Adult Aikido & Ki Testing

[Saint Louis Ki Society]

Testing for adult Aikido Ranks and Ki Ranks is conducted at the main dojo about every three months. The tests are usually on Saturday beginning at 4 pm, and takes about 2 hours. Everyone with the required classes are encouraged to test:
24 classes for Shokyu Ki test,
24 classes after Shokyu for Chukyu,
30 classes and 3 months for 5th Kyu Aikido test,
30 classes after 5th Kyu for 4th Kyu.
Check your handbook for other requirements.

"Kyu Tips", Mort Melman's famous test preparation training, is usually scheduled for the three Friday evenings before testing. Whether you come to work on testing requirements or help others prepare to test, all are welcome to come to attend this training. Click HERE for details.

[Saint Louis Ki Society]

Congratulations to those successfully taking tests yesterday, August 29^th!

• Jacob Siegel, 5th Kyu Aikido rank and Shokyu Ki rank
• Nam Nguyen, 5th Kyu Aikido rank and Shokyu Ki rank
• Gordon Arsenoff, 5th Kyu Aikido rank and Shokyu Ki rank
• James Wright, 4th Kyu Aikido rank
• Paul Stock, 4th kyu Aikido rank
• Jun Huang, 4th Kyu Aikido rank
• Alice Hall, Jokyu Aikido rank

[Saint Louis Ki Society]

The next Adult Ki and Aikido testing will be on Saturday, December 5^th beginning at 4 pm.

[Saint Louis Ki Society]

Here are more pictures of questionable quality of Saturday's tests. We need a dojo photographer.

Congratulations to White Belts:

• Patricia Mayer, 5th Kyu
• Kris Hammond, 5th Kyu
• Paul Stock, 3rd Kyu
• Mike Stuvland, 3rd Kyu

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB6yUoN0Oxk

Congratulations to Brown Belts:

• Ken Cadwell, 1st Kyu

Video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZF771eGno4

• Cindi Gille-Rowley, 1st Kyu

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQJFMzZ7qFQ

Congratulations to Marc Scher on his Shodan test (black belt)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeLrAJfqMyI

[Saint Louis Ki Society]

The next Adult Aikido and Ki rank testing is scheduled for March 6^th at the regular time.

There may be advanced Ki and black belt testing with Kashiwaya Sensei on either Wednesday or Thursday night, February 3^rd or 4^th. Watch here or at the dojo for updates on this.