2nd Kyu Test

June 30, 2012 I had my second kyu test. There were two of us testing that day, along with some sixth and fourth kyu tests. Not bad for our little dojo. We are an Aikikai dojo in the U.S. affiliated with the USAF (United States Aikido Federation).

This is one of the koshi nage (hip throw) techniques that was required.

Here is the second photo in the koshi nage:

A little hanmi handachi irimi nage here:

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The final three are from my two-person randori:

Below, I've just thrown one uke to the side, and will meet my other attacker (on the right) soon.

The rest of the photos are okay, but don't capture the best of the test. I had really good zanshin - and I was told so, too - but none of the photos capture that. Too many show me mid-move.

In our dojo we wear colored belts, so now I am a brown belt. I feel pretty good about this.