Requirements for Kyu and Dan Ranking 　　Meisei-kai
		Required Techiniques(All techniques are to be performed until instructed to stop)
Exam for grade of:	Prerequisite for exam	Kaiten nage	Siho nage	Ikkyo	Irimi nage	Kotegaeshi	Nikyo	Sankyo	Yonkyo	Gokyo	Others
Go(5th)kyu	30 practice days after starting aikido	katate dori	ryotedori (omote/ura)								*ukemi
Yon(4th)kyu	30 prctice days after obtaining 5th kyu	katate dori	aihanmi katatedori (omote)	aihanmi katatedori (omote/ura)	aihanmi katatedori	aihanmi katatedori					*zagi kokyuho
San(3rd)kyu	40 practice days after obtainig 4th kyu	katate dori	gyakuhanmi katatedori (omote/ura)	gyakuhanmi katatedori (omote/ura)	gyakuhanmi katatedori	gyakuhanmi katatedori	gyakuhanmi katatedori	gyakuhanmi katatedori			*2 tsuki waza [women:2ushiro dori waza], *suwari waza: irimi,kotegaeshi
Ni(2nd)kyu	40 practice days after obtainig 3rd kyu		shomen/yokomen	shomen (omote/ura)	shomen	shomen/yokomen	shomen	shomen	shomen	yokomen	*3 tuki waza [women: 3 ushiro dori waza], *suwari waza: ikkyo through gokyo
Ichi(1st)kyu	50 practice days after obtaining 2nd kyu	hanmi handadchi	hanmi handadchi	katadori menuchi (uchite/torite)	katadori menuchi	katadori menuchi (uchikaiten/sotokaiten)	katadori menuchi				*tuki (free style): [women from shomen uchi], *bokken (zantotu, yokomenn, sandan uchi)
Exam for grade of	Prerequiste for exam	First Creteria			Second Creteria				Thired Creteria
Shodan	60 practice days after obtaining 1st kyu	*suwari wazwa:ikkyo through gokyo, irimi, kotegaesi *hanmi handachi (over 5techniques untril instructed to stop )			*tachi waza: ryotedori, aihannmi, katatedori, sodedori, katadori menuchi, yokomen, tuki, shoumen, morote, ushiro waza(5 or more variations from 3 of the above)				*tanto dori(10 techini
Nidan	150 practice days after obtaining shodan	*toshu henka (until instructed to stop)			*ninin dori: shomen, yokomen, tuki, ushirodori, (The examiner will specify which of the above to perform)				*tachi sabaki, jo sabaki, 3 types of tedori until instrected to stop
Sandan	200 practice days after obtaining nidan	*toshu henka (until instructed to stop)			*ken & jo technique( all previosly required shomen and tedori waza)				*tachidori (5techiniques), *jo dori( 3 techniques)