Grading requirements

Kyu 5th

5th kyu

Building on the basics — more attacks, more techniques.

TAI SABAKI: body movement

  • Irimi
  • Irimi kaiten
  • Tenkan
  • Irimi tenkan

UKEMI: rolling

  • Yoko ukemi
  • Mae ukemi
  • Ushiro ukemi

TACHI WAZA: standing techniques

  • shomenuchi ikkyo (omote, ura) kihon
  • shomenuchi iriminage (omote, ura) kihon
  • ryote dori tenchi nage (omote, ura) kihon

Principles:

  • Posture
  • Extension

BUKI WAZA: weapon techniques

  • Ken: yon no suburi
  • Jo: tsuki no bu suburi (1-5)

JIYU WAZA

  • Jiyuwaza, one attacker, flowing and free in technique