TESTING

ACE Aikido Ranking Requirements

5th Kyu - Blue Belt

Basic exercises
Basic Rolling
Wrist Grab Releases
Basic Responses (Various Tenkan, Ryokatatori - 45 degree pivot, 45 degree entry and through, Parry past, Scizzor, Rear wrist grab blend)
Ryokatatori Ikkyo w/pivot
Ryokatatori Kotegaeshi tenkan
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 kata movements 7 through 12
Performance of the techniques of the kata 7 through 12 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