Go-kyu Requirements
(Extracted from Aikido-L)

Date:    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:37:34 EST
From:    David Laufnick
Subject: Gokyu requirements?

Hi all,
       Had my gokyu last week and it started me wondering; what requirements
are on the list at other dojos for this test?  I saw a list online somewhere
that had mostly the same techniques, but no suwariwaza stuff at all.  What's
it like at your dojo?

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Date:    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 14:55:41 -0800
From:    Cindy
Subject: Re: Gokyu requirements?

Hiya, had mine last week, too :)

(tachi waza)

shomenuchi ikkyo (omote/ura), nikkyo (omote/ura), kotegaeshi (omote/ura)

chudanski irimi nage (omote/ura), kotegaeshi (omote/ura)

gyaku hanmi katatedori kokyu nage, tenchi nage, shihonage (omote/ura), udekiminage (omote/ura), ikkyo (omote/ura)

(suwari waza)

shomenuchi ikkyo (omote/ura), katadori ikkyo (omote/ura)

--Cindy

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Date:    Sun, 31 Mar 2002 01:32:56 +0200
From:    "G.A.Miliaresis"
Subject: Re: Gokyu requirements?

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Hi David.

In my dojo the gokyu requirements are:

Ki tests/exercises:

1. Hanmi no kamae
2. Banzai no kamae
3. Zengo undo
4. Happo undo
5. Tekubikosa undo
6. Basic bokken kamae
7. Bokken/Jo suburi

Techniques:

1. Shomen uchi kote gaeshi
2. Shomen uchi ikkyo
3. Kata te tori sankyo
4. Yokomen uchi soku men irimi nage
5. Munetski kote gaeshi
6. Kata te tori kaite nage

AFAIK they come from the AAA. Now that my dojo's affiliation is turning to UKA there might be some changes (1-2 techniques more for each kyu, more bokken/jo techniques etc) but I am not sure yet. In yesterday's exams they added one technique to the 6th kyu, 2-3 to the 4th (no 5ths), and more to 2nd-1st kyus.

Hope this helps
Gri

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