Traditional Aikido Senior Syllabus – Bradford Tomiki Aikido Club

This is a summary of the BAA Traditional Aikido Senior Syllabus.

6th Kyu – White Belt (no specified training time requirements)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – Front and rear rolling, left and right Tai-sabaki – Irimi and tsugi ashi	Attacks Ai katate dori Techniques Ikkyo Nikkyo Irimi-nage shomen Kote-gaeshi Ushiro-ate		Kokyu-dozo
5th Kyu – Yellow Belt (minimum 30 hours training time since 6 Kyu)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – side break falls and rolling no arms Tai-sabaki – irimi tenkan ayumi ashi Shikko – forward and back Basic balance breaks	Attacks Ai katate dori Gyaku katate dori Techniques Ikkyo Nikkyo Sankyo Irimi-nage shomen Kote-gaeshi Ushiro-ate Kote-gaeshi	Bokken – Suburi 1-4 and Shiho Geri Jo – Suburi 1-5	Kokyu-dozo
4th Kyu – Orange Belt (minimum 60 hours training time since 5 Kyu)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – over top breakfalls Tai-sabaki Shikko – irimi tenkan and with partner Basic balance breaks	Attacks From Chudan tsuki Shomenuchi Yokomenuchi Techniques Ikkyo Nikkyo Sankyo Irimi-nage sukomen Tenchi-nage Shiho-nage Kote-gaeshi Mai-otoshi Sumi-otishi Kaiten-nage	Bokken – Suburi 5-7 Jo – Suburi 6-10	Ninindori as Kokyu-nage
3rd Kyu – Green Belt (minimum 60 hours training time since 4 Kyu)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – over top breakfalls Tai-sabaki Shikko – irimi tenkan and with partner Basic balance breaks	Attacks Chudan tsuki Shomenuchi Yokomenuchi Kata dori Kata dori shomenuchi Ryote dori Ushiro ryote dori Ushiro ryo kata dori Techniques Ikkyo Nikkyo Sankyo Irimi-nage sukomen Tenchi-nage Shiho-nage Kote-gaeshi Mai-otoshi Sumi-otishi Kaiten-nage Yonkyo	Bokken – Pairs practice 1-4 Jo – Suburi 11-13	Ninindori from tsuki
2nd Kyu – Blue Belt (minimum 70hours training time since 3Kyu)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – over top breakfalls Tai-sabaki Shikko – irimi tenkan and with partner Basic balance breaks	Attacks Chudan tsuki Shomenuchi Yokomenuchi Kata dori Kata dori shomenuchi Ryote dori Ushiro ryote dori Ushiro ryo kata dori Ushiro ryote hiji dori Jodan tsuki Morote dori Techniques Ikkyo Nikkyo Sankyo Irimi-nage sukomen Tenchi-nage Shiho-nage Kote-gaeshi Mai-otoshi Sumi-otishi Kaiten-nage Yonkyo Kokyu-nage Suwari-waza – Kansetsu (gripping attacks) Hanmi handachi – Atemi (striking attacks)	Bokken – Pairs practice 5-7, Tachi dori Jo – Suburi 14-18, Jodori	Ninindori
1st Kyu – Brown Belt (minimum 100 hours training time since 2 Kyu)
Core Skills	Technique	Weapons	Application
Ukemi – over top breakfalls Tai-sabaki Shikko – irimi tenkan and with partner Basic balance breaks	All from 2nd Kyu, plus the following demonstrated from –tachi, suwari and hanmi handachi postures Koshinage Ikkyo koshinage Sankyo koshinage Yonkyo koshinage Shihonage koshinage Mune dori Ryo mune dori Hijishime Juji-garami Sumi-otoshi Ushiro eri dori Ushiro katate dori kubishime Mune dori shomenuchi Mune dori jodan tsuki Gokyo (from shomenuchi and yokomenuchi as tanto attacks) Ryo kata dori Mai-otoshiVAiki-otoshi Uchi-kaiten-nage Soto-kaiten-nage Suwari-waza – Kansetsu (gripping attacks) Hanmi handachi – Atemi (striking attacks)	Bokken – Awase (5 off) Jo – Suburi 19-20, throwing with Jo Knife – Tanto dori	Ninindori

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