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JUNIOR SYLLABUS

6 Kyu – white belt

Timescale: Minimum of 12 hours practice
1 Mon
 Backward roll

Shōmen-ate

Unsoku – 1 movement
2 Mon
 Forward roll

Aigamae-ate

Ushiro-ate

Unsoku – 2 movements
3 Mon
 Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 5 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

Unsoku complete

5 Kyu – yellow belt

Timescale: Minimum of 30 hours practice

 Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 6 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

1 Japanese term

Kakarigeiko
1 Mon
 Basic rollsBasics 1 to 7 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

2 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
2 Mon
 Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 9 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

3 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
3 Mon
 Basic rollsBasics 1 to 10 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

4 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
4 Kyu – orange belt

Timescale: Minimum of 60 hours practice

 Basic breakfalls (rear)

Unsoku

Basics 1 to 12 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

5 Japanese terms Ninindori
1 Mon
 Basic breakfalls (forward)

Basics 1 to 14 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

6 Japanese terms Ninindori
2 Mon
 Basic breakfalls (side)

Basics 1 to 16 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

7 Japanese terms Ninindori
3 Mon
 Basic breakfalls (Kote-gaeshi)

Basics 1 to 17 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

8 Japanese terms

Ninindori (with/without Tantō)
3 Kyu – green belt

Timescale: Minimum of 120 hours practice

11 years of age before continuation

 Tandoku-undo (1-3)

1 to 5 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

9 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
1 Mon
 Tandoku-undo ( 1-3)

1 to 7 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

10 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
2 Mon
 Tandoku-undo (1-4)

1-9 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

11 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
3 Mon
 Tandoku-undo complete (1-5)

1-10 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

12 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
2 Kyu – blue belt

Timescale: Minimum of 200 hours practice

 Unsoku

Tandoku-undo

Randori-no-Kata 1-17

13 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko (high standard)
1 Mon
 Counters (5)

Combinations (3)

14 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
2 Mon
 Counters (10)

Combinations (6)

15 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
3 Mon
 Shikkō

Randori-no-Kata-no-Ura-Waza (1-10)

16 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
1 Kyu – brown belt

Timescale: Minimum of 260 hours practice

13 years of age before continuation

 Gohon-no-Kuzushi (5)

Unsoku &
Tandoku-undo

Leading class Combinations (9)

17 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko (light)
1 Mon
 Tai-sabaki,

Irimi Koryū-dai-San 1 to 4 of Section A

18 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko (light)
2 Mon
 Tai-sabaki,

Tenkan Koryū-dai-San, Section A (8)

19 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko
3 Mon
 Koshi-waza (4)

Koryū-dai-San, Sections A and B (16)

20 Japanese terms

Randori as required

SENIOR SYLLABUS

KYU GRADE SYLLABUS

6th Kyu – White Belt

Timescale: Minimum of 20 hours consistent practice in total recommended

Core Skills Unsoku Complete (3 Sections)
Ukemi Side and Back breakfall
Technique Randori-no-kata 1–5

  1. Shomen-ate
  2. Ai-gamae-ate
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
  4. Gedan-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate
 Performed on candidate’s ‘natural’ side, i.e. candidate’s choice of left or right.
Application Kakarigeiko Single attacker: Open-handed attack which must include Shomen-ate and Shomen-uchi.

5th Kyu – Yellow Belt

Timescale: Minimum of 40 hours consistent practice in total recommended

Core Skills Tandoku-undo Sections 1–3
Ukemi Forward Roll
Technique Randori-no-kata 1–10:

  1. Shomen-ate
  2. Ai-gamae-ate
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
  4. Gedan-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate
  6. Oshi-taoshi
  7. Ude-gaeshi
  8. Hiki-taoshi
  9. Ude-garame
  10. Waki-gatame
 Performed left or right, examiner’s choice
Application Kakarigeiko Single attacker with or without Tanto, to include Shomen and Yokomen (Aigamae and Gyakugamae) attacks.

4th Kyu – Orange Belt

Timescale: More than 3 months as 5th Kyu recommended. Minimum of 40 hours consistent practise as 5th Kyu recommended

Core Skills Tandoku-undo complete Sections 1–5
Ukemi Kote-gaeshi, supported
Shikko Forward/Turning
Technique Suwari-waza – 2 techniques Candidate’s choice, both students kneeling
Randori-no-kata 1–14

  1. Shomen-ate
  2. Ai-gamae-ate
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
  4. Gedan-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate
  6. Oshi-taoshi
  7. Ude-gaeshi
  8. Hiki-taoshi
  9. Ude-garame
  10. Waki-gatame
  11. Kote-hineri
  12. Kote-gaeshi
  13. Tenkai-kote-hineri
  14. Shiho-nage
 Performed left or right, examiner’s choice.
Application Kakarigeiko Grasp attacks, single wrist, Aigamae and Gyakugamae.
Kakarigeiko Single attacker with Tanto.

3rd Kyu – Green Belt

Timescale: More than 3 months as 4th Kyu. Minimum of 40 hours consistent practise as 4th Kyu recommended

Core Skills Ukemi Sumi-otoshi, supported.
Technique Suwari-waza – 4 techniques Candidate’s choice, both students kneeling.
Randori-no-kata complete

  1. Shomen-ate
  2. Ai-gamae-ate
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
  4. Gedan-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate
  6. Oshi-taoshi
  7. Ude-gaeshi
  8. Hiki-taoshi
  9. Ude-garame
  10. Waki-gatame
  11. Kote-hineri
  12. Kote-gaeshi
  13. Tenkai-kote-hineri
  14. Shiho-nage
  15. Mae-otoshi
  16. Sumi-otoshi
  17. Hiki-otoshi
 (17 techniques)
Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza 1–5

  1. Shomen-ate – Waki-gatame
  2. Ai-gamae-ate – Kote-mawashi
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate – Gedan-ate
  4. Gedan-ate – Ai-gamae-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate – Tenkai-kote-hineri
 Counters 1–5
Application Kakarigeiko Multiple attackers e.g. Ninindori, with variations of attack, open-handed.
Hikitategeiko Single attacker with Tanto to show movement by both parties. Tori showing continuation and combination techniques

2nd Kyu – Blue Belt

Timescale: More than 6 months as 3rd Kyu. Minimum of 60 hours consistent practise as 3rd Kyu recommended

Core Skills Ukemi (floating/falling leaf) Performed alone. Similar to Koryu-Dai-San. No. 1 Suwari-waza.
Randori-no-kata
Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–7 To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control – no breakfalls
Technique Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza complete

  1. Shomen-ate – Waki-gatame
  2. Ai-gamae-ate – Kote-mawashi
  3. Gyaku-gamae-ate – Gedan-ate
  4. Gedan-ate – Ai-gamae-ate
  5. Ushiro-ate – Tenkai-kote-hineri
  6. Oshi-taoshi – Kote-mawashi
  7. Hiki-taoshi – Tenkai-kote-hineri
  8. Kote-gaeshi – Kote-gaeshi
  9. Tenkai-kote-hineri – Waki-gatame
  10. Shiho-nage – Shiho-nage
 Counters 1–10 (10 techniques)
Application Kakarigeiko Ninindori – mixed attacks, open-handed and grasps
Randori Single attacker with Tanto – Uke to use counters (variations of first five techniques of the Randori-no-Kata)

1st Kyu – Brown Belt

Timescale: More than 9 months as 2nd Kyu. Minimum of 120 hours consistent practise as 2nd Kyu recommended

Core Skills Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–14 To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control.
Randori-no-kata
Kuzushi Demonstration of up to three balance disturbances for Randori.
Technique Koryu-dai-san

  1. Oshi-taoshi
  2. Gyaku-gamae-ate
  3. Kote-gaeshi
  4. Ryote-mochi-sukui-nage
  5. Tenkai-kote-hineri
  6. Shiho-nage
  7. Gedan-ate
  8. Hiji-kime
 Suwari-waza Section A (8 techniques)
Application Hikitategeiko Empty-handed (Toshu). Tori showing continuation and combination techniques

1st Dan Timescale 1 year consistent practice as 1st Kyu. Technique Randori no Kata * complete (17)
Koryu dai San * sections: A + B (16)
Koryu dai Yon * complete (25)
Previous syllabus as required at the discretion of examining panel. Application

Randori: a minimum of three bouts of hikitategeiko.

  • One bout must demonstrate knowledge and application of kaeshi waza (5 atemi waza from the Randori no Kata as
    counter techniques by tanto against toshu) in tanto hikitategeiko.
  • One bout must demonstrate the use of combination techniques by toshu against tanto.
  • The third bout must demonstrate a knowledge and application of the 17 Randori no Kata in combination and as counter technique in the performance of toshu hikitategeiko.

2nd Dan Timescale 2 years consistent practice as 1st Dan Technique Koryu dai San * sections: A + B + C + D (29)
Goshin ho section: Techniques from tegetana no kuzushi (8)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Application

Randori: a minimum of three bouts of hikitategeiko.

  • One bout must demonstrate knowledge and application of kaeshi waza (5 atemi waza from the Randori no Kata as counter techniques by tanto against toshu) in tanto hikitategeiko.
  • One bout must demonstrate the use of combination techniques by toshu against tanto.
  • The third bout must demonstrate a knowledge and application of the 17 Randori no Kata in combination and as counter technique in the performance of toshu hikitategeiko.

3rd Dan Timescale 3 years consistent practice as 2nd Dan Technique Koryu dai San * complete A + B + C + D + E + F (50)
Koryu dai Ichi complete (24)
Goshin ho section: Tekubi dori 1 (5)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Application Randori: a minimum of three bouts of hikitategeiko.

  • One bout must demonstrate knowledge and application of kaeshi waza (using any technique from the Randori no Kata as counter techniques by tanto against toshu) in tanto hikitategeiko
  • One bout must demonstrate the use of combination techniques by toshu against tanto.
  • The third bout must demonstrate a knowledge and application of the Randori no Kata in combination and as counter technique in the performance of toshu hikitategeiko.

4th Dan Timescale 4 years consistent practice as 3rd Dan. Technique Koryu dai Ni complete (16)
Goshin ho Datotsushu no waza – against strikes, punches and kicks (6)
Tekubi dori 2 – against grips (18)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Application Randori: a minimum of three bouts of hikitategeiko (toshu & tanto) or demonstration of an understanding of randori or referee accreditation for candidates.

  • One bout must demonstrate knowledge and application of kaeshi waza (using any technique from the Randori no Kata as counter techniques by tanto against toshu) in tanto hikitategeiko.
  • One bout must demonstrate the use of combination techniques by toshu against tanto.
  • The third bout must demonstrate a knowledge and application of the Randori no Kata in combination and as counter technique in the performance of toshu hikitategeiko.

5th Dan Timescale 5 years consistent practice as 4th Dan. Technique Koryu dai Go complete (23)
Goshin ho Dogi dori (10)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Application Randori: at the discretion of examining panel or demonstration of an understanding of randori
or referee accreditation for candidates. 6th Dan Timescale 6 years consistent practice as 5th Dan. Technique Koryu dai Roku A + B + C (22)
Goshin ho ‘Three methods of breaking balance’ using datsuryoku, tegatana & kaiten (10)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Application Randori: at the discretion of examining panel or demonstration of an understanding of randori
or referee accreditation for candidates.

7th Dan Timescale 7 years consistent practice as 6th Dan. Technique Koryu dai Roku complete A + B + C +D + E + F + G (39)
Goshin ho complete (57)
Previous syllabus as required (at the discretion of examining panel). Notes Koryu dai San * alternatively termed Goshin no Kata in the Japan Aikido Association syllabus.
Koryu dai Yon * alternatively termed Nage no Kata in the Japan Aikido Association syllabus.
Randori no Kata * alternatively termed Junanahon (basic 17) in the Japan Aikido Association syllabus.

 

Attitude and character towards Aikido should be taken into account. Examiners may ask to see any part of the preceding syllabus.

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