Adult Ranks

Adults in our school earn rank starting at 7th kyu and working towards 1st kyu.  After that they earn their first dan rank (shodan), and then they move up in dan ranks.  The last dan rank in our association with a physical test is 4th dan (yondan).  After that, ranks are awarded based on excellence and years of service.  If you use the menu to navigate to Adult Rank Requirements you will find videos for Aikido of Northwest Kansas students to reference as they train.  These are not meant to be demonstrations of realistic techniques at full speed and power but as educational reference videos so that students can see and start to replicate the movements that they’ve practiced in class.

Youth Ranks

Youth ranks follow the AAA/AAI standard rank requirements except that we have two orientation ranks and our 8th kyu test is slighlty different as a result. If you use the menu to navigate to Youth Rank Requirements you will find videos for Aikido of Northwest Kansas students to reference as they train.