Ranking Information
Southside Aikido Club is affiliated with the United States Aikido Federation (USAF) which is chaired under Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei, Shihan and Chief Instructor of New York Aikikai.
1st Kyu: 300 Practice Days
1. Katatori Menuchi-5 techniques
2. Yokomenuchi-5 techniques
3. Morotetori-5 techniques
4. Shomenuchi-5 techniques
5. Ryotetori-5 techniques
6. Koshinage-5 techniques
7. Tantortori
8. Hanmi-Handachi(Ushiro Waza-5 techniques)
9. Freestyle-3 persons
2nd Kyu: 200 Practice Days
1. Shomenuchi Shihonage
2. Shomenuchi Kaitennage
3. Yokomenuchi Gokyo
4. Ushiro Tekubitori Shihonage
5. Ushiro Tekubitori Jujinage
6. Ushiro Kubishime Koshinage
7. Morotetori Nikkyo
8. Hanmi-Handachi: Shomenuchi Iriminage
Katatetori Nikkyo
Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
9. Freestyle-2 persons
3rd Kyu: 100 Practice Days
1. Yokomenuchi Iriminage(2 ways)
2. Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
3. Tsuki Kaitennage
4. Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo(omote & ura)
5. Morotetori Iriminage(2 ways)
6. Shomenuchi Sankyo(omote & ura)
7. Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Iriminage
Shomenuchi Nikkyo(omote & ura)
8. Hanmi-Handachi: Katetetori Shihonage
Katetori Kaitennage
(uchi & soto mawari*)
4th Kyu: 80 Practice Days
1. Shomenuchi Nikkyo(omote & ura)
2. Yokomenuchi Shihonage(omote & ura)
3. Tsuki Iriminage
4. Ushiro Tekubi Sankyo(omote & ura)
5. Ushiro Ryokatatori Kotegaeshi
6. Suwari Waza: Shomenuchi Ikkyo
Katatori Nikkyo(omote & ura)
Katatori Sankyo
5th Kyu: 60 Practice Days
1. Shomenuchi Ikkyo(omote & ura)
2. Shomenuchi Iriminage
3. Katatetori Shihonage(omote & ura)
4. Ryotetori Tenchinage
5. Tsuki Kotegaeshi
6. Ushiro Tekubitori Kotegaeshi
7. Morotetori Kokyuho
San-dan: 700 Practice Days
1. Attend 2 seminars per year after Ni-Dan. Subject of exam to be determined by examiner at the time of the exam.
Ni-dan: 600 Practice Days
1. Attend 2 seminars per year after Sho-Dan
2. All of Sho-Dan requirements
3. Tachitori-2
4. Freestyle-5
5. Kaeshiwaza***
Sho-dan: 400 Practice Days
1. All of 1st Kyu requirements
2. Tachitori
3. Jotori
4. Henkawaza**
5. Freestyle-4 persons