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Time and Events Requirements
• Minimum 4 months and 40 hours of training after earning 6th Kyu.
Ki Tests and Exercises
• Hanmi No Kamae - "Half-body stance"
• Banzai no Kamae - Stance with feet shoulder-width and both arms raised ( Krati Kid)
• Zengo Undo - Raising and lowering arms as if cutting with a sword, with 180 degree pivoting motion
• Happo Undo - Raising and lowering arms with movement as if cutting in eight directions
• Tekubikosa Undo - "Crossing the wrists exercise;" high and low variations required
• Kamae with Bokken - Demonstration of five basic sword stances
• Bokken and Jo Suburi - Demonstration of basic strikes with sword and staff
Technique
• Shomenuchi Kotegaeshi - Downward strike to the head/ "Wrist turning" throw and pin
• Shomenuchi Ikkyo - Downward strike to the head/ "First teaching" and pin
• Katatetori Sankyo - Same side wrist grab/ "Third teaching;" both nage waza (throwing) and katame waza (pinning) variations required
• Yokomenuchi Sokumen Iriminage - Strike to the side of the head/ "Side of the face, Entering throw" (technique performed in the manner of Sayu Undo)
• Munetsuki Kotegaeshi - Thrusting strike to the chest / "Wrist turning" throw and pin
• Katatetori Kaitenage - Same side wrist grab/ "Rotary throw". Tenkan variation required
Time and Events Requirements
Minimum 2 months and 20 hours of training
Ki Tests and Exercises
• Seiza - Sitting Japanese style with legs folded underneath
• Shizentai - Natural stance with feet shoulder-width
• Orenaite - Unbendable arm, tested while in hanmi stance
• Koho Tento Undo - Rolling backward and forward from sitting, kneeling and standing positions
• Ushiro Ukemi, Rolling - Tumbling backward completely, from kneeling and standing positions
• Mae Ukemi, Rolling - Tumbling forward completely, from kneeling and standing positions
• Kokyudosa - Partner practice in seiza position; exercise to develop timing or "breath" power
Time and Events Requirements
• Minimum 3 months and 30 hours of training after earning 7th Kyu
Ki Tests and Exercises
• Ushiro Ukemi, Breakfall - Rolling backward with slap, and returning to standing position
• Mae Ukemi, Breakfall - Falling forward with slap, and returning to standing position
• Empty Hand Strikes - Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi, and Munetsuki; demonstration of basic strikes
• Funakogi Undo - "Rowing exercise"
• Shomenuchi Ikkyo Undo - Raising and lowering th
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So, tonight we had 20 mints then we tested. I had to change people whom I trined with. I also only had 20 mints to lurn a brand new teque , because they don't normaly teach the teque. I screwed up so much. However, sissay said I did well, so I gess it's ok. He siad that everyone misses up on there test , but you get better at not doing it as much as you get better. I was having a hard enoof time with the teques I had been priticing, to have a new one or two to just lurn , secred me. I stumbled throw it and he siad congrates. So, I am hofully a 7th que now.
11-08-2010 04:54 PM 
