Grading Syllabus
In traditional aikido all kyu grades (pre-black belt) wear white belts. The first grading a student will take is 5th kyu, then 4th kyu and so on until 1st kyu. After 1st kyu students progress to the first black belt grade, called "shodan" or "1st Dan". Thereafter, seniors may progress to 2nd Dan, 3rd Dan or even higher. As well as the Kyu and Dan rankings, there are also teacher qualifications Fukushidoin (assistant national coach), Shidoin (national coach) and Shihan (master).
Grading Syllabus: 5th-1st Kyu
Number of hours shown in brackets is for guidance only and constitutes a minimum number required.
| GOKYU (50 Hours) |
YONKYU (80 Hours) |
SANKYU (100 Hours) |
NIKYU (150 Hours) |
IKKYU (200 Hours) |
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| KATATE DORI GYAKU HANMI |
IKKYO SHIHO NAGE KAITEN NAGE (UCHI & SOTO) |
IRIMI NAGE NIKYO SANKYO KOTE GAESHI KOKYU NAGE |
HANMI HANDACHI: -SHIHO NAGE -KAITEN NAGE (UCHI & SOTO) SUMI OTOSHI KOSHI NAGE |
HANMI HANDACHI: -UCHI KAITEN KATA GATAME -SOTO KAITEN KATA GATAME -KOKYU NAGE |
KOKYU NAGE |
| KATATE DORI AI HANMI |
IKKYO | IRIMI NAGE NIKYO SANKYO KOTE GAESHI KAITEN NAGE (SOTO) SHIHO NAGE |
JUJI NAGE YONKYO SUMI OTOSHI KOSHI NAGE |
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| RYOTE DORI | SUWARI WAZA: KOKYU NAGE |
SHIHO NAGE TENCHI NAGE KOKYU NAGE HANMI HANDACHI: -SHIHO NAGE |
IRIMI NAGE KOTE GAESHI KOSHI NAGE |
SUWARI WAZA: -KOKYU HO |
SUWARIWAZA - KOKYU NAGE - VARIATIONS |
| MOROTE DORI | KOKYU NAGE | IKKYO NIKYO IRIMI NAGE KOKYU NAGE |
IKKYO NIKYO IRIMI NAGE KOTE GAESHI JUJI NAGE |
UDE GARAMI - SHIHO NAGE |
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| KATA DORI MUNE/SODE |
IKKYO | NIKYO SANKYO |
YONKYO SHIHO NAGE KOTE GAESHI |
UCHI KAITEN: -KATA GATAME SOTO KAITEN: -KATA GATAME |
SUWARI WAZA & TACHI WAZA: -ROKKYO KOKYU NAGE |
| SHOMEN UCHI | SUWARI WAZA & TACHI WAZA: -IKKYO |
SUWARI WAZA& TACHI WAZA: -NIKYO -SANKYO |
SUWARI WAZA & TACHI WAZA: -YONKYO -IRIMI NAGE -KOTE GAESHI -KAITEN NAGE (SOTO) -SHIHO NAGE |
SUWARI WAZA & TACHI WAZA: -SUMI OTOSHI -GOKYO KOSHI NAGE |
HANMI HANDACHI: -IRIMI NAGE -KOTE GAESHI -KAITEN NAGE (SOTO) |
| YOKOMEN UCHI | SHIHO NAGE | SUWARI WAZA: -KOKYU NAGE TACHI WAZA: -IKKYO -NIKYO -SANKYO -YONKYO -IRIMI NAGE -KOTE GAESHI -JUJI NAGE |
SUWARI WAZA: -IKKYO -NIKYO -SANKYO -YONKYO -IRIMI NAGE -KOTE GAESHI |
HANMI HANDACHI: -SHIHO NAGE - KOTE GAESHI |
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| TSUKI | IKKYO NIKYO SANKYO KOTE GAESHI |
IRIMI NAGE SUMI OTOSHI GOKYO KOSHI NAGE |
SUWARI WAZA: -IKKYO -IRIMI NAGE - KOTE GAESHI |
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| USHIRO RYOTE DORI |
KOKYU NAGE | IKKYO NIKYO SANKYO YONKYO |
KAITEN NAGE SHIHO NAGE KOTE GAESHI IRIMI NAGE JUJI NAGE |
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| USHIRO KATA DORI |
KATATE ERI DORI: -IKKYO RYO KATA DORI: -KOKYU NAGE |
KATATE ERI DORI: -IRIMI NAGE RYO KATA DORI: -IKKYO -NIKYO -SANKYO -YONKYO |
KOTE GAESHI SHIHO NAGE UDE GARAMI |
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| MISC/OTHER |