Student Guide

Guidelines for Hachikyu-J

(Green belt with White Stripe, 20 classes, 12 weeks)

Evaluations consist of specific items from the following list. While specific arts and exercises are particular at each level a student may also be asked to demonstrate any (or all) of the requirements from a prior level during their test. In this way Aikido is viewed as a cumulative process, not simply a procedure of studying for a single test.

 

Students should be aware that these lists are for practice and training purposes only. Since each individual's abilities, personality, and desires from training vary it is only natural that each individual's evaluation may likewise vary. These pages are only intended to provide a listing of what abilities and knowledge are typically mastered at each level. It is between each individual student and Sensei to determine what that student's particular evaluation for any given rank will consist of and how (and when) it will be conducted.

 

Note: All arts are to be demonstrated (if possible) both Irimi and Tenkan. All Kata are to be demonstrated (if possible) from both left and right sides.

 

Specific Arts

Katate Tori Kokyo Nage (ear ball)

Shomen Uchi Irimi Nage

Kata Tori Hiji Otoshi

Shomen Uchi Sayu Nage

Shomen Uchi Hiji Otoshi

Two instructor selected arts from prior level

No student selected arts

Forward roll, shikko

Jo Suburi

Shomen No Bu

Jo Kata

Five Count Jo Kata

One Blunt Object Tori

Ki Tests/Aiki Taisos

Tekubi Shindo Undo

Zengo Undo

Fune Kogi Undo

Ushiro Tori Undo

No Swari Waza

Philosophy/Vocabulary

Kata

Mune Tsuki

Ushiro

Ryote Tori

Ryote Mochi