ACE Aikido Ranking Requirements

5th Kyu - Blue Belt

Basic exercises

Basic Rolling

Basic Responses (Various Tenkan, Ryokatatori - 45 degree pivot, 45 degree entry and through, Parry past, Scizzor, Rear wrist grab blend)

Basic test for Ki/ACE

4th Kyu - Purple Belt

Performance of kata movements 1 through 6

Performance of the techniques of the kata 1 through 6 with a partner

Kokyu dosa exercise

Test for Ki/ACE

3rd Kyu - higher level Purple Belt

Performance of the entire kata

Performance of all techniques of the kata with a partner

Kokyu dosa exercise

Test for Ki/ACE

2nd Kyu - Brown Belt

Performance of the kata

Performance of all techniques of the kata from a single attack

Women's Self-Defense Technique Series

Kokyu dosa exercise

Test for Ki/ACE

Randori - 2 attackers

1st Kyu - higher level Brown Belt

Performance of the kata

Performance of all techniques of the kata from a single attack

Men's Self-Defense Technique Series

Performance of the Bo kata

Kokyu dosa exercise

Test for Ki/ACE

Randori - 3 attackers

Shodan - 1st degree Black Belt

Performance of all techniques of the kata from a single attack

Forward Throw Series

Performance of flowing freestyle technique from one attack

Performance of the Bo kata

Performance of basic knife disarm techniques

Impromtu techniques and questions

Kokyu dosa exercise

Test for Ki/ACE

Randori - 4 attackers

Nidan - 2nd degree Black Belt

Grab and Strike Attack Technique Series

Standard Two-Man Techniques

Performance of flowing freestyle technique from one attack

Performance of the Bo kata

Performance of basic Bo techniques

Performance of Bokken kata

Performance of Bokken techniques

Test for Ki/ACE

Randori - 5 attackers