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Examination Program 7th KYU

 A minimum of 6 months practice, at the rate of once per week since passing the8th KYUIntended for children 8 to 14 years
Rules of Behavior

Bowing on entering and leaving tatami and knowledge of the rules of the Dojo

Za Ho

Seiza

"Correct sitting": sitting position on his knees( “Ways to keep sitting”)

Anza"Sitting in peace": seating position of the tailor

O'Sensei

Master founder of Aikido

Dojo

Name of the location where the practice takes
place, translates as “place of awakening”

Tatami

The mats on which we practice

Tori“The one that executes the technique”

Uke
Dai En Kokyu Ho,
1st form
Dai En Kokyu Ho,
2nd form“The one who receives the technique”, the attacker

3rd short form

TenkanRaise the arms when breathing in, lower the arms
when breathing out
1. Left foot forward, HEY-HO
2. Shake the hands
3. Right foot forward, HEY-SA
4. Shake the hands
Raise the hands (fingers open) vigorously up andforward to the height of the shoulders, then back tothe hips with closed fists
To make a step forward
Remove the front leg of the line and rotate the bodyaround the front footIrimi tenkan

To make a step forward + rotate around the frontfootKaitenUshiro Ukemi andHantachi (1st, 2nd, 3rdthand 4 forms)
Mae Kaiten Ukemi
Ushiro Ukemi Kaiten
Mae Ukemi
Gyaku Mae Kaiten
Ukemi
Yoko (Kaiten) Ukemi
Shomenuchi
KiawaseRotate on the spot

Concepts to understand /know

Kokyu Ho("Breathing exercises")

Torifune
Keiko(“Rowing movement”)(“Exercises”)

Ikkyo Undo(+Kiawase)
Irimi
Tai / Ashi Sabaki(“movement of the body / feet”)Ukemi(“Falls”)

Katatetori Ai Hanmi
Attacks
Ryotetori
Katatetori Gyaku
Hanmi"Breath in large circles": YANG form, hands (palm)
turned outwards"Breath in large circles": YIN form, hands(palm) turned inwards

4 different positions of arrival in front
Forward Roll
Backward Roll
Forward Fall (hand slap, leg slap)
Forward Roll, rolling on the opposite shoulder of theleg that is forward
Roll to the side
The hand attacks the chin of the partner
Attack or seizing the wrist of the partner diagonally(right hand grabs the right hand, or left hand grabs
the left hand)
Attack or grab both wrists of the partner (from thefront)
Attack or seizing the wrist opposite the partner(right hand grabs the left hand, or left hand grabs
the right hand)

Examination programs are built according to a systematic teaching of
Aikido whose basis were laid by Master Masatomi Ikeda, 7 e Dan, thentechnical director of ACSA.

Eric Graf, 11/04/2015

TACHI WASA

“standing practice”

1Attacks

Shomenuchi Kiawase

Katatetori Ai Hanmi

Ryotetori
Katatetori Gyaku Hanmi

1

Technical
1

Ikkyo Ura

2

Kotegaeshi

Take the elbow, while moving irimi tenkan
kaiten“Bear Paw” : take the wrist, while moving irimi
tenkan kaiten tenshin

3Iriminage

Take the neck, while moving irimi tenkan kaiten

4

Sumi Otoshi

5

Ikkyo Ura

6

Kotegaeshi

Take the wrist from under, while moving irimi
tenkan tenshin and enter irimi while pushing in
the elbow
Take the elbow, while moving irimi tenkan
kaiten“Bear Paw” : take the wrist while moving irimi
tenkan kaiten tenshin

7Iriminage

Take the neck while moving irimi tenkan kaiten

8Udekimenage Ura

Go under the shoulder with the free arm, whilemoving irimi tenkan

910Tenchinage
Tenchinage

Projection “heaven-earth”
Projection “heaven-earth”

Drawings defining and explaining the main attacks of Aikido as well as foot movements (Ashi Sabaki) are
downloadable from our website http://www.aikido-ne.ch in the topic San Shin Kai Letter