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Testing Requirements
KYU TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Rokyu (6 kyu) 30 hours / 3 months


Tenkan
Shomenuchi ikkyo and  iriminage
Munetski kotegaeshi
Katate dori shihonage
Yokomenuchi Shihonage

Bokken Kata 1 through 3

Gokyu (5 kyu) 60 hours / 4 months
All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi nikyo
Kata dori ikkyo and nikyo
Munetsuki kaitennage

Yonkyu (4 kyu) 60 hours / 4 months
All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi sankyo and yonkyo
Yokomenuchi ikkyo, kotegaeshi and iriminage
Ryote dori tenchinage and shihonage
Katate dori ryote mochi kokyu tanden ho

Sankyu (3 kyu) 70 hours / 4 months
All previous techniques plus:
Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo
Ushiro ryo dori shihonage
Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi
Ushiro waza kokyunage

Nikyu (2 kyu) 80 hours / 6 months
All previous techniques plus:
Yokomenuchi nikyo, sankyo and yonkyo
Koshinage from shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, katate dori and munetsuki
Hanmi handachi:
Katate dori shihonage
Ryote dori shihonage
Suwariwaza
Shomenuchi ikkyo
Kata dori ikkyo
Yokomenuchi ikkyo

Ikkyu (1 kyu) 90 hours / 6 months
All previous techniques plus:
Jiyu waza:
Standing
Hanmi handachi
Suwariwaza
Tanto dori:
Munetsuki
Shomenuchi
Yokomenuchi