Aikido Syllabus

6th Kyu (White belt)

• Ukemi (Mae, Ushiro, Yoko) [breakfalls: front, rear and side)

• Tai sabaki (tsugi ashi, ayumi ashi, tenkai ashi, kaiten ashi, tenkan ashi) [footwork: shuffle step, glide walking, pivot, forward step & pivot, pivot and step back]
  
• Shikko [knee walking]
  
• From ai hanmi kosa katate dori demonstrate 1st form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo) left and right, inside and outside [40 techniques]
  
• Know japanese terminology for all of above

5th Kyu (Yellow belt)

• Know the founder of Aikido
  
• Seiza and kiza
• Sankaku stance
• From gyaku hanmi katate dori demonstrate 2nd form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo) left and right [20 techniques]
  
• Defend using shiho nage kata from ai hanmi katate dori, gyaku hanmi katate dori, sode dori, mune/eri dori, oi tsuki, yokomen uchi, shomen uchi, ushiro waza. Left and right, inside and outside [32 techniques]
  
• Know japanese terminology for all of above

4th Kyu (Orange belt)

• Zenpo Kaiten ukemi left and right side [rolling breakfall], kneeling, standing and to yoko ukemi
• 8 directions to defend against knife thrust to stomach
• From gyaku hanmi sode dori demonstrate 3rd form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo) hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• Demonstrate kote gaeshi kata from ai hanmi katate dori, gyaku hanmi katate dori, sode dori, mune/eri dori, oi tsuki, yokomen uchi, shomen uchi, ushiro waza. Hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [32 techniques]
• Know japanese terminology for all of above

3rd Kyu (Green belt)

• From ai hanmi kosa katate dori demonstrate 1st form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• From gyaku hanmi mune/eri dori demonstrate 4th form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• Demonstrate irimi nage from ai hanmi katate dori, gyaku hanmi katate dori, sode dori, mune/eri dori, oi tsuki, yokomen uchi, shomen uchi, ushiro waza. Hidari and migi, omote and ura forms  [32 techniques]
• Randori: Defend against a half circle attack, using shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage
• Demonstrate aikido techniques against an attacker armed with a gun (kote gaeshi, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, waki gatame) 
• Know japanese terminology for all of above

2nd Kyu (Blue belt)

• From gyaku hanmi katate dori demonstrate 2nd form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• From gyaku hanmi tsuki oi attack demonstrate 5th form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• Demonstrate kaiten nage from ai hanmi katate dori, gyaku hanmi katate dori, sode dori, mune/eri dori, oi tsuki, yokomen uchi, shomen uchi, ushiro waza. Hidari and migi, omote and ura forms  [32 techniques]
• Randori: Defend against a half circle attack, using ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo and gokkyo
• Randori: Defend against two attackers armed with knives
• Know japanese terminology for all of above

1st Kyu (Brown belt)

• From gyaku hanmi shomen uchi attack demonstrate 6th form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• From gyaku hanmi yokoomen uchi attack demonstrate 7th form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, omote and ura forms [40 techniques]
• From ushiro ryote dori attack demonstrate 8th form kata using (shiho nage, kote gaeshi, irimi nage, kaiten nage, tenchi nage, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo)  hidari and migi, forms [20 techniques]
• From the standard attacks demonstrate variations to the standard techniques
• Demonstrate kokyu nage throws from all 8 standard attacks
• Know japanese terminology for all the above