Senior Grading Syllabus 1st Dan -5th Dan

1st Dan
Minimum of 1 years practice from successfully achieving 1st Kyu plus attendance on at least four general courses.

As previous grade plus:

Techniques a selection from

  • Tachi waza
  • Hanmihandachi waza
  • Suwari waza

Tantodori

  • Kotegaeshi
  • Ikkyo
  • Rokkyo
  • Gokyo
  • Shihonage
  • Sankyo

Futaridori

Jo

  • 6th to 10th Kumijo

Kokyunage

As specified by the examiner

  • Jodori
  • Bokkendori

Examiner may specify additional techniques as necessary

  

2nd Dan
Minimum of 2 years practice from successfully achieving 1st Dan plus attendance on at least six general courses.

As previous grade plus:

  • Tachi waza
  • Hanmihandachi waza
  • Suwari waza

As specified by the examiner:

  • Tantodori
  • Jodori
  • Bokkendori
  • Futaridori
  • Taninzudori
  • Taninzudori against tanto, jo and bokken

Submit a written article on Aikido

Examiner may specify additional techniques as necessary

3rd Dan
Minimum of 3 years practice from successfully achieving 2nd Dan plus attendance on at least eight general courses.

As previous grade plus:

Techniques as 2nd Dan selection from

  • Tachi waza
  • Hanmihandachi waza
  • Suwariwaza

As specified by the examiner:

  • Tantodori
  • Jodori
  • Bokkendori
  • Tachidori
  • Futaridori
  • Taninzudori
  • Taninzudori against tanto, jo and bokken

Submit a written article on Martial Arts

Examiner may specify additional techniques as necessary

  

4th Dan
Minimum of 5 years practice from successfully achieving 3rd Dan

5th Dan
Minimum of 6 years practice from successfully achieving 4th Dan

  

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