Testing Requirement
6th Kyuu (rokkyu)5th Kyuu (gokyu)
4th Kyuu (yonkyu)
3rd Kyuu (sankyu)
2nd Kyuu (nikyu)
1st Kyuu (ikkyu)
Rokkyu (30 hours/ 3 months)
- Tenkan
- Shomenuchi ikkyo and iriminage
- Munetsuki kotegaeshi
- Katate dori shihonage
- Yokomenuchi shihonage
- Kokyu tandenho
- Bokken- shomen and yokomen cuts
- Jo- first five suburi
Gokyu (60 hours/4months)
- All previous techniques plus:
- Shomenuchi nikyo
- Kata dori ikkyo and nikyo
- Munetsuki kaitenage
- Suwariwaza shomenuchi ikkyo
- Bokken - 7 suburi
- Jo- first 10 suburi
Yonkyu (60 hours/ 4 months)
- All previous techniques plus:
- suwariwaza
- Shomenuchi ikkyo to yonkyo
- Katadori ikkyo to yonkyo
- Shomenuchi sankyo and yonkyo
- Yokomenuchi ikkyo, kotegaeshi and iriminage
- Ryote dori tenchinage and shihonage
- Katate dori ryote mochi kokyu tanden ho
- Bokken- 1st 5 kumitachi
- Jo-20 suburi and 13 step form
Sankyu (70 hours/ 4 months)
- All previous techniques plus: hanmihandachi
- Shomenuchi iriminage
- Tsuki kotegaishi
- Katatedori shihonage
- Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo
- Ushiro ryote dori shihonage
- Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi
- Ushiro waza kokyunage
- Bokken-1st 5 kumitachi
- Jo- 31 step kata and 6 kumijo
Nikyu (80 hours/6 months)
- All previous techniques plus:
- Yokomenuchi nikyo, sankyo, and yonkyo
- Koshinage from shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, Katate dori, and munetsuki
- Hanmi handachi:
- Tsuki kaitenage
- Ryote dori shihonage
- Suwariwaza:
- Yokomenuchi ikkyo to yonkyo
- Bokken: kumitachi (6-10)
- Bo-ikyo and nikyo forms
Ikkyu (90 hours/6 month)
- All previous techniques plus:
- Koshinage from all basic attacks
- Jiyu waza:(free form)
- Standing
- Hanmi handachi
- Suwariwaza
- Jujinage Tanto dori:
- Munetsuki (front and back)
- Shomenuchi combinations
- Yokomenuchi combinations
- Kubeshime (or knife to throat)
- Double slash
- Bokken: kumitachi 1-10 (shinai, full speed)
- Tachi dori (from basic attacks)
- Jo dori (from basic attacks)
- Uke attacking with a jo
- Uke grabbing the end of jo you are holding
- Jo: kumijo 1-6 (full speed)