Syllabus

5th Kyu (yellow belt)

Shokyu Ki Exam

Standing

Unbendable arm

Extending arm with weight underside

Sitting seiza

Sitting seiza and standing up

Breathing exercise

Taiso

Udefuri
Udefuri choyaku
Tenkan
Ushiro ukemi
Zenpo kaiten
Shikko

Techniques

Katatekosadori Kokyunage
Katatedori Kokyunage Tenkan

Taigi arts

Taigi No. 5
1. Shomenuchi Kokyunage
2. Yokomenuchi Shihonage Irimi
3. Munetsuki Kotegaeshi Katameru
4. Katadori Ikkyo Irimi Katameru
5. Kokyu Dosa

4th Kyu (orange belt)

Taiso

Funakogi
Ikkyo
Zengo
Happo

Techniques

Katatekosadori Kokyunage
Katatedori Kokyunage Tenkan

Taigi arts

Kitei Taigi
1. Shomenuchi Kokyunage 2.Yokomenuchi Shihonage Irimi
3. Munetsuki Kotegaeshi Katameru
4. Katatedori Ikkyo Tankan Katameru
5. Katadori Nikyo Irimi katameru
6. Ushirotekubidori Sankyo Katameru

3rd Kyu (green belt)

Chukyu Ki Exam

Taiso

Nikyo
Kotegaeshi
Sankyo
Tekubi furi
Settle your Ki at your centre. Stand relaxed with arms hanging at your sides. Shake your wrists rapidly. The vibration should start from your centre and reach every part of your body so that all tension is released.
Sayu
Sayu choyaku

Techniques

(All both Irimi & Tenkan)
Katadori Ikkyo Katameru
Katadori Nikyo Katameru
Katadori Sankyo Katameru
Katadori Yonkyo Katameru

Taigi arts

Taigi No. 1 – Katatedori
1. Kokyunage Tenkan
2. Kirikaeshi Tenkan
3. Zenponage Tenkan
4. Kaitennage Tenkan
5. Shihonage Tenkan
6. Ikkyo Tenkan Katameru

Weapons

Tanto tori (2 arts)
Bokken tori (2 arts)
Jo tori (2 arts)
Jo nage (2 arts)

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"

2nd Kyu (blue belt – Hakama)

Taiso

Zenshin Koshin
Ushirodori
Ushirotekubidori Zenshin
Ushirotekubidori Koshin

Taigi No. 2 - Katatedori Ryotemochi

1. Kokyunage Tenkan
2. Kokyunage Tenkan
3. Kokyunage Tenkan
4. Zenponage Tenkan
5. Nikyo Tenkan katameru
6. Kotegaeshi Tenkan katameru

Taigi No. 8 – Ryotedori

1. Tenchinage Irimi
2. Tenchinage tenkan
3. Kokyunage Yureinage
4. Kokyunage Sayu
5. Kokyunage Zenponage
6. Kokyunage Kirikaeshi

Taigi No. 6 – Ushiro

1. Ushirodori Kokyunage
2. Ushirotekubidori Uragaeshi kokyunage
3. Ushirotekubidori Zenponage
4. Ushirotekubidori kotegaeshi
5. Ushirotekubidori ikkyo katameru
6. Ushirotekubidori sankyo nage

Weapons

Tanto tori (3 arts)
Bokken tori (3 arts)
Jo tori (3 arts)
Jo nage (3 arts)

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"

1st Kyu (brown belt)

Jokyu Ki Exam

Standing
Unbendable arm
Extending arm with weight underside
Sitting seiza
Sitting seiza and standing up
Sitting cross-legged:
a) While being pushed from behind
b) While being raised by one knee
Extending wrist
Bending backwards
Stooping
Unraisable body
Leaning backwards on a partner
Leaning forward on a partner
Extending wrist and raising leg
Swinging up both arms
Walking forward when being held from behind
Sitting cross-legged and holding examiner's arms from underneath
Breathing exercise

Taigi No. 9 – Shomenuchi

1. Ikkyo irimi katameru
2. Ikkyo tenkan katameru
3. Kokyunage
4. Kotegaeshi
5. Kokyunage Kirikaeshi
6. Kokyunage Zenponage

Taigi No. 17 - Zagi Handachi

1. Katatedori kokyunage
2. Katatedori kokyunage Kirikaeshi
3. Shomenuchi kokyunage
4. Ushirokatadori kokyunage
5. Munetsuki kotegaeshi
6. Yokomenuchi Zenponage

Techniques - Yokomenuchi

Shihonage irimi
Circle
Kirikaeshi
Zenponage
Kotegaeshi circle
Kokyunage irimi
Kokyunage figure 8
Ushiro Sudori nage Sayu

Techniques - Munetsuki

Kotegaeshi
Zenpo nage
Ikkyo (hantai tenkan) katameru Kaitennage
Ushiro
Kotegaeshi (hantai tenkan)

Weapons

Tanto tori (4 arts)
Bokken tori (4 arts)
Jo tori (4 arts)
Jo nage (4 arts)

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 26 (Bokken part 2) "Free wielding sword"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"
Taigi No. 28 (Jo part 2) "Butterfly"

Shodan

Randori

Each randori lasts one minute and nage must demonstrate at least five arts. There are two ukes for all randori except tanto tori, bokken tori and Jo tori. In tanto tori, bokken tori and Jo tori there is one uke only and uke must attack Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi and Munetsuki.

Katatedori
Ryotedori
Katadori
Ushirotekubidori
Yokomenuchi
Shomenuchi
Munetsuki
Jo nage
Bokken tori
Tanto tori
Jo tori

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 26 (Bokken part 2) "Free wielding sword"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"
Taigi No. 28 (Jo part 2) "Butterfly"

Sanningake

Nidan

Randori

Katatedori
Ryotedori
Katadori
Ushirotekubidori
Yokomenuchi
Shomenuchi
Munetsuki
Jo nage
Bokken tori
Tanto tori
Jo tori

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 26 (Bokken part 2) "Free wielding sword"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"
Taigi No. 28 (Jo part 2) "Butterfly"

Yoningake

Sandan

Randori

Katatedori
Ryotedori
Katadori
Ushirotekubidori
Yokomenuchi
Shomenuchi
Munetsuki
Jo nage
Bokken tori
Tanto tori
Jo tori

Kata

Taigi No. 25 (Bokken part 1) "Sword of 9 Ways"
Taigi No. 26 (Bokken part 2) "Free wielding sword"
Taigi No. 27 (Jo part 1) "Shooting star"
Taigi No. 28 (Jo part 2) "Butterfly"

Taigi No. 10 - Katadori shomenuchi

1. Kokyunage irimi
2. Kokyunage tenkan (circle)
3. Kokyunage tenkan (figure 8)
4. Nikyo tenkan katameru
5. Kokyunage sankyo (Uragaeshi)
6. Kokyunage zenpo nage

Taigi No. 19 – Munetsuki

1. Uchiwanage kubikiri
2. Zenpo nage kubiuchi
3. Uchiwanage menuchi
4. Irimi sudori
5. Shomenuchi
6. Kotegaeshi hantai tankan

Taigi No. 20 - Futari sannin

1. Futari ryotemochi kokyunage zenpo nage
2. Futari ryotemochi kokyunage senaka awase
3. Futari ryotemochi kokyunage seiretsu
4. Futari ryotemochi shihonage
5. Sannin ryotemochi kokyunage seiretsu
6. Goningake