Mushin Aikido Dojo of Wickenburg, AZ
Teaching Tomiki and Classical Aikido
Kyu Grade Curriculum

5th Kyu (Gokyu)           Shomen-ate                              Shomen-uchi irimi-nage

Yellow                           Aigamae-ate                             Shomen-uchi ikkyu

40 hrs                           Ushiro-ate                                 Tandoku undo

                                    Tanto evasion                             Ukemi (back, side, rolls)

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4th Kyu (Yonkyu)          Improvement in all of above plus:

Orange                          Gyakugamae-ate                       Kata-tori nikyo

60 hrs after                    Gedan-ate                                 Kata-tori sankyo

5th Kyu                         Katate-tori kote-mawashi           Shomen-uchi nikyo

                                    Katate-tori shiho-nage                -ura(w/ kote-mawashi)

                                    Musubi Renshu

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3rd Kyu (Sankyu)         Improvement in all of above plus:

Green                           Oshi-taoshi                    Shomen-uchi kote-gaeshi

80 hrs after                    Ude-gaeshi                    Ryote-tori tenchi-nage

4th Kyu                         Hiki-taoshi                                 -tenkan

                                    Ude-garame                                 -irimi

                                    Waki-gatamae              Ryote-tori shiho-nage

                                    Demonstrate beginning (hand) randori

                                    Happo Undo no Aiki Ken Kata    

                                    Demonstrate kakari geiko

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2nd Kyu (Nikyu)            Improvement in all of above plus:

Blue                              Kote-hineri                                 Katate-tori kote-gaeshi

120 hrs after                  Kote- gaeshi                               Mune-tsuki kote-gaeshi

3rd Kyu                         Tenkai-kote-hineri                       Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage

                                    Tenkai-kote-gaeshi                     Yokomen-uchi shiho-nage

                                    (Shiho nage)                              Ryote-mochi kokyu-nage

                                    Kata-tori yonkyo                       

                                    Katate-tori shiho-nage & kote-gaeshi (hanmi-handachi)     

                                    Happo Undo no Aiki Jo Kata

 

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1st Kyu (Ikkyu)  Improvement in all of above plus:

Brown                           Mai-otoshi

140 hrs after                  Sumi-otoshi

2nd Kyu                        Hiki-otoshi

                                    Shomen-uchi ikkyo and irimi-nage(suwari-waza)

                                    Katate-tori ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo, and

                                    kaiten-nage

                                    Demonstrate entire junanaho no kata (right and left)

                                    Demonstrate randori

                                    Defend against 2 person attack

                                    Aiki Ken Dai Ni Kata