Fourth Kyu Requirements
Minimum 3 months and 30 hours of training after earning 5th kyu
Ki Tests and Exercises
- Ushirosori
- Bending backwards while in hanmi stance
- Maekagami
- Stooping forward while in hanmi stance
- Sayu undo
- Left and right exercise," extending arms to the left and right and sinking the hips
- Sayu choyaku undo
- Left and right exercise," with skipping step
- Udefuri undo
- "Swinging the arms" exercise," to the left and right
- Udefuri choyaku undo
- "Swinging the arms" exercise," with stepping and turning motion
- Ushirotori undo
- "Grasped from behind" exercise," to the left and right
- Ushirotekubitori undo
- "Wrist grasped from behind" exercise," with stepping and turning motion
- Shikko
- Walking on one's knees
- Taisabaki Toshu
- "Empty-hand body movement" against katatetori, shomenuchi,
yokomenuchi, and munetsuki attacks
Techniques
- Yokomenuchi shihonage
- Strike to the side fo the head "four directions throw"
- Ushirotekubitori kokyunage
- Wrists grasped from behind "timing throw" throw. Variation in the manner
of ushirotekubitori undo required.
- Ushirotekubitori kotegaeshi
- Wrists grasped from behind "Wrist-turning" throw and pin
- Katatori Yonkyo
- Lapel grasp, "fourth teaching" and pin
- Ryotetori tenchinage
- Grasping both wrists "Heaven and earth throw"
- ryotetori kokyunage
- Grasping both wrists "Timing throw"; pivot throw variations required
Techniques from lower kyu levels
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6th |
5th
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