Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido

examination criteria

Hitori Waza Kumi Waza
Shokyu (minimum 4 months' practise)
  1. Standing
  2. Unbendable arm
  3. Thrusting out one hand with
    its weight underside
  4. Sitting Seiza
  5. Sitting down and standing up
  6. Breathing exercise
5th Kyu (minimum 4 months' practise after Shokyu)
  1. Udefuri waza
  2. Udefuri Choyaku waza
  3. Tenkan waza
  4. Sayu waza
  5. Sayu Choyaku waza
  6. Ushiro Ukemi waza
  7. Zempo Kaiten waza
  1. Katate Kosadori Kokyunage
  2. Katatedori Tenkan Kokyunage
  3. Katatedori Ryotemochi Kokyunage Tobikomi
  4. Katatedori Ikkyo irimi
  5. Zagi Ryotedori Kokyunage irimi
4th Kyu (minimum 4 months' practise after 5th Kyu)
  1. Ikkyo waza
  2. Zengo waza
  3. Happo waza
  4. Zenshin Koshin waza
  5. Zenshin Koshin Choyaku waza
  1. Katadori Ikkyo (irimi/tenkan)
  2. Munatsuki Koteoroshi
  3. Katatedori Shihonage (irimi/tenkan)
  4. Yokomenuchi Shihonage (irimi/tenkan)
  5. Katatedori Ryotemochi Kokyunage
  6. Shomenuchi Koteoroshi
Chukyu (minimum 4 months' practise after 4th Kyu)
  1. Standing
  2. Unbendable arm
  3. Thrusting out one hand with
    its weight underside
  4. Sitting Seiza
  5. Sitting down and standing up
  6. Breathing exercise
  1. Twisting the trunk by swinging the arm
  2. Bending the trunk to the side
  3. Bending backward and forward
  4. Shoulder-blade exercise
  5. Bending the neck to the side
  6. Bending the neck forward and backward
  7. Turning the head to the side
  8. Knee exercise
  9. Stretching knees
  10. Arm swinging exercise
  11. Swinging both arms
  12. Swinging both arms while bending knees
    • Instructor calls out the count
    • Must be done correctly in right sequence,
      4 sets of 4 each
    • If the examinee makes a mistake, the examiner
      calls out «stop» and performs a Ki test there,
      otherwise not
3rdKyu (minimum 4 months' practise after Chukyu)
  1. Funakogi waza
  2. Nikkyo waza
  3. Koteoroshi waza
  4. Sankyo waza
  5. Ushirotori waza
  1. Katadori Nikyo (irimi/tenkan)
  2. Katate Kosadori Makikaeshi
  3. Katatedori Kokyunage irimi
  4. Munatsuki Ikkyo
  5. Yokomenuchi Kokyunage
  6. Shomenuchi Kokyunage
  7. Ushirotori Kokyunage
  8. Munatsuki Zemponage
  9. Ryotedori Kokyunage (get rid of the hold)
  10. Ushirotekubitori Kokyunoge (Uragaeshi)
  11. Ushirotekubitori Zemponage
2nd Kyu (minimum 4 months' practise after 3rd Kyu)
  1. Kaho Tekubi Kosa waza
  2. Joho Tekubi Kosa waza
  3. Ushiro Tekubitori zenshin waza
  4. Ushiro Tekubitori koshin waza
  1. Katadori Sankyo (irimi/tenkan)
  2. Katate Kosadori Kirikaeshi
  3. Ushiro Tekubitori Ikkyo
  4. Ushiro Tekubitori Kubijime Sankyo (both side)
  5. Ushiro Tekubitori Koteoroshi
  6. Ryotedori Tenchinage (irimi/tenkan)
  7. Ryotedori Kokyunage
  8. Katatedori Ryotemochi Kokyunage (irimi/tenkan)
  9. Shomenuchi Ikkyo (irimi/tenkan)
  10. Zagi Ryotedori Kokyunage (3 techniques)
  11. Yokomenuchi Zemponage
Jokyu (minimum 4 months' practise after 2nd Kyu)
(Chukyu 1-6 plus)
  1. Sitting cross-legged
    1. while being pushed from behind
    2. while being raised by one knee
  2. thrusting out one hand while being
    pushed by the wrist
  3. Bending backward
  4. Stopping
  5. Unraisable body
 (same as Chukyu, but)
  • Must keep pace with instructors count,
    proper rythm.
1st Kyu (minimum 4 months' practise after Jokyu)
  1. Shikko
  1. Katadori Yonkyo (irimi/tenkan)
  2. Katatedori Ryotemochi Zemponage (3 techniques)
  3. Ryotedori Zemponage (3 techniques)
  4. Shomenuchi Zemponage
  5. Munatsuki Kaitennage
  6. Yokomenuchi Koteoroshi (irimi/tenkan)
  7. Zagi Handachi Shomenuchi Kokyunage
  8. Zagi Handachi Munatsuki Koteoroshi
  9. Zagi Handachi Yokomenuchi Zemponage
  10. Ushiro Ryokatadori Kokyunage (3 techniques)
  11. Katatedori Kaitennage (irimi/tenkan)
Shoden (minimum 8 months' practise after 1stKyu)
(Jokyu 1-11 plus)
  1. Leaning backward on a partner
  2. Thrusting out one hand and raising one leg
  3. Holding up both hands
  4. Walking forward when being held
  5. Sitting cross-legged while holding both hands
    of the examiner from underneath with both
    hands while being pushed by the shoulders
(same as Jokyu but)
  • The examinee calls out the count.
Shodan (minimum 8 months' practise after Shoden)

Katatedori 6 techniques
Katatedori Ryotemochi 6 techniques
Yokomenuchi 6 techniques
Ushirodori 6 techniques (including Ushirotekubitori, Kubishime)
Suwariwaza 6 techniques
Tantodori All techniques
Taigi 25, 27
Yoningake

Chuden (minimum one year of practise after Shodan)
Nidan (minimum one year of practise after Chuden)

Ryotedori 6 techniques
Shomenuchi 6 techniques
Munetsuki 6 techniques
Ushiro Ryokatadori 6 techniques
Zagi Handachi 6 techniques
Bokkendori All techniques
Taigi 26, 28
Goningake

Joden (minimum 2 years of practise after Nidan)
Sandan (minimum 2 year of practise after Joden)

Taigi 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Okuden (minimum 2 years of practise after Sandan)
Yondan (minimum 2 years of practise after Okuden)

All Hitoriwaza
Taigi 10, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Godan (minimum 5 years of practise after Yondan)
Rokudan (minimum 5 years of practise after Godan)
Nanadan (minimum 5 years of practise after Rokudan)
Hachidan (minimum 5 years of practise after Nanadan)