6th kyu - rokyu
6th kyu - rokyu
Minimum 3 months and 30 hours of training after earning 7th Kyu.
Technique
| shomenuchi kokyunage | Downward strike to the head/ “Timing throw;” controlling the head |
| shomenuchi iriminage | Downward strike to the head/ “Entering throw” |
| katatetori shihonage | Same side wrist grab/ “Four directions throw” |
| katatori nikkyo | Lapel grab/ “Second teaching” and pin |
Ki Tests and Exercises
| ushiro ukemi | Rolling backward with slap, and returning to standing position |
| empty hand strikes:
shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, 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 |