KYU TESTING REQUIREMENTS
Rokyu (6 kyu) 30 hours / 3 monthsTenkan
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