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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 the arms as if cutting with a sword
• Renzoku Kokyudosa - Kokyudosa practiced continuously, one side to another without pause
Technique
• Shomenuchi Kokyunage - Downward strike to the head/ "Timing throw;" controlling the head
• Katatetori Shihonage - Same side wrist grab/ "Four directions throw"
• Shomenuchi Iriminage - Downward strike to the head/ "Entering throw"
• Katatori Nikyo - Lapel grab/ "Second teaching" and pin
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