Nidan Testing Requirements

1. Katai-waza (x3 each) from four instructor-chosen attacks
2. Ki-no-Nagare-waza (x3 each) from four instructor-chosen attacks
3. Kaeshi-waza
1. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (ichi dan kai)
2. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (ni dan kai)
3. Ikkyo ni Ikkyo (san dan kai)
4. Ikkyo ni Nikkyo
5. Ikkyo ni Kote-gaeshi
6. Ikkyo ni Shiho-nage
7. Nikkyo ni Sankyo
8. Kote-gaeshi ni Ikkyo (hiji)
9. Irimi-nage ni Koshi-nage
10. Shiho-nage ni Shiho-nage
4. Oyo-waza
1. Tai sabaki deflections
1. Soto kiri
2. Suriage
3. "Pulling silk"
4. Ukenagashi
5. General block
2. Shomen-uchi deflections
1. Migi Kao-tsuki, naka
2. Migi Kao-tsuki, soto
3. Hidari Kao-tsuki, naka
4. Hidari Kao-tsuki, soto
3. Carotid choke-out Escape #1 (hip in)
4. Carotid choke-out Escape #2 (hip out)
5. Carotid choke-out Escape #3 (seated)
6. Mounted choke-out Ikkyo
7. Mounted choke-out Nikkyo
8. Mounted choke / punch to Choke-out
9. Gedan takkuru Ikkyo (hiji)
10. Fighting stance awase Irimi-nage osae
11. Kao-tsuki waza (with deflections)
1. Kao-tsuki Kokyu-nage (mae)
2. Kao-tsuki Kokyu-nage (slide back)
3. Kao-tsuki Ikkyo ara-waza
4. Kao-tsuki Kokyu-nage (arm wrap)
5. Kao-tsuki Choke-out
12. Irimi-Nage Choku Setsu
1. Shomen-uchi irimi-nage
2. Gyakute-dori irimi-nage
3. Tsuki irimi-nage (pulling silk)
4. Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage (uke nagashi)
5. Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage (suriage / gyaku hanmi)
13. Yokomen-uchi Hiji henka
14. Yokomen-uchi Gedan-waza
1. Yokomen-uchi (no step) Front knee push
2. Yokomen-uchi (step) Kubi-nage (naka)
3. Yokomen-uchi (step) Takedown with rear leg (soto)
4. Yokomen-uchi Gedan henka
5. Jiyu-waza
1. Jiyu-waza (hitori-no-kogeki - combination attacks, one atemi minimum response)
1. Jab/Punch
2. Punch/Jab
3. Jab/Hook
4. Jab/Punch/Lead Hook
2. Jiyu-waza (san-no-kogeki - rush)
3. Jiyu-waza (san-no-kogeki - held by two, rushed by third)
4. Jiyu-waza (roku-no-kogeki - one hit, one life)
6. Tachi-dori
   1. Kokyu-nage
   2. Kote-gaeshi
   3. Irimi-nage
   4. Rokkyo
   5. Kokyu-nage (mae, hidari)
   6. Shinken Shiraha Dori
   7. Sumi-otoshi
   8. Kokyu-nage (mae, migi)
   9. Sankyo
   10. Yonkyo
7. Kumi-tachi Henka-waza (Variations as shown in Traditional Aikido Vol #2)
   1. Ichi-no-Tachi Henka #1 (ken method)
   2. Ichi-no-Tachi Henka #2 (ken method)
   3. Ni-no-Tachi Henka #1 (ken method)
   4. Ni-no-Tachi Henka #2 (ken method)
   5. San-no-Tachi Henka #1 (ken method)
   6. San-no-Tachi Henka #2 (ken method)
   7. Yon-no-Tachi Henka #1 (ken method)
   8. Yon-no-Tachi Henka #2 (ken method)
   9. Go-no-Tachi Henka #1 (ken method)
   10. Go-no-Tachi Henka #2 (ken method)
8. Jo-tori
   1. Gedan-tsuki
   2. Shiho-nage (omote)
   3. Kokyu-nage (mae, migi)
   4. Kokyu-nage (mae, hidari)
   5. Shiho-nage (ura)
   6. Rokkyo
   7. Sumi-otoshi
   8. Nutation
   9. Kokyu-nage
   10. Ikkyo-nage
   11. Hiji-osae
9. ~21 Jo Kata
10. Kumi-jo
1. Create two non-throwing kumi-jo
2. Create two throwing kumi-jo