St. Louis Aikikai





Testing Requirement


Rokyu(30 hours/3 months)

Tenkan
Shomenuchi ikkyo and iriminage
Munetsuki Kotegaeshi
Katate tori shihonage
Yokomenuchi shihonage
Kokyu tanden ho


Gokyu (60 hours/4 months)

All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi nikyo
Kata dori ikkyo and nikyo
Munetsuki kaitenage


Yonkyu (60 hours/4 months)

All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi sankyo and yonkyo
Yokomenuchi ikkyo, kotegaeshi, and iriminage
Ryote dori tenchinage and shihonage
Katete dori ryote mochi kokyu tanden ho


Sankyu (70 hours/4 months)

All previous techniques plus:
Ushiro ryokata dori
Ushiro ryote dori shihonage
Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi
Ushiro waza kokyunage





Nikyu(80 hours/6 months)

All previous techniques plus:
Yokomenuchi nikyo, sankyo and yonkyo
Koshinage from shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, katete dori and munetsuki
Hanmi handachi:
    Katete dori shihonage
    Ryote dori shihonage
Suwariwaza:
    Shomenuchi ikkyo
    Kata dori ikkyo
    Yokomenuchi ikkyo

Ikkyu (90 hours/6 months)

All previous techniques plus:
Jiyu waza:
    Standing
    Hanmi handachi
    Suwariwaza
Tanto dori:
    Munetsuki
    Shomenuchi
    Yokomenuchi