Aikibudokas (aikibudo practitioners) usually wear a white uniform, judo-style, called keikogi which means « training clothes ». They also wear a white belt.
Practitioners that haven’t got their 1st dan (rank) are called « kyu ». After getting their 1st dan, they are called « yudansha » and is authorised to wear a hakama, a specific type of traditional Japanese clothing.
As practitioners begin their aikibudo studies, they learn how to move (taisabaki) and how to fall correctly (ukemi), prior to delving in into simple movements that will result in falling backwards, and then in falling forward.
There is a whole array of techniques, and each of them can be applied to a vast variety of attacks, which increases the number of different combinations.
During their studies, practitioners will also approach the techniques of kobudo (katori shinto ryu and iai jutsu yoseikan shinto ryu) as well as those of daito ryu aiki jujutsu.
1st dan program
TAI SABAKI
- IRIMI
- HIRAKI
- NAGASHI
- O IRIMI
- HIKI
UKEMI
- MAE UKEMI
- USHIRO UKEMI
- YOKO UKEMI
KERI WAZA
- MAE GERI
- MAWASHI GERI
- YOKO GERI
- USHIRO GERI
- URA MAWASHI GERI
TSUKI WAZA
- CHOKO TSUKI
- KOSHI TSUKI
- HIKI TSUKI
USHI WAZA
- OMOTE YOKO MEN UCHI
- URA YOKO MEN UCHI
- JYUN UCHI
- HINERI UCHI
- GYAKU UCHI
HOJO UNDO
- NIGIRI KAESHI
- NEJI KAESHI
- OSHI KAESHI
- TSUPPARI
- SHINOGI
TE HODOKI – basic clearances on seizures
- MAE JYUNTE DORI
- MAE GYAKUTE DORI
- MAE DOSOKUTE DORI
- MAE RYOTE DORI
- MAE RYOTE IPPO DORI
- MAE MUNA DORI
- USHIRO ERI DORI
- USHIRO RYOTE DORI
- USHIRO SHITATE DORI
- USHIRO UWATE DORI
- USHIRO KATATE DORI ERI JIME
TSUKAMI KATA – additional techniques
- MAE SODE DORI
- MAE RYO SODE DORI
- USHIRO RYO SODE DORI
- MAE KUMI TSUKI
KIHON NAGE WAZA SHODAN – projection techniques of the 1st Dan in the form of kata
- MUKAE DAOSHI | Ura Yoko Men Uchi
- SHIHO NAGE | Yoko Men Uchi
- YUKI CHIGAE | Tsuki Jodan
- NEJI KOTE GAESHI | Tsuki Chudan
- TENBIM NAGE | Mae Ryo Sode Dori
- HACHI MAWASHI | Dosokute Dori
- KOSHI NAGE | Ryote Dori
KIHON OSAE WAZA – immobilization techniques in the form of kata
- USHIRO HIJI KUDAKI | Tsuki Chudan (ma)
- ROBUSE – IRIMI | Ryote Ippo Dori (ma)
- KOTE KUDAKI | Mae Sode Dori (ma)
- YUKI CHIGAE | Ushiro Katate Dori Eri Jime (chika ma)
- SHIHO NAGE | Ushiro Ryote Dori (chika ma)
- MUKAE DAOSHI | Ushiro Uwate (chika ma)
1st DAN TECHNIQUES – on all forms of compatible attacks and entries and over any distance
- MUKAE DAOSHI (nage, osae)
- SHIHO NAGE (nage, osae)
- YUKI CHIGAE (nage, osae)
- NEJI KOTE GAESHI (nage, osae)
- KOTE GAESHI (nage, osae)
- TENBIM NAGE (nage)
- HACHI MAWASHI (nage)
- KOSHI NAGE (nage)
- URA UDE NAGE (nage)
- USHIRO KATA OTOSHI (nage)
- ROBUSE IRIMI (osae)
- ROBUSE TENKAN (osae)
- USHIRO HIJI KUDAKI (osae)
- KOTE KUDAKI (osae)
WA NO SEISHIN – projections in movement without technique
- MAE
- USHIRO
HAPPOKEN KATA
TSUKI UCHI NO KATA
SUWARI WAZA NO KATA
KERI GOHO NO KATA
SHIHO GIRI – SHIHO NAGE
KEN NO KATA
TAMBO NO KATA
RANDORI
- JU NO RANDORI: flexible randori, applications of various techniques in ma and chika ma one against one.
- RANDORI TAI SABAKI: dodge techniques three against one.
- RANDORI WA NO SEISHIN
- TANINZU DORI RANDORI: realistic randori, defense in application of techniques against several partners.
2nd dan program
1ST DAN PROGRAM AND IN ADDITION:
1ST DAN PROGRAM AND IN ADDITION:
KIHON NAGE WAZA NIDAN – projection techniques of the 2nd Dan in the form of a kata
- UDE GARAMI | Ura Yoko Men Uchi
- MAE HIKI OTOSHI | Shomen Men Uchi
- TE UCHI MATA GAESHI | Tsuki Jodan
- UDE KAKE MAE HIKI OTOSHI | Tsuki Chudan
- URA MUKAE DAOSHI | Mae Geri
- GYAKU KOTE GAESHI | Junte Dori + Tsuki Jodan
- ASHI TORI OSHI TAOSHI | Mae Eri
2nd DAN TECHNIQUES – in projection on all forms of attacks and entries and compatible distances
- UDE GARAMI
- MAE HIKI OTOSHI
- USHIRO HIKI OTOSHI
- HIJI GAESHI
- UDE KAKE MAE HIKI OTOSHI
- KATAHA OTOSHI
- URA KATAHA
- TE UCHI MATA GAESHI
- GYAKU TE UCHI MATA GAESHI
- GYAKU KOTE GAESHI
- ASHI TORI OSHI TAOSHI
- MAE TOBU NAGE
- URA MAE TOBU NAGE
- DO GAESHI
- GYAKU DO GAESHI
- MAE HIJI KUDAKI
HAN SUTEMI (KIHON) – under study, techniques are practiced on the Choku Tsuki attack
- KUBI OTOSHI HAN SUTEMI
- HAZU OSHI HAN SUTEMI
- HARITE HAN SUTEMI
BUKI DORI – TANTO DORI – techniques against knife
- KOTE GAESHI | Tsuki Chudan (Nage and Osae)
- KATAHA OTOSHI | Tsuki Chudan (Nage and Osae)
- SHIHO NAGE | Omote Yoko Men (Nage and Osae)
BUKI DORI – HAMBO DORI – techniques against stick
- KOTE GAESHI | Tsuki Chudan
- TENBIM NAGE | Tsuki Chudan
- SHIHO NAGE | Tsuki Chudan
URA NO KATA – Kata of Kaeshi waza
IKKAJO – IDORI – Kata by Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu
- IPPON DORI
- GYAKU UDE DORI
- HIJI GAESHI
- KURUMA DAOSHI
- SHIME GAESHI
TANTO NO KATA – kata with knife
ITSUTSU NO TACHI – kata by Ken Jutsu (Katori Shinto Ryu)
IAI GOSHI – kata from Iai Jutsu (Katori Shinto Ryu)
- KUSA NAGI NO KEN
- NUKI TSUKI NO KEN
- NUKI UCHI NO KEN
- UKEN
- SAKEN
- HAPPOKEN
3rd dan program
1ST AND 2ND DAN PROGRAM AND IN ADDITION:
KEN JUTSU – first two kata of Ken Jutsu from Katori Shinto Ryu
1ST AND 2ND DAN PROGRAM AND IN ADDITION:
UDE
WAZA – arm techniques on all forms of attacks, compatible entries and distance
- JUJI GARAMI
- ERI TORI KATAHA
ASHI WAZA – leg techniques
With the upper limbs:
- ASHI TORI OSHI TAOSHI
- ASHI TORI SUKUI
- NEJI TAOSHI
With lower limbs:
- ASHI KAKE
- ASHI BARAI
HIKITATE WAZA – constraint techniques
- KAN NUKI HIKITATE | form 1
- KAN NUKI HIKITATE | form 2
- HIJI MAGE HIKITATE
- KATAHA JIME HIKITATE
- SHIHO HIKITATE
SHIME WAZA – strangulation techniques
- UDE JIME
- ERI JIME
- KATAHA JIME
- GENKO JIME
- OYAYUBI JIME
KIHON SUTEMI WAZA – on Choku Tsuki in basic technique
- KUBI OTOSHI SUTEMI
- HAZU OSHI SUTEMI
- HARITE SUTEMI
- HIJI KAKE SUTEMI
- SOTO WAKI TORI SUTEMI
- UDE TOMOE SUTEMI
KAESHI WAZA – reversal of techniques
- Sequences in gestural continuity
- Reversal of situation (counter-taking without countering or use of force)
BUKI DORI – TANTO DORI – techniques against knife
- KOTE GAESHI | Tsuki Chudan
- KATAHA OTOSHI | Tsuki Chudan
- USHIRO HIJI KUDAKI | Tsuki Chudan
- KOTE GAESHI | Ura Yoko Men Uchi
- ERI JIME | Ura Yoko Men Uchi
- SHIHO NAGE | Omote Yoko Men Uchi
BUKI DORI – HAMBO DORI – techniques against stick
- TENBIM NAGE | Tsuki Chudan
- SHIHO NAGE | Tsuki Chudan
- KOTE GAESHI | Tsuki Chudan
- KATAHA OTOSHI | Tsuki Chudan
TAI NO KATA – kata of body movement in armor
IKKAJO – IDORI – ten waza of Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu
GEN RYU NO KATA – kata of origins
- With bare hands
- With bokkens
KEN JUTSU – first two kata of Ken Jutsu from Katori Shinto Ryu
ITSUTSU NO TACHI
NANATSU NO TACHI
IAI GOSHI as Kumi Tachi
First six katas of Yoseikan Shinto Ryu
RANDORI
- JU NO RANDORI: flexible randori, applications of various techniques in ma and chika ma one against one.
- RANDORI TAI SABAKI: dodge techniques three against one.
- RANDORI WA NO SEISHIN
- TANINZU DORI RANDORI: realistic randori, defense in application of techniques against several partners.