United States Aikido Federation Test Requirements

  
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  Mat day requirements are counted from your last test.
Mat days do not accumulate. The concept of a "time bank" does not exist in the USAF (United States Aikido Federation). Be aware of this. It is recommended that you take your next test if your instructor(s) advises you to.
On your test, the techniques will not be called out in the same order as below.
Also, the examiner may call out techniques not listed on this or any other test sheet. Although the examiner will choose "surprise" techniques you should already be familiar with.		   Omote (oh-moe-tay) & Ura (ooh-rah) -- respectively, omote describes moving in front or forward & ura describes moving behind or in a circle.
Uchi & Soto Mawari -- both the inside (uchi) and outside (soto) movements or variations.
Henka-waza -- techniques were the nage (thrower) switches from one technique to another technique. Examiner will call the first (or starting) technique.
Kaeshi-waza -- counter techniques. Uke (attacker) appies the technique to nage. Then nage counters with the appropriate counter. Original techniques (for uke) will be called by the examiner. (E.g., to apply sankyo against nikkyo).
Tsuki -- punch or thrust (with a knife) to the stomach
Kata-te-tori -- one hand grab of nage's (defender's) wrist
Kata-tori -- one hand grab of nage's collar or neck or shoulder
Moro-te-tori -- two hands grabbing one of nage's hands
Ryo-te-tori -- both wrists grabbed from the front
Shomen-uchi -- strike or punch to nage's forehead
Yokomen-uchi -- roundhouse punch or strike to nage's neck or temple
For more Aikido/Japanese definitions, go to our glossary page.		  
         
  Your First Test: 5th Kyu (after 60 mat days)   1st Kyu (300)  
  1. Shomen-uchi ikkyo (omote & ura)
2. Shomen-uchi irimi-nage
3. Kata-te-tori shiho-nage (omote & ura)
4. Ryo-te-tori tenchi-nage
5. Tsuki kotegaeshi
6. Ushiro te-kubi-tori kotegaeshi
7. Moro-te-tori kokyuho
   1. Katatori menuchi - 5 techniques
2. Yokomenuchi - 5 techniques
3. Morotetori - 5 techniques
4. Shomenuchi - 5 techniques
5. Ryotetori - 5 techniques
6. Koshi-nage - 5 techniques
7. Tanto-tori
8. Hanmi handachi (Ushiro waza - 5 techniques)
9. Randori (freestyle) - 3 attackers
  
         
  Your Second Test: 4th Kyu (80 mat days)   Black Belt: 1st Dan (Sho-dan) (400)  
  [Note: 80 mat days after your 5th kyu test.]

1. Shomen-uchi nikkyo (omote & ura)
2. Yokomen-uchi shiho-nage (omote & ura)
3. Tsuki irimi-nage
4. Ushiro tekubi sankyo (omote & ura)
5. Ushiro ryokatatori kotegaeshi
6. Suwari waza:

A. Shomen-uchi ikkyo
B. Katatori nikkyo (omote & ura)
C. Katatori sankyo

   1. All of 1st Kyu requirements.
2. Tachi-tori
3. Jotori
4. Henka-waza
5. Kaeshi-waza
6. Randori (freestyle) - 4 attackers
  
         
  3rd Kyu (100)   2nd Dan (Ni-dan) (600)  
  1. Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage (2 variations)
2. Yokomen-uchi kotegaeshi
3. Tsuki kaiten-nage
4. Ushiro ryokata-tori sankyo (omote & ura)

5. Morotetori irimi-nage (2 variations)
6. Shomen-uchi sankyo (omote & ura)
7. Suwari-waza:

A. Shomen-uchi irimi-nage
B. Shomen-uchi nikkyo (omote & ura)

8. Hanmi handachi:

A. Katate-tori shiho-nage
B. Katate-tori kaiten-nage (uchi & soto mawari)

   1. Attend 2 seminars per year after sho-dan
2. All of sho-dan requirements
3. Tachitori -- 2 attackers
4. Randori (freestyle) -- 5 attackers
5. Kaeshi-waza
  
         
  2nd Kyu (200)   3rd Dan (San-dan) (700)  
  1. Shomen-uchi shiho-nage
2. Shomen-uchi kaiten-nage
3. Yokomen-uchi gokyo
4. Ushiro tekubitori shiho-nage
5. Ushiro kubishime juji-nage
6. Ushiro kubishime koshi-nage
7. Morote-tori nikkyo
8. Hanmi handachi:

A. Shomen-uchi irimi-nage
B. Katatetori nikkyo
C. Yokomen-uchi kotegaeshi

9. Randori (freestyle) - 2 attackers

   1. Attend 2 seminars per year after Ni-dan.
Subject of exam to be determined by examiner
at the time of the exam.		  
         
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