Ranks and testing
August 28, 2007 — umnaikidoOnce you are a member of the Aikikai Foundation of Delaware you must accumulate days to be tested. The number of days listed below in the Rank Requirements section shows the minimum number of days since last rank.
Testing takes place during designated Aikikai Foundation of Delaware seminars. You must apply to be tested before hand..
The ranks in our system are broken into five Kyu (non-black) ranks and ten Dan (black) ranks. The Kyu ranks count down 5th to 1st with 5th through 3rd being white belts and 2nd and 1st as brown belts. The Dan ranks count up 1 to 10 and are all black belts..
The test requirements are at the discretion of the individual conducting the test. Below are the minimum requirements to be tested.
For help on understanding the technique names vist our section on Aikido terminology.
For additional techniques to practice view the listing of old test requirements.
5th Kyu (80 days)
| Tachi Waza | Katatetori | Shihonage |
| Tachi Waza | Katatetori | Kaitennage |
| Tachi Waza | Ryotetori | Tenchinage |
| Tachi Waza | Munetsuki | Kotegaeshi |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Ryotetori | Kokyuho |
4th Kyu (100 days)
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Nikyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Nikyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatori | Ikkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Katatori | Ikkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatori | Nikyo |
| Suwari Waza | Katatori | Nikyo |
| Tachi Waza | Munetsuki | Kotegaeshi |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Kotegaeshi |
| Tachi Waza | Munetsuki | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Shihonage |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | Shihonage |
| Suwari Waza | Ryotetori | Kokyuho |
3rd Kyu (125 days)
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Ikkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Nikyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Sankyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Sankyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Yonkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Yonkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatori | Sankyo |
| Suwari Waza | Katatori | Sankyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatori | Yonkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Katatori | Yonkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Morotetori | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Kaitennage |
| Tachi Waza | Munetsuki | Kaitennage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Shihonage |
| Hanmi Handachi | Katatetori | Shihonage |
| Jyu Waza | Katatetori | 3 techniques |
| Suwari Waza | Ryotetori | Kokyuho |
2nd kyu (150 days)
| Hanmi Handachi | Ushiro Katatori | Sankyo |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Sankyo |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Yonkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Gokyo |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | Gokyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatetori | Kotegaeshi |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | Kotegaeshi |
| Hanmi Handachi | Yokomenuchi | Kotegaeshi |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Hanmi Handachi | Shomenuchi | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Katatetori | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Iriminage |
| Tachi Waza | Ryokatatori | Jujinage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Jujinage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Koshinage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Koshinage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Shihonage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | Shihonage |
| Jyu Waza | Shomenuchi | 3 techniques |
| Jyu Waza | Ryotetori | 3 techniques |
| Tachi Waza | Morotetori | Kokyuho |
| Suwari Waza | Ryotetori | Kokyuho |
1st Kyu (200 days)
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Nikyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Nikyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Sankyo |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Sankyo |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | Yonkyo |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | Gokyo |
| Tachi Waza | Katatetori | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Ryotetori | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Morotetori | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Munetsuki | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Yokomenuchi | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Shomenuchi | 3 Nage |
| Tachi Waza | Ushiro Ryotetori | 3 Nage |
| Hanmi Handachi | Katatetori | Shihonage |
| Hanmi Handachi | Tsuki | Kaitennage |
| Tachi Waza | Tantotori | 3 techniques |
| Jyu Waza | Yokomenuchi | 3 techniques |
| Jyu Waza | Tsuki | 3 techniques |
| Jyu Waza | Ushiro | 3 techniques |
| Tachi Waza | Morotetori | Kokyuho |
| Suwari Waza | Ryotetori | Kokyuho |
Shodan 1st degree black (400 days)
| Katatori Menuuchi | 4 techniques | |
| Shomenuchi | 4 techniques | |
| Yokomenuchi | 4 techniques | |
| Munetsuki | 4 techniques | |
| Katatetori | 4 techniques | |
| Ryotetori | 4 techniques | |
| Morotetori | 4 techniques | |
| Ushiro Ryotetori | 4 techniques | |
| Hanmi Handachi | Katatetori | 3 techniques |
| Hanmi Handachi | Ushiro tori | 3 techniques |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | Ikkyo, Nikyo, Sankyo , Yonkyo |
| Tantotori | 3 techniques | |
| Tachitotori | 3 techniques | |
| Jotori | 3 techniques | |
| Henka Waza | 3 techniques | |
| Jyu Waza | Ryokatatori | 3 Uke |
Other requirements to be determined at the time of the exam.
Nidan 2nd degree black (600 days)
Attend 2 Aikikai seminars per year after Shodan
| For each of these attacks | Apply one of these techniques |
| Katatetori | Iriminage |
| Shomenuchi | Kotegaeshi |
| Yokomenuchi | Shihonage |
| Munetsuki | Kaitennage |
| Morotetori | Jujinage |
| Ushiro Ryotetori | Koshinage |
| Ikkyo |
Also perform the following:
| Hanmi Handachi | Shomenuchi | 3 techniques |
| Suwari Waza | Shomenuchi | 3 techniques |
| Tantotori | ||
| Tachitotori | ||
| Jotori | ||
| Kaeshi Waza | ||
| Jyu Waza | Ryokatatori | 4 Uke |
Essay related to your thoughts on Aikido.
Other requirements to be determined at the time of the exam.
Sandan 3rd degree black (700 days)
Attend 3 Aikikai seminars per year after Nidan
All of the NIDAN test requirements with:
| Jyu Waza | Ryokatatori | 5 Uke |
Essay related to your thoughts on Aikido.
Other requirements to be determined at the time of the exam.
Note: Days requirements
