6th Kyu Requirements

• 20 Hours practice
  1. Seiza: Bowing, Rise from seiza
  2. Hanmi: Migi hanmi, Hidari hanmi
  3. Ukemi: Back fall, Back roll, Front roll
  4. Kokyu undo: Funakogi undo, Ikkyo undo
  5. Tai sabaki: Tenkan, Irimi, Irimi tenkan, Tenshin
  6. Hanmi (with partner): Ai hanmi, Gyaku hanmi
  7. Atemi (with partner): Tsuki, Yokomenuchi, Shomenuchi
  8. Tai no henko (with partner), as both uke and nage
  9. Kokyudosa (Zagi Kokyuho)

5th Kyu Requirements

• 40 Hours practice after 6th Kyu
  1. Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura)
  2. Shomenuchi Iriminage
  3. Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
  4. Ryotetori Tenchinage
  5. Tsuki Kotegaeshi
  6. Ushiro Tekubitori Kotegaeshi
  7. Morotetori Kokyuho

4th Kyu Requirements

• 80 Hours practice after 5th Kyu
  1. Shomenuchi Nikyo (omote & ura)
  2. Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
  3. Tsuki Iriminage
  4. Ushiro Tekubitori Sankyo (omote & ura)
  5. Suwari Waza:
     • Shomenuchi Ikkyo
     • Katatori Nikyo (omote & ura)
     • Katatori Sankyo

3rd Kyu Requirements

• 100 Hours practice after 4th Kyu
  1. Yokomenuchi Iriminage (2 ways)
  2. Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
  3. Tsuki Kaitenage
  4. Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
  5. Morotetori Iriminage (2 ways)
  6. Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura)
  7. Suwari Waza:
     • Shomenuchi Iriminage
     • Shomenuchi Nikyo (omote & ura)
  8. Hanmi Handachi:
     • Katatetori Shihonage
     • Katatetori Kaitenage (uchi & soto kaiten)

2nd Kyu Requirements

• 200 Hours practice after 3rd Kyu
  1. Shomenuchi Shihonage
  2. Shomenuchi Kaitenage
  3. Yokomenuchi Gokyo
  4. Ushiro Tekubitori Shihonage
  5. Ushiro Tekubitori Jujinage
  6. Ushiro Kubishime Koshinage
  7. Morotetori Nikyo
  8. Hanmi Handachi:
     • Shomenuchi Iriminage
     • Katatetori Nikyo
     • Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
  9. Freestyle - 2 attackers

1st Kyu Requirements

• 300 Hours practice after 2nd Kyu
• Attend two seminars per year
  1. Katatori Menuchi - 5 techniques
  2. Yokomenuchi - 5 techniques
  3. Morotetori - 5 techniques
  4. Shomenuchi - 5 techniques
  5. Ryotetori - 5 techniques
  6. Koshinage - 5 techniques
  7. Hanmi Handachi: Ushiro Waza - 5 techniques
  8. Tantotori
  9. Free Style - 3 attackers

Shodan Requirements

• 300 Hours practice after 1st Kyu
• Attend two seminars per year
  1. All of the 1st Kyu requirements
  2. Tachi tori and Bokuto waza
  3. Jo tori and Jo waza
  4. Henkawaza (changing technique)
  5. Free Style - 4 attackers

Nidan Requirements

• 600 Hours practice and at least 2 years after Shodan
• Attend two seminars per year
  1. All of the Shodan requirements
  2. Tachitori with two uke
  3. Kaeshi Waza
  4. Free Style - 5 attackers

Sandan Requirements

• 700 Hours practice and at least 3 years after Nidan
• Attend two seminars per year
  • Subject of examination determined by examiner at the time of examination

Notes

• The hour requirements are counted from the previous promotion or the date the student started Aikido training. Only one hour per day is counted toward the testing requirements.
• The test requirements at all levels are at the discretion of the examining instructor; additional techniques are commonly requested on higher-level tests.
• Where the test requirements indicate that a technique is to be performed two or more ways, omote and ura of the same form count as one way.
• Tests for 6th through 3rd kyu are administered at the dojo as part of regular classes. Tests for 2nd kyu and higher are administered at seminars and regional testing sessions several times a year, at Aikido Center of Atlanta and elsewhere.