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Kyu grades
8th kyu More than 20 hours practice after starting
unsoku
koho ukemi (standing)
yoko ukemi (standing)
aigamae katate dori - shomen ate, oshi taoshi, kote gaeshi

7th kyu More than 20 hours practice after 8th kyu
tegatana dosa
zenpo kaiten ukemi (on one knee)
gyakugamae katate dori - aigamae ate, hiki taoshi, tenkai kote hineri

6th kyu More than 20 hours practice after 7th kyu
zenpo kaiten ukemi (standing)
koho ryote dori - gyakugamae ate
aigamae katate dori - waki gatame
hanza handachi gyakugamae katate dori - tenkai kote gaeshi

5th kyu More than 40 hours practice after 6th kyu
suwari waza
        shomen uchi - oshi taoshi osae
kihon waza
        atemi waza (shomen ate, aigamae ate, gyakugamae ate,
 gedan ate, ushiro ate)
kihon no tsukuri
        atemi waza, hontai no tsukuri (shomen ate, aigamae ate)
kansetsu waza
        tegatana jodan no tsukuri (oshi taoshi, hiki taoshi)

4th kyu More than 40 hours practice after 5th kyu
suwari waza
        shomen uchi - oshi taoshi gyakute dori kote hineri osae
kihon waza
        hiji waza (oshi taoshi, ude gaeshi, waki gatame,
 hiki taoshi, ude hineri, waki gatame)
kihon no tsukuri
        atemi waza, hontai no tsukuri (gyakugamae ate, gedan ate, ushiro ate)
kansetsu waza
        tegatana gedan no tsukuri (kote gaeshi, tenkai kote gaeshi)

3rd kyu More than 40 hours practice after 4th kyu
suwari waza
        shomen uchi - oshi taoshi junte dori kote hineri osae
kihon waza
        tekubi waza (kote hineri, kote gaeshi, tenkai kote hineri,
 tenkai kote gaeshi)
nage waza
        nage no kata omote waza
kihon no tsukuri
        atemi waza, hontai no tsukuri
kansetsu waza
        nigiri gaeshi jodan no tsukuri

2nd kyu More than 60 hours practice after 3rd kyu
suwari waza
        shomen uchi - oshi taoshi tekubi osae
kihon waza
        uki waza (mae otoshi, sumi otoshi, hiki otoshi)
nage waza
        nage no kata ura waza
kihon no tsukuri
        atemi waza, shoki no tsukuri (shomen ate, aigamae ate)
kansetsu waza
        nigiri gaeshi gedan no tsukuri

1st kyu More than 60 hours practice after 2nd kyu
kihon waza
        randori kihon waza (uke without tanto)
kihon ura waza
        atemi waza no ura (waki gatame, oshi taoshi, gedan ate,
 aigamae ate, tenkai kote hineri)
        kansetsu waza no ura (oshi taoshi, tenkai kote hineri, kote gaeshi,
 waki gatame, tenkai kote gaeshi)
kihon no tsukuri
        atemi waza, shoki no tsukuri (gyakugamae ate, gedan ate, ushiro ate)
        kansetsu waza hiji mochi no tsukuri - jodan (junte dori, gyakute dori)
- gedan (junte dori, gyakute dori)
randori ho tai sabaki (against tanto) - without hands
- using tegatana

Kihon no tsukuri must be done twice on both left and right sides.
The second time the technique must be completed without stopping.

Dan grades

1st dan more than 100 hours practice after 1st kyu
koryu goshin no kata (suwari waza, hanzahandachi waza, tachi waza)
randori kihon waza (against a tanto)
tanto kaeshi waza (10 techniques)
tanto kakarigeiko and tanto hikitategeiko
(women and elderly people may be tori only, everyone else to do 2 minutes changing the tanto after 1 minute)

2nd dan more than 200 days practice after 1st dan
koryu goshin no kata (as for 1st dan plus tanto dori)
randori kihon waza (against a tanto)
tanto kaeshi waza (10 techniques)
tanto randori (3 x 2 minutes, changing the tanto after 1 minute each time)
women and elderly people may do the koryu nage no kata
        omote and ura (14 techniques)

3rd dan more than 250 days practice after 2nd dan
koryu goshin no kata (as for 2nd dan plus tachi dori, yari dori, yari, kumitachi)
randori kihon waza (against a tanto)
tanto randori (4 x 2 minutes, changing the tanto after 1 minute each time)
women and elderly people may do the koryu nage no kata
        as for 2nd dan plus 11 oyo waza (25 techniques)

4th dan more than 4 years continuous practice after 3rd dan
8 techniques from tegatana no kuzushi
        jodan no kuzushi (aigamae - ushiro ate, gyakugamae - ushiro ate)
        chudan no kuzushi (aigamae - oshi taoshi, gyakugamae - hiki taoshi)
        gedan no kuzushi (aigamae - kote gaeshi, gyakugamae - kote gaeshi)
        koho no kuzushi (ryote - oshi taoshi, ryote - ushiro ate)
goshin ho, tekubi dori
        aigamae katate dori - shomen ate, gedan ate
        gyakugamae katate dori - shomen ate, aigamae ate, gyakugamae ate
goshin ho, datotsushu no waza (against strikes, punches and kicks)
        shomen uchi - aigamae ate, oshi taoshi
        yokomen uchi - aigamae ate, tenkai kote gaeshi
        shomen tsuki - kote gaeshi
        mae geri - shomen ate

5th dan more than 5 years continuous practice after 4th dan
goshin ho, tekubi dori
        aigamae katate dori - oshi taoshi, hiki taoshi, kote hineri,
kote gaeshi, tenkai kote hineri
        gyakugamae katate dori - hiki taoshi, gyakute dori kote hineri osae,
waki gatame, tenkai kote gaeshi, sumi otoshi
        katate ryote dori - tentai oshi taoshi, kote gaeshi
        zenpo ryote dori - aigamae ate (tenchi nage omote)
aigamae ate (tenchi nage ura)
        koho ryote dori - tenkai ude hineri nage, kote gaeshi,
tenkai kote gaeshi, tenkai gyakute dori kote hineri

6th dan more than 7 years continuous practice after 5th dan
goshin ho, dogi dori
        mae eri dori - gyakute dori kote hineri osae
        aigamae naka sode dori - kote gaeshi
        gyakugamae naka sode dori - waki gatame, gyakutedori kote hineri osae
        ryosode dori - gedan ate
        juji jime - tenkai kote hineri
        oku eri dori - gyakute dori kote hineri osae, kote gaeshi
        kakae dori - tenkai kote hineri, gyakute dori kote hineri osae
goshin ho, three methods of balance breaking
        using datsuryoku
                aigamae katate dori - aigamae ate
                katate ryote dori - tenkai kote gaeshi
        using tegatana
                gyakugamae katate dori - ushiro ate,
kote gaeshi (gyakugamae gyakute dori),
tenkai kote gaeshi
                zenpo ryote dori - hiji kime taoshi, gyakute dori kote hineri osae,
tenkai kote gaeshi
        using kaiten
                aigamae katate dori - aigamae ate (using jodan no kuzushi)
                ryosode dori - ude hineri ude gaeshi
(using chudan and gedan no kuzushi)

7th dan more than 8 years continuous practice after 6th dan
randori kihon waza, 17 techniques (uke without tanto)
kihon ura waza (10 techniques)
koryu goshin no kata (50 techniques)

For those people taking a dan grade:
1. The examinee must have been taught by an official instructor.
2. For 4th dan and above, the examinee will be asked by the examiner to also
    demonstrate techniques from the koryu goshin no kata.
3. The examinee must verbally answer a question set by the examiner.
4. For 1st dan to 4th dan, within one week after the grading the examinee must submit
    a written report on a subject chosen by the examiner.