Testing and Promotion: Children
Student Guide
Guidelines for Yonkyu-C
(Purple belt, 50 days of practice after Gokyu-C)
Evaluations consist of specific items from the following list. While specific arts and exercises are particular at each level a student may also be asked to demonstrate any (or all) of the requirements from a prior level during their test. In this way Aikido is viewed as a cumulative process, not simply a procedure of studying for a single test.
Students should be aware that these lists are for practice and training purposes only. Since each individual's abilities, personality, and desires from training vary it is only natural that each individual's evaluation may likewise vary. These pages are only intended to provide a listing of what abilities and knowledge are typically mastered at each level. It is between each individual student and Sensei to determine what that student's particular evaluation for any given rank will consist of and how (and when) it will be conducted.
Note: All arts are to be demonstrated (if possible) both Irimi and Tenkan. All Kata are to be demonstrated (if possible) from both left and right sides.
Specific Arts
All previous techniques plus:
Zagi: Kata Tori Nikyo
Shomen Uchi Kote Gaeshi
Ushiro Ryote Tori Kokyu Nage
Katate Tori Kaiten Nage
Yokomen Uchi Ikkyo
Ryote Tori Irimi Nage
Katate Tori Nikyo
Mune Tsuki Kokyu Nage
Yokomen Uchi Kata Otoshi
Mune Tsuki Sayu Nage
Selected Arts
Two student selected arts
Weapons Forms
Jo Suburi: Katate no Bu
Jo Kata: 18 count
Tanbo Tori: 2 arts
No Hanmi Handachi
Suwari Waza
Katate Tori Nikyo