Exam Program 4th DANPrerequisites: A minimum of 4 years practice 4 times per week on average since the last exam (3 rdDan) Knowledge and techniques of all previous KYU and DAN exams
 Regular participation in courses and personal investment in the Dojo
 Consent of the dojo’s technical director
The literal translation of some Japanese terms is placed between quotation marks “…“Technical Program

TACHIWAZA
Yokomenuchi

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Shomenuchi kiawase

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Jodantsuki
Katatetori gyakuhanmi

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Ikkyo, nikyosankyo, yonkyo
i. Ikkyogoshi
ii. Nikyogoshi
iii. Sankyogoshi
iv. Yonkyogoshi
i. Iriminage
ii. Tenchinageiii. Kubijime
i. Kotegaeshi
ii. Genkeikokyunageiii. Udehishigi
i. Shihonage
ii. Udekimenage
iii. Udekimekoshinage
i. Ikkyoii. Udegarami sankyo nageiii. Gyaku-hijikimeosae
Jiyuwaza

8Shihonage,
Furizukikokyunage &Kokyunage

9IkkyoKatatetori aihanmi
10 Ikkyo – iriminage

Remarquesomote and ura
enter ushiroashi irimi tenkan,
kirioroshi
i. one form, in frontii. one form,hijikime osae, 90°iii. & iv. 4 forms, 2
behind the arm, 2 in front

renrakuhenkawaza fromikkyo kuzushi

i. & ii. basic & variationi. basic & variationii. direct & tenkan
i. basic & variation, omote & ura
ii. & iii. Enter with counter attack yokomenii. omote & ura(attention with the elbow of uke !)i. uraii. enter irimi tenkan, gyaku yokomeniii. first ikkyo kuzushi ura
tori: tenkan tenshin sabaki
uke: normal  shihonage (omote, irimi kaiten)pull  furizukikokyunage (2 irimi)
block kokyunage(tenkan, makiotoshi through the leg)
1. theory ikkyo (ikkyo ura)
2. theory nikyo
3. theory sankyo
4. theory yonkyo
5. ikkyo omote basic (zig zag)renrakuhenka-waza, tenkan sabaki
1. kamihanen (jodan kuzushi)
2. shimohanen (jodan kuzushi then enterikkyo ura variation, control elbow)

11 Jiyuwaza
Katatetori gyakuhanmi
Ryotetori
Ryoeritori

12 Jiyuwaza
Tenchinage,
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Genkeikokyunage
14 Kaitenkokyunage
15 Yonintori

8 forms then jiyuwaza
then jiyuwaza
then taninzutori

These examination programs are built up following the teaching system of Aikido
thconceived by Shihan Masatomi Ikeda, 7 dan, former technical director ofthe Swiss Aikikai.

© Eric Graf, 15/11/2017
Translated by Joe Mc Hugh

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16 Kotegaeshi
17 Iriminage
18 Kokyunage

different forms

19 Futaritori jiyuwaza

tanren- ikkyo yonkyo- shihonage (1 tekubi 1 juji)- mae otoshi-hiki otoshi- double tekubi  double nikyo nage
- double hiki otoshi (backwards)- double mae otoshi (forwards)- 1 nen ten maki otoshi, 1 jujymussubi- 1 kaitennage kokyunage, 1 hiki otoshi
kigatadon’t let the two ukes grab at the same time

Katate ryotetori

Ushiro ryokatatori

1. kamihanen  kigata (tenkan),tanren (irimi tenkan)
2. shimohanen  tanren (tenkan),kigata (irimi tenkan)
Tori always turns in the same direction(tenkan or irimi tenkan) technique on the left
and right

20 Chinshin kokyunagei. Iriminage
ii. Kotegaeshi
21iii. Shihonage
iv. Ikkyo
22 Genkeikokyunage

tachi / han tachi /suwari / prostratei. - iii. think of the 2 koshinageiv.
think of the 2 genkei kokyunage
1. jodan
2. chudan

Ushiro hijitori

23 Jiyuwaza

Katatori menuchi

24 Jiyuwaza

1. maeashi irimi
2. ushiroashi irimi
3. tenkan tenshin

i. Ikkyoii. Hijikimeosae
25 iii.Uchikaiten sankyo
iv.Shihonage
v. Udegarami

1. uchi sabaki
2. soto sabaki

26 Taninzutori

with furizuki kokyunage, tenchinage,genkeikokyunagei. Kotegaeshi th.iriminage
ii. Ikkyo
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iii. Teguruma
iv. Ipponseoinagei. maeashi irimi(hitoemi)ii. maeashi irimi(sankakutai)
iii. ushiroashi irimi(hitoemi)
iv. ushiroashi irimi(sankakutai)

Chudantsuki

Yokomenuchi

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ShihonageIkkyoiii.for 1.
ikkyo kuzushi

i.-iii. soto ukenagashi
iv. uchi uke nagashi

ainuke, 2 entries
1. AUN no kokyu shimo
2. kaiten protection  shimo- and kamihanen

29 Jiyuwaza
Ikkyo, nikyo,sankyo, yonkyo

Katate ryotetori

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Tachi

31 Tachitori
32 Aikiken

thExam Program 4 DAN

tenkan tenshin,initial contact: jodan yang omote
1. kamihanen: omote
2. shimohanen: ura
ikkyo : variation.,nikyo : via hijikime,
sankyo and yonkyo : in the shouldernd

see 2 dansee buki waza next page

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Buki waza“weaponspractice”

katas

Explanatory remarks, theoreticalsupplements

1“Work with the bokken”

Kumi tachi
1Bokkensabaki

Ichi no tachi to ki musubi no tachi“father” & “son”

the six bokken kata

Akken – no ken«dégainer – rengainer»rd

2 The entire program for 3 dan«travail au jo»

Kumi jord

3 The entire program for 3 dan
4 The 4 kata of Ikeda Sensei

with 4 attackers“work with the jo”

Kumi jo
5 Jyuwaza with the jo in the hands
Hojo

1 or 2 uke- 4 kata de of Ikeda Sensei- basic techniques- others
From the school Kashima Shinden Jikjishinkagerd

6 The entire program for 3 dan
Genki waza (“techniques for health”):rd

The entire program for 3 dan

thConsiderations regarding 4 DAN
Complete control
Yondan - fourth dan – It is essential to express a complete control of the basic techniques, theirvariations and alternatives. The 4th dan corresponds to the level of a master’s degree in a university; itis the last technical examination. After this last test, the aikidoka takes responsibility for himself, It is afreedom that can be stimulating as well as diverting.
The additional requirements relate to the level of control of the previous criteria, and are:manner of dominating the situation constantly,appropriate attention to the uke and the situation (put into practice the spirit of the Aikido)
the serenity of the candidate,capacity of the candidate to express his quality of perception, his level of integration and hisfreedom in handling of the principles of the discipline the candidate must have a good comprehension of the systematic of the Aikido of Ikeda
sensei, in particular the sheets A and B which are a complete summary of his Aikido
The level 4th dan is in principle intended for people who have the responsibility of a dojo or who, atleast, regularly teach in a dojo and invest themselves in the smooth running of that dojo. In the casewhere the candidate does not have his/her own dojo, it goes without saying that in addition to theagreement of the technical director, the approval and the support of the dojocho (responsible for thedojo) are imperative.

1Les différents kata demandés ici font l’objet d’un livre « Aikido Sanshinkai : Buki Waza », la pratique des armes en Aïkido » où
tous leurs mouvements et positions sont détaillés. Ledit ouvrage peut être obtenu au Dojo de Neuchâtel – Espace Culturel ou
commandé par Internet.

thExam Program 4 DAN