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A syllabus of techniques and forms that students must demonstrate in order to obtain a rank at Bath Aikido Society.

Kyu Grading Syllabus

Notes

The minimum required practice days for each grade is just that - a minimum. It may take longer for certain grades depending on your individual circumstances.

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For each technique listed in the tachi waza and suwari waza sections of each grade, students should keep performing the techniques, alternating between left and right side, omote and ura, then swapping to let their partner perform until the next technique is called.

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You may also be asked to perform techniques from previous grades that you have already completed.

Gokyu (5th)

Requirements: minimum 40 practice days (6 months from 6th kyu)

Basics

Tachi waza (standing techniques)

  • Ukemi

    • Ushiro ukemi​

    • Mae ukemi

  • Ai hanmi katate dori

    • Nikyo​

    • Sankyo

    • Kote gaeshi

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Ikkyo

    • Nikyo

    • Uchi kaiten nage

    • Shiho nage

  • Shomen uchi

    • Sankyo

    • Soto kaiten nage

  • Chudan tsuki​

    • Irimi nage​

    • Kote gaeshi

Suwari waza (seated techniques)​

  • Shikko (forwards and backwards)

Yonkyu (4th)

Requirements: 50 practice days from 5th kyu

Tachi waza (standing techniques)

  • Ai hanmi katate dori

    • Yonkyo

    • Ude kime nage

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Sumi otoshi

    • Soto kaiten nage

  • Shomen uchi

    • Kote gaeshi

    • Uchi kaiten nage

  • Chudan tsuki​

    • Ikkyo

    • Ude kime nage

  • Yokomen uchi

    • Ikkyo​

    • Irimi nage

    • Kote gaeshi

    • Shiho nage

  • Kata dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Nikyo

  • Ryote dori

    • Tenchi nage​

  • Ushiro ryote dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Sankyo

Suwari waza (seated techniques)​

  • Shomen uchi

    • Ikkyo​

    • Nikyo

  • Ken suburi 1-7

  • Happo giri

Buki waza (weapons techniques)

Sankyu (3rd)

Requirements: 50 practice days from 4th kyu

Tachi waza (standing techniques)

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Yonkyo

    • Kokyu nage x2

    • Irimi nage

  • Shomen uchi

    • Yonkyo

    • Shiho nage

  • Chudan tsuki​

    • Rokkyo

    • Soto kaiten nage

  • Ryote dori

    • Ikkyo

    • Uchi kaiten nage

  • Morote dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Irimi nage

    • Kokyu nage

  • Ushiro ryote dori

    • Kokyu nage

    • Kote gaeshi

Suwari waza (seated techniques)​

  • Shomen uchi

    • Sankyo

    • Yonkyo

    • Irimi nage

  • Jo suburi 1-10

  • Happo giri (with tsuki)

  • Tanto dori

    • Kote gaeshi from chudan tsuki​

    • Gokyo from chudan tsuki

Buki waza (weapons techniques)

  • Ai hanmi katate dori

Jiyu waza

Nikyu (2nd)

Requirements: 75 practice days from 3rd kyu (no less than one year from 3rd kyu)

Tachi waza (standing techniques)

  • Yokomen uchi

    • Ude kime nage​

    • Koshi nage

  • Ryote dori

    • Nikyo

    • Shiho nage

    • Kokyu nage

  • Morote dori

    • Nikyo

    • Shiho nage

    • Kote gaeshi

  • Ushiro ryote dori

    • Yonkyo

    • Kokyu ho (sokumen irimi nage)

    • Koshi nage

  • Kata dori

    • Irimi nage​

    • Shiho nage

    • Tenchi nage

  • Ushiro katate dori kubi shime

    • Ikkyo​

  • Ushiro ryo hiji dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Kokyu ho (sokumen irimi nage)

  • Jodan tsuki

    • Ikkyo​

    • Irimi nage

Suwari waza (seated techniques)​

  • Shomen uchi​

    • Irimi nage

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Nikyo

  • Jo suburi 11-20

  • Roku no jo (6 jo kata)

  • Tanto dori

    • Rokkyo from chudan tsuki​

    • Gokyu from yokomen uchi

    • Shiho nage from yokomen uchi

    • Ude gaeshi from yokomen uchi

Buki waza (weapons techniques)

Hanmi handachi waza (sitting vs. standing techniques)

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Shiho nage

Jiyu waza

  • Shomen uchi

Rokkyu (6th)

Requirements: minimum 20 practice days

Basics

Tachi waza (standing techniques)

  • Tai sabaki

    • Kaiten (180° pivot)​

    • Tai no henka

    • Irimi tenkan

  • Ukemi

    • Ushiro ukemi​

    • Mae ukemi

  • Ai hanmi katate dori

    • Ikkyo​

    • Shiho nage

  • Gyaku hanmi katate dori

    • Kokyu ho (sokumen irimi nage)​

  • Shomen uchi

    • Ikkyo​

    • Irimi nage

Suwari waza (seated techniques)​

  • Kokyu ho

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