Testing and Promotion: Juniors
Student Guide
Guidelines for Yonkyu-J
(Blue belt with White Stripe, 36 classes, 16 weeks)
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
Yokomen Uchi Sumi Otoshi
Ryokata Tori Hiji Otoshi
Ryote Tori Fune Kogi Nage
Ushiro Katate Tori Ago Tsuki Age
Yokomen Uchi Shiho Nage
Shomen Uchi Kote Gaeshi
Ushiro Katate Tori Tenchi Nage
Three instructor selected arts from prior level
Two student selected arts
Running forward roll
Bokken Kata
Eight Count Bokken Kata
Bokken Suburi
Four, Five, Six,Seven
Two Blunt Object Tori
One Tanto Tori
One Jo Tori
Instructor Selected Ki Tests
Two art from Swari Waza
Katate Tori Hiji Otoshi
Kata Tori Nikyo