Aikido gradings
You need to know and be able to
perform these techniques!
with one red tab
Ukemi forward and backward (breakfalls)
Shikko (knee walking)
Gyaku hanmi katate dori:
- tai no henka
- sumi otoshi
- tenchi nage
- uchi kaiten nage
- soto kaiten nage
with two red tabs
Ai hanmi katate dori:
- tai no henka
- sumi otoshi
- tenchi nage
- kote gaeshi
- shiho nage
- ikkyo
Muna dori ikkyo
- Tsugi–Ashi
- Ayumi–Ashi
- Tenkai–Ashi
- Tenkan–Ashi
- Kaiten–Ashi
You also need to know:
- Dojo– training hall
- Rei– bow
- Ichi
- Ni
- San
- Shi
- Go
- Roku
- Shichi
- Hachi
- Ku
- Juu
with one red tab
Suwari waza gyaku hanmi katate dori:
- tai no henka
- sumi otoshi
- tenchi nage
- shiho nage
- uchi kaiten nage
- soto kaiten nage
Suwari waza ryote dori kokyuho
with two red tabs
Suwari waza ai hanmi katate dori
- tai no henka
- sumi otoshi
- tenchi nage
- kote gaeshi
- shiho nage
- ikkyo
- Ukemi from sankyo
- Ukemi from kote gaeshi
- Ukemi over partner (forwards, backwards and
sideways)
- Ukemi with arms folded
You need to know:
- Onegaeshimasu– please teach me
- Domo arigato gozaimashita– thankyou for
teaching me
- Omote– in front
- Ura– behind
- Bokken– sword
- Jo– stick
- Tanto– knife
- Tach waza– standing technique
- Hanmi handachi waza– one standing, one
kneeling
- Suwari waza– kneeling technique
with one red tab
- Jo Suburi:
- Choku–tsuki
- Gaeshi–tsuki
- Ushiro–tsuki
- Tsuki Gedan–gaeshi
- Tsuki Jodan–gaeshi
with two red tabs
Taking the Jo
- Tai no henka
- Irimi nage
- Kote gaeshi
- Tenchi nage
- Kokyo nage
- Suwari waza shomen uchi ikkyo omote and ura
- Suwari waza shomen uchi irimi nage
- Suwari waza shomen uchi kote gaeshi
- Tachi waza shomen uchi ikkyo omote and ura
- Tachi waza shomen uchi irimi nage
- Tachi waza shomen uchi kote gaeshi
- Taci waza shomen uchi soto kaiten nage
7 x Bokken suburi
You also need to know:
- Shomen uchi
- Yokomen uchi
- Jodan tsuki
- Chudan tsuki
- Gedan tsuki
with one red tab
Tanto dori:
- Kote gaeshi
- Shiho nage
- Sumi otoshi
- Tenchi nage
- Ikkyo
- Juji nage
with two red tabs
- Suwari waza chudan tsuki kote gaeshi omote and ura
- Suwari waza chudan tsuki irimi nage omote and
ura
- Tachi waza chudan tsuki kote gaeshi omote and
ura
- Tachi waza chudan tsuki irimi nage omote and ura
- Taichi waza chudan tsuki kaiten nage
- Maegeri iriminage omote and ura
Tachidori– show six ways to get the bokken from
your partner
You need to know:
- Kata dori
- Kata dori menuchi
- Muna dori
- Muna dori menuchi
- Ryote dori
- Ryo kata dori
with one red tab
- Suwari waza kate dori menuchi kote gaeshi
- Suwari waza kate dori menuchi irimi nage
- Suwari waza kate dori menuchi kokyo nage
- Tachi waza kate dori menuchi ikkyo
- Tachi waza kate dori menuchi shiho nage
- Tachi waza muna dori menuchi ikkyo
- Taichi waza katate ryote dori ikkyo
- Taichi waza katate ryote dori kote gaeshi
- Taichi waza ryote dori ikkyo
- Taichi waza ryote dori shiho nage
- Taichi waza ryote dori tenchi nage
- Taichi waza ryote dori kote gaeshi
- Taichi waza ryote dori irimi nage
- Taichi waza ryote dori kokyu nage
- Suwari waza ryo dori ikkyo
with two red tabs
- Suwari waza jodan tsuki ikkyo
- Suwari waza jodan tsuki shiho nage
- Suwari waza jodan tsuki irimi nage
- Suwari waza jodan tsuki soto kaiten nage
- Suwari waza jodan tsuki ushirokiriotoshi
- Taichi waza jodan tsuki ikkyo
- Taichi waza jodan tsuki shiho nage
- Taichi waza jodan tsuki irimi nage
- Taichi waza jodan tsuki kaiten nage
- Taichi waza jodan tsuki ushirokiriotoshi
- Gyaku hanmi katate dori ikkyo omote and ura
- Gyaku hanmi katate dori shiho nage omote and
ura
- Yokomen uchi ikkyo omote and ura
- Yokomen uchi shiho nage omote and ura
- Yokomen uchi kote gaeshi omote and ura
- Yokomen uchi irimi nage omote and ura
- Yokomen uchi tenchi nage omote and ura
- Yokomen uchi udekimenage omote and ura (varies
depending on age and maturity!)
You need to know:
- Ushiro katate eri dori
- Ushiro ryote dori
- Ushiro ryo kata dori
- Ushiro katate dori kubi shimi
- Ushiro ryohiji dori
with one red tab
- Tachi waza ushiro katate eri dori ikkyo
- Tachi waza ushiro katate eri dori irimi nage
- Tachi waza ushiro ryote dori ikkyo
- Tachi waza ushiro ryote dori kote gaeshi
- Tachi waza ushiro ryote dori irimi nage
- Tachi waza ushiro ryote dori shiho nage
- Tachi waza ushiro ryote dori kokyu nage
- Tachi waza ushiro ryo kate dori kote gaeshi
- Tachi waza ushiro ryo kate dori irimi nage
- Tachi waza ushiro ryo katate dori kubi shimi
ikkyo
- Tachi waza uhshiro ryohiji kote gaeshi
- Tachi waza ushiro ryohiji irimi nage
with two red tabs
Hanmi handachi waza gyaku hanmi katate dori:
- shiho nage omote and ura
- uchi kaiten nage
- ikkyo
Hanmi handachi waza ryote dori shiho nage omote
and ura
