Second Kyu Requirements
Minimum 6 months and 60 hours of training after earning third kyu
and attendance at one Aikido seminar
Ki Tests and Exercises
- Aguro no shisei
- Sitting cross legged
- Kata ashiage
- Raising one leg
- Agaranai karada
- Unliftable body
- Questions
- Verbal examination will be administered by test committee on the following topics:
- Four Basic Principles of Aikido
- What is Aikido?
- Meisoho
- Meditation training
- Kokyuho
- Breathing training
Techniques
- Ryokatatori Kokyunage
- Grasping both lapels / "Timing throw"; pivot-throw variation required
- Ushirokatatori Kokyunage
- Grasping both shoulders from behind / "Timing throw"; variation executed with bowing movement required
- Katateryotetori Kokyunage
- Grasping a forearm with both hands / "Timing throw"
- Ryokatatori Kotegaeshi
- Grasping both lapels / "Wrist-turning" throw and pin
- Katatori Menuchi Iriminage
- Grasping a lapel and attack shomenuchi or yokomenuchi / "Entering throw" leading the balance and stepping through
- Hanmi Hantachi Waza
- The following techniques performed from a seated (seiza) position against a standing attacker:
- Katatetori Shihonage
- Katatetori Sankyo
- Munetsuki Kotegaeshi
- Ryotetori Koshinage
- Grasping both wrists / "Hip throw"
- Maegeri Kokyunage
- Front snapping kick / "Timing throw"
- Jiyu Waza
- "Free technique" against any attack
- Jo Kata I
- First staff form; 22 movements
Techniques from lower kyu levels
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