Aikido Decatur
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(678) 662-9237
Promotion Requirements
Required material for each level includes all elements from previous levels.
Children
Children begin training as 10th kyu (Jukyu) - White Belt
9th kyu (Kyukyu) - Yellow Belt - Minimum 25 days training as 10th kyu.
- Wrist stretches (lead class, naming stretches and counting):
- Ikkyo
- Nikyo
- Sankyo
- Yonkyo
- Kotegaeshi
- Strikes with Ki-ai:
- Shomen-uchi
- Yokomen-uchi
- Mune-tsuki
- Shikko (knee walking)
- Hanmi changes:
- Turn in place
- Step and turn
- Box step/side step
- Forward step
- Backward step
- Two-step
- Shomen-uchi Tai Sabaki
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Irimi
- Mae Ukemi - Forward Rolls (standing to standing)
- Ushiro Ukemi - Backward Rolls (standing to standing)
8th kyu (Hachikyu) - Orange Belt - 30 days as 9th kyu
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Irimi
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Tenkan
- Katate-dori Kokyu-nage - 1 variation
- Morote-dori Kokyu-nage - 1 variation
- Mune-tsuki Kotegaeshi
- Kokyu-dosa
7th kyu (Shichikyu) - Green Belt - 35 days as 8th kyu
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Irimi
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Tenkan
- Shomen-uchi Irimi-nage
- Mune-tsuki Kotegaeshi with pin
- Kata-dori Ikkyo/Nikyo Irimi
- Katate-dori Kokyu-nage - 2 variations
- Morote-dori Kokyu-nage - 2 variations
- Kokyu-dosa
6th kyu (Rokkyu) - Purple Belt - 40 days as 7th kyu
- Tai no henko
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Irimi
- Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Tenkan
- Shomen-uchi Irimi-nage
- Mune-tsuki Kotegaeshi with pin
- Kata-dori Ikkyo/Nikyo Irimi
- Kata-dori Ikkyo Tenkan
- Katate-dori Kokyu-nage - 3 variations
- Morote-dori Kokyu-nage - 3 variations
- Ushiro Ryokata-dori Kokyu-nage - 1 variation
- Kokyu-dosa
Adults and Children
Adults begin training as 6th kyu (Rokkyu) - White Belt
Test material for 5th kyu and higher comes from the California Aikido Association.
5th kyu (Gokyu) - Red Belt (for children) - 50 days as 6th kyu
5th kyu (Gokyu) - White Belt (for adults) - 50 days as 6th kyu
- Tachi Waza
- Katate-dori: Tai no henko (irimi and tenkan)
- Katate-dori: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo (irimi and tenkan)
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Suwari Waza
- Ryote-dori: Kokyu ho
- Ukemi
- Forward and backward rolls
4th kyu (Yonkyu) - Blue Belt - 60 days as 5th kyu
- Tachi Waza
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo (irimi and tenkan)
- Shomen-uchi: Nikyo (irimi and tenkan)
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Kata-dori: Nikyo (irimi and tenkan)
- Ryote-dori: Tenchi nage
- Tsuki: Kote gaeshi
- Katate-dori: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Yokomen-uchi: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Suwari Waza
- Ryote-dori: Kokyu ho
- Ukemi
- At a level appropriate for the rank
3rd kyu (Sankyu) - Blue Belt - 80 days as 4th kyu
- Suwari Waza
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Tachi Waza
- Morote-dori: Kokyu ho
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Shomen-uchi: Kote gaeshi
- Tsuki: Irimi nage
- Tsuki: Kote gaeshi
- Katate-dori: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Ryote-dori: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Yokomen-uchi: Shihonage (irimi and tenkan)
- Ukemi
- At a level appropriate for the rank
2nd kyu (Nikkyu) - Brown Belt - 100 days as 3rd kyu
- Suwari Waza
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Tachi Waza
- Morote-dori: Kokyu ho
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Shomen-uchi: Kote gaeshi
- Shomen-uchi: Kaiten nage
- Tsuki: Irimi nage
- Tsuki: Kote gaeshi
- Tsuki: Kaiten nage
- Ushiro ryote-dori: Shihonage
- Ushiro ryote-dori: Kote gaeshi
- Katate-dori: Irimi nage
- Katate-dori: Kote gaeshi
- Katate-dori: Kaiten nage
- Hanmi Handachi
- Katate-dori: Shihonage
- Ryote-dori: Shihonage
- Variations - 3 techniques each
- Katate-dori
- Hiji-dori
- Morote-dori
- Ryote-dori
- Jiyu Waza
- One person flowing freestyle, any attack
1st kyu (Ikkyu) - Brown Belt - 150 days as 2nd kyu
- Suwari Waza
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Yokomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Kata-dori: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Tachi Waza
- Shomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Yokomen-uchi: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Kata-dori: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Ushiro ryote-dori: Ikkyo through yonkyo
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Shomen-uchi: Kote gaeshi
- Shomen-uchi: Kaiten nage
- Tsuki: Irimi nage
- Tsuki: Kote gaeshi
- Tsuki: Kaiten nage
- Yokomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Yokomen-uchi: Kote gaeshi
- Yokomen-uchi: Kaiten nage
- Yokomen-uchi: gokyo
- Variations - 3 techniques each
- Katate-dori
- Ryote-dori
- Morote-dori
- Kata-dori-menuchi
- Ushiro ryokata-dori
- Koshi-nage
- Hanmi Handachi
- Katate-dori: Shihonage
- Ryote-dori: Shihonage
- Shomen-uchi: Irimi nage
- Shomen-uchi: Kote gaeshi
- Shomen-uchi: Kaiten nage
- Tsuki: Irimi nage
- Tsuki: Kote gaeshi
- Tsuki: Kaiten nage
- Ushiro-waza: Five techniques
- Jiyu Waza
- Two person flowing freestyle, any attack
1st dan (Shodan) - Black Belt - 200 days as 1st kyu (minimum one year from ikkyu); must be 15 years old
- Suwari Waza
- Same as 1st kyu
- Tachi Waza
- Same as 1st kyu
- Variations - 5 techniques each
- Katate-dori
- Ryote-dori
- Morote-dori
- Kata-dori-menuchi
- Ushiro ryote-dori
- Ushiro ryokata-dori
- Koshi-nage
- Hanmi Handachi
- Same as 1st kyu
- Tanto Dori
- Tsuki
- Shomen-uchi
- Yokomen-uchi
- Slash
- Knife at throat from the front
- Knife at throat from the back
- Jiyu Waza
- One person flowing freestyle, any attack
- Randori - Three person attack: Examiners may choose one of the following:
- Begin with one uke flowing jiuwaza. Add uke #2, then uke #3
- Begin with two ukes each holding an arm. Add a third uke coming in
- Three ukes attack simultaneously
2nd dan (Nidan) - 360 days as shodan (minimum two years)
3rd dan (Sandan) - 540 days as nidan (minimum three years)
4th dan (Yondan) - Higher ranks are awarded upon recommendation by senior instructor
5th dan (Godan) -
6th dan (Rokudan) -
7th dan (Nanadan) -
8th dan (Hachidan) -
9th dan (Kyudan) -
10th dan (Judan) -
Waka Sensei - Mitsuteru Ueshiba (b. 1980), great-grandson of O Sensei
Sandai Doshu - Moriteru Ueshiba (b. 1951), leader of the art, grandson of O Sensei
Nidai Doshu - Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921-1999), son of O Sensei
Founder - Morihei Ueshiba O Sensei (1883-1969)