Rokkyu (30hours/3 months)
Tenkan
Shomenuchi Ikkyu and iriminage
Munetsuki kotegaeshi
Katate dori shihonage
Yokomenuchi shihonage
Kokyu tanden ho
Gokyu (60 hours/4 months)
All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi nikyo
Kata dori ikkyo and nikyo
Munetsuki kaitennage
Yonkyu (60 hours/4 months)
All previous techniques plus:
Shomenuchi sankyo and yonkyo
Yokomenuchi ikkyo, kotegaeshi and iriminage
Ryote dori tenchinage and shihonage
Katate dori ryote mochi kokyu tanden ho
Sankyu (70 hours/4 months)
All previous techniques plus:
Testing Requirements
Ushiro ryokata dori ikkyo
Ushiro ryote dori shihonage
Ushiro kubi shime kotegaeshi
Ushiro waza kokyunage
Nikyu (80 hours/6 months)
All previous techniques plus:
Yokomenuchi nikyo, sankyo, and yonkyo
Koshinage from shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, katate dori and munetsuki
Hanmi handachi:
Katate dori shihonage
Ryote dori shihonage
Suwariwaza:
Shomenuchi ikkyo
Kata dori ikkyo
Yokomenuchi ikkyo
Ikkyu (90 hours/6 months)
All previous techniques plus:
Jiyu waza:
Standing
Hanmi handachi
Suwariwaza
Tanto dori:
Munetsuki
Shomenuchi
Yokomenuchi
Taking ukemi for yudansha examination is a very serious responsibility. Each technique is developed to study a specific direction and application of force. As uke you must understand this and have the ability to give an honest, strong and focused attack that is appropriate for the technique required.
A weak attack is unacceptable. A deceptive attack is unacceptable. Since you know the technique your partner is being asked to demonstrate it is easy to stop its execution.
There are no friends or enemies during examination. It is not uke’s job to make value judgements. You do not take ukemi to make your partner look bad. You do not take ukemi to make your partner look good. Do not jump into a spectacular fall if the power is not there. Do not make a point of taking a bored and resisting fall to make it look as though your partner didn’t really throw you. Either way is dishonest. Remember, you take ukemi to avoid injury. You are not taking ukemi to show off. Uke must only do what is appropriate to the situation. This requires much training and much soul searching.
*Taken from ASU Training Manual*
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