Aikido Shimboku Dojo: Adult Supplemental Test Requirements

5^th Kyu

• Who is Aikido Kaiso (Founder)? Write about his life and accomplishments.
• Who are the descendants of Ueshiba Morihei Kaiso and what is their role in Aikido?
• What is reigi, and why is it important?
• What is the role of uke and of nage in training?
• What is kuzushi, and why is it important to training?
• What is zanshin, and why is it important to training?

4^th Kyu

• What is Aikido?
• Write about your lineage in Aikido.
• Write about the meaning of sempai and kohai, and what it means to you.
• What is kata, and how does it fit in training?
• Write about the progression of kuzushi, tsukuri, kake.
• What qualities do you strive to develop in your training?
• Be able to fold a hakama.

3^rd Kyu

• Write about a few of the various styles of Aikdo. What style is this dojo?
• Write about the differences between Budo and Bujutsu.
• What is ma-ai, and why is it important to consider in training?
• Write about the responsibility of the student to the dojo, and the dojo to the student.
• Write about the history/development of Aikido.

2^nd Kyu

• Write about the concepts of kokyu and kokyu ryoku.
• Write about the concept of musubi, and how it affects your training.
• Write about the relationship between and responsibilities of sempai and kohai.
• Write about zanshin in training and what it means to you.
• Write about the history/development of Aikido Hombu Dojo and the Aikikai.

1^st Kyu

• Write about the ideas of Shu, Ha, Ri, and how they relate to your training.
• What is the role of uke in training and of nage in training? What qualities are important for each?
• What is kansha, and how does it relate to training?
• Write about the various roles of dojo members (sensei, sempai, kohai) and how they interact with each other.
• Discuss training- what is important, how does one develop, etc.

Shodan

• What is Shodan?
• What is Aikido?
• Write about shoshin.
• What responsibilities do we, as practitioners of Aikido, have to the dojo, to each other, and to Aikido itself?

Nidan, Sandan, Yondan

• An essay to submit to Aikido World Headquarters. Topic to be determined by the Chief Instructor.