Shichikyu (Blue Belt)

Danzan Ryu Aikijutsu

Shichikyu (7^th Kyu) Blue Belt

I. Ukemi

1. Backroll
2. Two continuous rolls and one fall (back and front)

II. Kadena de Mano

A. Defense drills

1. Parry against Jab, Cross
2. Double parry, double cover
3. Parry against random angles
4. Parry and apply klaw takedown

B. Striking drills

1. Jab, hook
2. Uppercut
3. Front Kick

III. Yawara

1. Ryote Tori: Double hand push
2. Tekubi Tori Ichi:             Outside hand and wrist break
3. Tekubi Tori Ni: Cross hand and wrist break
4. Imon Tori: Defense against a chest push
5. Ryoeri Tori: Double lapel into wrist lock

IV. Advanced Yawara 

1. Single rear wrist grab – Z-bar / Wrist flex
2. Double rear wrist grab – Right angle hold
3. Two-on-one wrist grab – Single arm break
4. Rear long arm throat grab – Takedown or arm break
5. Rear bar arm throat grab – Rotate into headlock
6. 1st Push/ Pull Drill- from outside and inside push

 V. Nage No Kata

1. Deashi Harai: Lower foot sweep
2. Uchi Gama: Inside sickle

 VII. Shime

1. Eri Gatame- Apply headlock arm outside
2. Kata Gatame- Apply headlock arm inside

3. Sidepin – Choose one escape

VII. Self Defense

      Yawara #1-10 and use Atemi

VIII. Teach

1. Lead exercises

IX. Reikishi

1. History of Danzan Ryu
2. Explain the suffixes of Do and Jutsu