Junior Grading Syllabus 3rd, 2nd & 1st Kyu

 

3rd Kyu

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as above

Hamnihandachi

  • Gyakuhanmi Ikkyo, Sankyo

Tachiwaza

  • Aihanmi Katate dori Kotegaeshi
  • Aihanmi Katate dori Soto Kaitenage
  • Aihanmi Nikkyo
  • Ryotodori Ryotomochi Yonkyo
  • Ushiro Ryotedori Ryotomochi Ikkyo,Sankyo
  • Yokomenuchi Shihonage
  • Aihanmi Kokyu nage

1st half of 1st Jo Kata



3rd Kyu Ichi

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Gyaku Hanmi Nikkyo
  • Ushirowaza Ryotedori Ryotomote Iriminage, uchi Kaitenage, Shihonage
  • Shomenuchi Kotegaeshi
  • Yokomenuchi Udekimenage
  • Shomenuchi Kokyu nage

Kneeling Kokyu

Whole of 1st Jo Kata



3rd Kyu Ni

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Gyakuhanmi Katagatame
  • Shomenuchi Ikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo
  • Tsuki Kotegaeshi
  • Tsuriage Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo
  • Yokomenuchi Kokyu

13 count Kata



3rd Kyu San

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Katadori, Munedori, Sodedori techniques
  • Ryotodori Nikkyo
  • Yokomenuchi Ikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo
  • Yokomenuchi Udikeminage
  • Tsuki Tenchinage
  • Ushiro kubijime Ikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo
  • Katatedori Kokyu

1st - 4th boken suburi

 

2nd Kyu

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

5 sitting techniques

5 Hanmihandachi techniques

Tachiwaza

  • Aihanmi Katagatame
  • Ryotodori Ryotomochi Nikkyo
  • Ushiro kubijime Shihonage, Iriminage, Tenchinage, Kotegaeshi

Bokken exercises with partner

Katatedori Kokyu

Kneeling Kokyu

4th - 7th boken suburi



2nd Kyu Ichi

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Defences against Munedakishimi
  • Tsuki Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo Yonkyo
  • Rytomochi techniques
  • Shomenuchi Kokyu
  • Basic Gyakuhanmi Koshinage
  • Udergarami

1st - 7th boken suburi



2nd Kyu Ni

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Ryotomochi Ryotedori techniques
  • Shomenuchi Tenchinage & Kotegaeshi
  • Basic Aihanmi Koshinage
  • Ushirowaza Katakubijimi Nikkyo
  • Ushirowaza Nikkyo, Kokyu nage

1st Kumitachi



2nd Kyu San

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Hamnihandachi

  • Shomenuchi defences

Tachiwaza

  • Shomenuchi & Yokomenuchi defences
  • Yokomenuchi Tenchinage
  • Maeigari Defences
  • Aihanmi Udekeminage
  • Kokyu

2nd Kumitachi



 

1st Kyu

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Tachiwaza

  • Jodan tsuki Ikkyo
  • Ushiro kubijimi koshiwaza
  • Shomenuchi Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo
  • Shomenuchi Udekiminage
  • Gyakuhanmi Ukdekiminage
  • Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
  • Koshinage
  • Kokyu

3rd Kumitachi



1st Kyu Ichi

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Suwariwaza

  • Kokyu nage

Hamnihandachi

  • Kaitenage, Iriminage, Kokyu

Tachiwaza

  • Gyakuhanmi Sumiotoshi
  • Shomenuchi Katagatami, Udekeminage, Koshinage
  • Tsuki Udekeminage, Katagatemi

4th Kumitachi



1st Kyu Ni

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Hamnihandachi

  • Kotegaeshi, Shihonage, Udekeminage
  • Kokyu nage

Tachiwaza

  • Tsuki Tenshinage
  • Aihanmi Sumiotoshi
  • Kokyu nage

5th Kumitachi



1st Kyu San

Minimum of 60 hours practice and as previous grades plus

Hamnihandachi

  • Kokyu

Tachiwaza

  • Koshiwaza from Shomenuchi & Yokomenuchi and Ushiro katate kubijime
  • Sumiotoshi from Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi, Tsuki
  • Two man techniques
  • Kokyu nage against two ukes
  • Futadori (holding freestyle)

3rd Jo Kata


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