Riai Aikido Association

Brown	1^st Kyu

Nage waza		Throwing techniques
Yokomen uchi ikkyo to gokyu
Yokomen uchi kaiten nage
Shomen uchi kokyu nage
Mune tsuki kaiten nage
Katate tori koshi nage
Aiki otoshi
Kote gaeshi, sumi otoshi, juji nage, juji garami, kokyu nage		Five attacks: katate tori, shomen uchi, yokomen uchi, mune tsuki and ushiro ryote tori

Katame waza		Pinning techniques
Gokyu		Three attacks: mune tsuki, shomen uchi, yokomen uchi. Arm lock pin (full name ude nobashi osae)

Suwari waza		Kneeling techniques
Ikkyo to yonku		Four attacks: shomen uchi, yokomen uchi, mune tsuki and kata dori

Hanmi handachi waza		One kneeling, one standing
Irimi nage, kote gaeshi, kaiten nage		Two attacks: shomen uchi and tsuki
Ushiro waza		Five techniques

Henka waza		Variations
Five techniques per attack		Four attacks: katate tori, ryote tori, morote dori, kata dori menuchi, ushiro ryote dori

Randori
Jiyu waza/randori		Free style with two or more ukes attacking continuously

Weapons
Jo		Throwing with the jo
Jo, ken, tanto		Taking the weapon from uke

Ukemi waza		Falling techniques
Jo		Being thrown with the jo

Brown belts must perform the above techniques as well as a selection of the shodan techniques. At the grade aikidoka should display refinement of the basic techniques, postures and centering in preparation for shodan. Training should be undertaken with confidence, both in the performance of techniques and ukemi