Cedar River Aikikai Testing Requirements

The examination system in Aikido is not structured on competition. You will be graded on the following points:

• Your understanding of basic technique appropriate to your level.
• Your spontaneous movement and response appropriate for the attack.
• Your ability to adapt your movement to the force of the attack.
• The concentration and awareness you maintain throughout the examination.
• Continuity of movement is important, not speed.
• Confidence and courage are important, not ego.
• Be prepared to uke for someone else of your same level during the examination period. You will be graded on your ukemi.

A technique should be demonstrated continuously both right and left until there is a signal to stop. Both irimi and tenkan movement should be used whenever applicable. You will be expected to know and respond to the Japanese terms. It is necessary to have completed the required hours of training (only one hour per day may count in computing time requirements), and it is necessary that the waiting period between each examination has expired.

Gokyu (60 hours / 4 months) Shomenuchi ikkyo Shomenuchi nikyo Shomenuchi iriminage Katate dori kokyu tanden ho Katate dori sumi otoshi Katate dori kokyu nage Katate dori shihonage Katate dori ikkyo Katate dori nikyo Katate dori hantai (kosa dori) nikyo w/o ikkyo Katate dori hantai iriminage Jiyu waza - katate dori hantai Yokomenuchi shihonage ** Kokyu dosa **	Yonkyu (60 hours / 4 months) All previous techniques plus: Shomenuchi sankyo Shomenuchi yonkyo Shomenuchi kotegaeshi Shomenuchi kaitennage Yokomenuchi ikkyo Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi Yokomenuchi iriminage Kosa dori hijinage (udekiminage) ** Munetsuki kotegaeshi ** Katate dori hiji osae ** Katate dori kaitennage ** Suwariwaza shomenuchi ikkyo ** Suwariwaza shomenuchi iriminage ** Jiyu waza - yokomenuchi & shomenuchi **
Sankyu (70 hours / 4 months) All previous techniques plus: Ryote dori tenchinage Ryote dori ikkyo Ryote dori kokyu nage (various) Ryote dori shihonage Kata dori ikkyo Kata dori nikyo Kata dori shihonage Kosa dori nikyo Kosa dori nikyo w/o ikkyo Kosa dori sankyo Kosa dori sankyo w/o ikkyo Katate dori koshinage (various) Munetsuki kaitennage Suwariwaza shomenuchi sankyo Suwariwaza shomenuchi yonkyo Hanmi handachi katate dori shihonage Hanmi handachi katate dori kaitennage (various) Ryote dori kokyu tanden (various) ** Shomenuchi aikinage ** Kata dori sankyo ** Kata dori yonkyo ** Jiyu waza . ryote dori, kata dori (two person attack) Jo 10-count kata w and w/o partner Bokken: shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, tsuki	Nikyu (80 hours / 8 months) All previous techniques plus: Hanmi handachi kata dori ikkyo Hanmi handachi ryote dori shihonage Hanmi handachi shomenuchi ikkyo Hanmi handachi shomenuchi iriminage Hanmi handachi yokomenuchi ikkyo Suwari waza kata dori ikkyo Suwari waza kata dori nikyo Suwari waza kata dori sankyo Suwari waza kata dori yonkyo Ushiro ryote dori ikkyo Ushiro ryote dori nikyo Ushiro ryote dori iriminage (2 ways) Ushiro ryote dori jujinage Ushiro ryote dori kokyu tanden Ushiro ryote dori kokyunage Ushiro ryote dori koshinage Ushiro ryote dori kotegaeshi Ushiro kubishime ikkyo Ushiro kubishime kotegaeshi Ushiro kubishime shihonage Ushiro ryokata dori Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo Ushiro ryokata dori sankyo Ushiro sankyo Ushiro shihonage Ushiro tekubi tori Ushiro ryokata dori aikiotoshi Ushiro jiyu waza (multiple attackers) Bokken: uchi no kata Jo: 31-count kata
lkkyu (90 hours / 6 months) All previous techniques plus: Shomenuchi koshinage Yokomenuchi koshinage Front kick - hiji osae Front kick - kaitennage Front kick - kokyu tanden Katate dori koshinage Kumi jo - 1, 2, 3 Kumi tachi - 1, 2, 3 Mentsuki iriminage Mentsuki aikiotoshi Mentsuki kaitennage Mentsuki kokyu tanden Mentsuki koshinage Mentsuki kotegaeshi Mentsuki shihonage Morote dori ikkyo Morote dori iriminage Morote dori jujinage Morote dori kokyu tanden Morote dori koshinage Morote dori kotegaeshi Morote dori nikyo Morote dori shihonage Morote dori tenkan Muna dori waza Munetsuki ikkyo Munetsuki iriminage Munetsuki kokyu tanden Munetsuki shihonage Jiyuwaza - Munetsuki Jiyuwaza - Mentsuki Jiyuwaza - Morote dori

** Extra Techniques