Grading requirements

Kyu Shodan

Shodan — 1st dan

The first dan — not the end, but the beginning of the real work.

TACHI WAZA

Ikkyo ~ gokyo

  • Shomen uchi (omote / ura waza)

Shihonage

  • 5 different attacks (omote / ura waza)

Iriminage

  • From 5 different attacks

Kotegaeshi

  • From 5 different attacks

Kaiten nage

  • 5 different forms

Kokyunage

  • 5 different forms

Jujigarami

  • Morote dori
  • Ushiro ryote dori
  • Yokomen uchi

Ushiro

  • Ryote dori — 5 techniques
  • Ryokata dori — 3 techniques
  • Kubishime — 3 techniques

Ni nin dori (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3WxRCc1Co)

  • Morote dori — 3 techniques

Henka waza

  • Katate dori shihonage — 5 forms
  • Katate dori kotegaeshi — 5 forms
  • Katate dori iriminage — 5 forms

BUKIWAZA

Ken

  • Kumitachi 1 ~ 5 & ki musubi no tachi
  • Kumitachi henka waza — 5 forms
  • Tachi dori — 5 techniques

Jo

  • 31 kumijo
  • Kumijo 1 ~ 10
  • Jo dori — 5 forms
  • Jo nage — 5 forms

Tanto

  • Tsuki — 2 techniques
  • Shomen uchi — 2 techniques
  • Yokomen uchi — 2 techniques
  • Ushiro — 2 techniques

Jiyu waza

  • Against all attacks (strikes and grabs)
  • 2 attackers
  • 3 attackers