Test Requirements:
These are the test requirements for belt ranks. Although Aikido retains
the traditional white/black only belt system, there are several ranks within each color.
The average path to black belt takes about 7-10 years. Testing is
entirely optional, so don't panic. If none of these words make
any sense to you, see the technique nomenclature page.
6th Kyu (30 days)
- Ukemi
- Mae-Kaiten (Front Roll)
- Ushiro-Kaiten (Back Roll)
- Mae-Yoko-Kaiten (Front Fall)
- Ushiro-Yoko-Kaiten (Back Fall)
-
Tai-Sabaki
- Tenkan
- Irimi-Tenkan
- Kaiten (Henkan)
- Tai-No-Henko
- Tai-No-Henko Kokyunage
- Into Front Roll
- Into Back Fall
- Suwari-Waza
- Shikko (Forward and Backward)
- Shomenuchi Ikkyo (Omote and Ura)
- Ai-Hanmi Katatetori Ikkyo (Omote and Ura)
- Ai-Hanmi Katatetori Kotegaeshi (Omote and Ura)
- Ai-Hanmi Katetetori Shihonage(Omote and Ura)
- Gyaku-Hanmi Katatetori Iriminage
- Shomenuchi Kotegaeshi (Ura only)
- Shomenuchi Iriminage
- Kokyu-Dosa
5th Kyu (6th Kyu + 60 days)
- Shomenuchi ikkyo (omote & ura)
- Tsuki kotegaeshi
- Shomenuchi iriminage
- Ushiro tekubitori kotegaeshi
- Katatetori shihonage (omote & ura)
- Morotetori kokyuho
- Ryotetori tenchinage
4th Kyu (5th Kyu + 80 days)
- Shomenuchi nikkyo (omote & ura)
- Ushiro ryokatatori kotegaeshi
- Yokomenuchi shihonage (omote & ura)
- Tsuki iriminage
- Ushiro tekubitori sankyo (omote & ura)
- Suwari waza:
-
Shomenuchi ikkyo
-
Katatori nikkyo (omote & ura)
-
Katatori sankyo
3th Kyu (4th Kyu + 100 days)
-
Yokomenuchi iriminage (2 ways)
- Ushiro ryokatatori sankyo (omote & ura)
- Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi
- Morotetori iriminage (2 ways)
- Tsuki kaitenage
- Shomenuchi sankyo (omote & ura)
- Suwari waza:
-
Shomenuchi iriminage
-
Shomenuchi nikkyo (omote & ura)
-
Hanmi-handachi:
-
Katatetori shihonage
- Katatetori kaitenage (uchi & soto mawari)
2nd Kyu (3rd Kyu + 200 days)
-
Shomenuchi shihonage
- Morotetori nikkyo
- Shomenuchi kaitenage
- Yokomenuchi gokyo
- Ushiro tekubitori shihonage
- Ushiro tekubitori jujinage
- Ushiro kubishime koshinage
- Hanmi-handachi:
-
Shomenuchi iriminage
- Katatetori nikkyo
- Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi
- Freestyle - 2 persons
1st Kyu (2nd Kyu + 300 days)
-
Katatori menuchi - 5 techniques
- Koshinage - 5 techniques
- Yokomenuchi - 5 techniques
- Morotetori - 5 techniques
- Shomenuchi - 5 techniques
- Ryotetori - 5 techniques
- Hanmi-handachi (ushiro waza - 5 techniques)
- Tantotori
- Freestyle - 3 persons
Sho Dan (1st Kyu + 400 days)
[Black Belt]
-
All of 1st kyu requirements
- Henkawaza
-
Tachitori
-
Jotori
- Freestyle - 4 persons
Ranks do continue up through 9th or 10th Dan
(It is disputed whether the 10th's out there are really legitimate.), however, you most certainly won't achieve any of
these during your time at Swarthmore. So, higher rank requirements will not be posted here.
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