Westlake Village Aikido

Traditional Aikido: As Taught in Iwama, Japan

Shodan Testing Requirements

  1. Katate-dori Shiho-nage (1-4)
  2. Kaeshi-waza
    1. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (ichi dan kai)
    2. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (ni dan kai)
    3. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (san dan kai)
    4. Ikkyo ni Nikkyo
    5. Ikkyo ni Nikkyo (hantai)
    6. Ikkyo ni Kote-gaeshi
    7. Ikkyo ni Shiho-nage
    8. Ikkyo ni Irimi-nage
    9. Ikkyo ni Koshi-nage
    10. Ikkyo ni Ushiro-nagare
    11. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (ushiro-nagare)
    12. Ikkyo ni Kokyu-nage
    13. Nikkyo ni Sankyo
    14. Nikkyo ni Irimi-nage
    15. Kote-gaeshi ni Sankyo
    16. Kote-gaeshi ni Ikkyo (hiji)
    17. Irimi-nage ni Sumi-otoshi
    18. Irimi-nage ni Koshi-nage
    19. Shiho-nage ni Shiho-nage
    20. Kaiten-nage ni Kokyu-nage
  3. Jiyu-waza (san-nin-no-kogeki)
  4. Ken-no-Riai
    1. Shiho-nage (omote)
    2. Shiho-nage (ura)
    3. Kote-gaeshi
  5. Ken-Tai-Jo Tai-sabaki
    1. Choku-barai
    2. Kaeshi-barai
    3. Kaiten-barai
  6. Ken-tai-jo (1-6, naganai and nageru)