Aikido of Park Slope, Brooklyn

United States Aikido Federation (USAF) Promotion Requirements
5th Kyu - 60 practice days Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura) Shomenuchi Iriminage Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura) Ryotetori Tenshinage Tsuki Kotegaeshi Ushiro Tekubitori Kotegaeshi Morotetori Kokyuho 4th Kyu - 80 practice days Shomenuchi Nikkyo (omote & ura) Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura) Tsuki Iriminage Ushiro Tekubitori Sankyo (omote & ura) Ushiro Ryokatatori Kotegaeshi Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Ikkyo Katatori Nikkyo (omote & ura) Katatori Sankyo 3rd Kyu - 100 practice days Yokomenuchi Iriminage - (2 ways) Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi Tsuki Kaitennage Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura) Morotetori Iriminage (2 ways) Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura) Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Iriminage Shomenuchi Nikkyo (omote & ura) Hanmi-Hadachi: Katatetori Shihonage Katatetori Kaitennage (uchi & soto mawari) 2nd Kyu* - 200 practice days Shomenuchi Shihonage Shomenuchi Kaitennage Yokomenuchi Gokyo Ushiro Tekubitori Shihonage Ushiro Tekubitori Jujinage Ushiro Kubishime Koshinage Morotetori Nikkyo Hanmi-Handachi: Shomenuchi Iriminage Katatetori Nikkyo Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi Freestyle - 2 persons	.	1st Kyu - 300 practice days Katatori Menuchi - 5 techniques Yokomenuchi - 5 techniques Morotetori - 5 techniques Shomenuchi - 5 techniques Ryotetori - 5 techniques Koshinage - 5 techniques Tantotori - 5 techniques Hanmi-Handachi (ushiro waza - 5 techniques) Freestyle - 3 persons Sho-Dan - 400 practice days All of 1st Kyu requirements Tachitori Jotori Henkawaza Freestyle - 4 persons Ni-Dan - 600 practice days Attend 2 seminars per year after Sho-Dan All of Shodan requirements Tachitori - 2 Freestyle - 5 persons Kaeshiwaza* San-Dan - 700 practice days Attend 2 seminars per year after Ni-Dan All of Nidan requirements Subject of exam determined by examiner at the time of exam Note: Hour requirements are counted from the last test. * Uchi & Soto Mawari -- both the inside (uchi) and outside (soto) movements or variations. Henka-waza -- techniques were the nage (thrower) switches from one technique to another technique. Examiner will call the first (or starting) technique. * Kaeshi-waza -- counter techniques. Uke (attacker) appies the technique to nage. Then nage counters with the appropriate counter. Original techniques (for uke) will be called by the examiner. (E.g., to apply sankyo against nikkyo).

Glossary of Words of Attack

1. Hamni-Handachi - uke standing, nage sitting
2. Jotori - jo techniques
3. Katatetori - one hand grab to the wrist
4. Katatori - one hand grab to the collar
5. Morotetori - two hands on one
6. Ryotetori - both wrists
7. Shomenuchi - strike to forehead
8. Suwariwaza - techniques from sitting

9. Tachitori - attack with boken
10. Tantotori - attack with knife
11. Tsuki - thrust or punch
12. Ushiro Kubishime - choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist
13. Ushiro Ryokatori - both shoulders grabbed from behind
14. Ushiro Tekubitori - both wrists grabbed from behind
15. Ushiro Waza - any attack from behind