koshinage
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori Jujinage (omote & ura)
_____ Morotetori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu with Stripe
minimum 50 practice days after 2nd Kyu
_____ Randori (2 attackers)
Hanmi handachi:
_____ Shomenuchi Iriminage
_____ Katatetori Nikyo (omote & ura)
_____ Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
Blue Belt, 2nd Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 50 practice days after 2nd Kyu with Stripe
_____ Must attend one seminar since 2rd Kyu
_____ Katatetori Jiyu waza
Hanmi handachi:
_____ Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
_____ Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto)
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu (Ikkyu)
minimum 60 practice days after 2nd Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Yokomenuchi Gokyo (omote & ura)
_____ Katatori Menuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Yokomenuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Morotetori – 5 Techniques
_____ Shomenuchi – 5 Techniques
_____ Ryotetori – 5 Techniques
_____ Randori (3 attackers)
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu with Stripe
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu
_____ Koshinage – 5 Techniques
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori – 10 Techniques
_____ Tanto tori
Brown Belt, 1st Kyu with 2nd Stripe
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu with Stripe
_____ Must attend two seminars since 1st Kyu
_____ Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi, Katadori,
_____ Ushiro Ryotetori — Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo,
_____ Yonkyo, Iriminage, Kotegaeshi
_____ Ryotetori, Morotedori — Jiyu Waza
_____ Suwari Waza (all of above)
_____ Hanmi Handachi (all of above)
First Degree Black Belt, Shodan
minimum 60 practice days after 1st Kyu with 2 Stripes
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ Unarmed techniques（zaho, hanmi-handachi waza, tachi waza) for shomen-uchi, yokomen-uchi (strikes), tsuki (thrusts), all forms of grasping shoulders, elbows, collar, wrists and
hands; all techniques from the ushiro ryotetori)
_____ Tachi tori
_____ Jo tori and Jo waza
_____ Henka waza
_____ Taninzugake (Grabbed by several attackers)
_____ Randori (Dynamic demonstraVon with mulVple attackers)
_____ Essay
Second Degree Black Belt, Nidan
minimum 300 practice days and not less than 2 years after Shodan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ All Shodan Requirements Tanto tori and Tachi tori (2 attackers)
_____ Kaeshi waza
_____ Randori (5 attackers)
_____ Essay
Third Degree Black Belt, Sandan
minimum 400 practice days and not less than 3 years after Nidan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ Jiyu Waza for all prior techniques
_____ Randori
_____ Essay
Fourth Degree Black Belt, Yondan
minimum 500 practice days and not less than 4 years after Sandan
_____ Must attend two seminars per year
_____ More advanced understanding of making attacker powerless(Aite wo muteiko ni suru)
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