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Testing Standards

ASU standard testing requirements are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional standards imposed in our dojo to better prepare students for their dan tests are marked with a plus (+). Here's a printable version.

Kyu Dan
Technique 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd
Tenkan * * * * * * * *
Kokyu tanden ho * * * * * * * *
Katate Dori shihonage * * * * * * * *
Katate Dori ryote mochi kokyu ho * * * * * *

Shomenuchi: iriminage * * * * * * * *
ikkyo * * * * * * * *
nikyo * * * * * * *
sankyo * * * * * *
yonkyo * * * * * *

Munetsuki: kotogaeshi * * * * * * * *
kaitenage * * * * * * *

Kata dori: ikkyo * * * * * * *
nikyo * * * * * * *

Yokomenuchi: shihonage * * * * * * * *
kotegaeshi * * * * * *
iriminage * * * * * *
ikkyo * * * * * *
nikyo * * * *
sankyo * * * *
yonkyo * * * *

Ryote dori: tenchinage * * * * * *
shihonage * * * * * *

Ushiro: ryokata dori ikkyo * * * * *
ryote dori shihonage * * * * *
kubi shime kotegaeshi * * * * *
waza kokyunage * * * * *

Koshinage
(Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi, Katate dori, Menetsuki)
* * * *
Hanmi handachi - shihonage
(Katate dori, Ryote dori)
* * * *
Suwariwaza - ikkyo
(Shomenuchi, Kata dori, Yokomenuchi)
* * * *

Jiyu waza: one uche
(Tashiwaza, Hanmi handachi, Suwariwaza)
* * * *
Tanto dori
(Munetsuki, Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi)

Randorie: 1 uche +
2 uche +
3 uche + +
4 uche + + +

Tanto dori: 1 Shomenuchi + + + + +
1 Yokomenuchi + + + + +
1 Tsuki + + + + +
2 Ushiro + + + + +

Tachi dori (Bokken): Shomenuchi + + + *
Yokomenuchi + + + *
Tsuki + + + *
Tachi dori (Jo) + + + +

Kumi Tachi kata 1-5 + + + + + * *
Kumi Tachi kata 6-12 + + *
Kumi Jo kata 1-6 + + + + *

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