Nashville Aikikai Test Requirements
Effective May 2021
6th Kyu
- Irimi
- Tenkan
- Shomenuchi ikkyo and iriminage
- Munetsuki kotegaeshi
- Shihonage from various attacks (excluding ushiro)
- Kokyu tanden ho
5th Kyu
- All previous techniques plus
- Shomenuchi nikyo
- Kata dori nikyo
- Munetsuki kaitennage
- Ikkyo and kotegaeshi from various attacks (excluding ushiro)
4th Kyu
- All previous techniques plus
- Shomenuchi sankyo and yonkyo
- Yokomenuchi iriminage
- Ryote dori tenchinage
- Nikyo and kokyunage from various attacks (excluding ushiro)
- Jiyu waza standing
3rd Kyu
- All previous techniques plus
- Sankyo, yonkyo, and kaitennage from various attacks
- Various techniques from various ushiro attacks, with particular attention to the following: Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo, Ushiro ryote dori shihonage, Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi, Ushiro waza kokyunage
- Jiyu waza with specified attack
- Randori with 2 uke
2nd Kyu
- All previous techniques plus
- Iriminage and koshinage from various attacks
- Hanmi handachi shihonage from various attacks
- Suwariwaza ikkyo from various attacks
- Tanto dori, jo dori, and tachi dori from specified attack
- Randori with 3 uke
1st Kyu
- All previous techniques plus
- Jiyu waza
- Hanmi handachi
- Suwariwaza
- Tanto dori
- Jo dori
- Tachi dori
- Kumi tachi 1-5
- Randori with 3 uke with shinai
The information above is a guideline for the examiner. Actual tests will likely include any recent focus.
“Various attacks” means that the attacks will be randomly determined by either uke or the examiner.
“Various techniques” means nage will vary the techniques unless the examiner requests something specific.