The following grading syllabus is designed to guide the student through a continuous development from Gokyu to Ikkyu. In addition to the techniques that follow, the student is expected to present the following, at each grading:
• Katate dori tai-no-henko
• Morote dori kokyu ho
• Suwari waza kokyu dosa
The student is also expected to be able to demonstrate any techniques from previous grades.

Gokyu

Yonkyu

Sankyu

Nikyu

Ikkyu

Shodan

Nidan

Sandan

Yondan

NIKYU (BLUE BELT)

• Kokyu dosa variations (x2)
• Suwariwaza shomenuchi yonkyo (omote/ura)
• Katate dori iriminage (high/low/middle)
• Katate dori kokyunage (x3)
• Morote dori ikkyo (omote/ura)
• Morote dori nikkyo (omote/ura)
• Morote dori koshinage
• Shomenuchi kotegaeshi
• Shomenuchi iriminage
• Yokomenuchi nikkyo (omote/ura)
• Yokomenuchi sankyo (omote/ura)
• Yokomenuchi iriminage (Kihon)
• Ryote dori sankyo (omote/ura)
• Ryote dori yonkyo (omote/ura)
• Ryote dori shihonage (omote/ura)
• Ryote dori iriminage
• Tsuki iriminage
• Tsuki kotegaeshi
• Ushiro ryote dori kotegaeshi
• Jiyu waza with three Uke
• Kokyunage with three Uke
• Ken kumi tachi (2 & 3)
• Jo Kata 1 to 31
• Jo 31 kumi Jo (1-11)
• Jo 13 Kata awase partner practice
• Jo dori (x3)
• Jo nage (x3)
• Tanto dori tsuki shihonage
• Tanto dori tsuki kotegaeshi
• Tanto dori yokomenuchi gokyo