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Kyu exam

At the end of every beginner's course or on additional dates we have an open Kyu exam. You can find the current Kyu examination regulations of the German Kendo Federation e.V. here (As of 2023).

The results of kyu examinations are documented in the kendo passport, which must be available before the examination.

A fee of €10.00 is charged for the Kyu exam. Please make sure that you have a current sight mark in your kendo passport (if available).
If you belong to the Tekkeikan and do not yet have a sight mark for the current year, please contact Armin directly.

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6th Kyu
The contents for the 6th Kyu are Kihon Kendo Kata, Suburi and Uchikomi. All exercises are performed by everyone at the same time and only strikes are made in the air.

1. footwork Ayumi-ashi - 1 lane forwards
Okuri-ashi - 1 lane forwards + 1 lane backwards
2. Suburi 10x Joge-buri
10x Shomen-Suburi
10x Naname-buri with Hiraki-ashi
10x Sayu-Men
3. Kihon Kendo Kata Form 1 und 2
5th Kyu
The contents for the 5th Kyu are Kihon Kendo Kata, Kirikaeshi, Uchikomi and Shinai care. All exercises are carried out as partner exercises but without armour. To the Shinai care the shinai must be taken apart and reassembled while seated.

1. Suburi 20x Joge-buri
20x Shomen-suburi
20x Naname-buri with Hiraki-ashi
20x Haya-suburi
2. Kihon Kendo Kata Form 3 to 5
3. Kirikaeshi Men-Kirikaeshi
4. Uchikomi 2x Men
2x Kote-Men
2x Kote-Men-Do
1x Men
5. Shinai care Shinai must be disassembled and reassembled while seated
4th Kyu
The contents for the 4th Kyu are Kihon Kendo Kata, Kirikaeshi, Uchikomi, Shikake Waza (attack techniques), and Jigeiko.

1. Kihon Kendo Kata Forms 6 to 8
2. Kirikaeshi Men-Kirikaeshi
Do-Kirikaeshi
3. Uchikomi 2x Men
2x Kote-Men
2x Kote-Men-Do
1x Men
4. Shikake Waza Harai Men
Harai Kote
5. Jigeiko Free practice
3rd Kyu
The contents for the 3rd Kyu are Kihon Kendo Kata, Kirikaeshi, Shikake Waza (attack techniques), Oji Waza (counter techniques), Jigeiko and Kakarigeiko.

1. Kihon Kendo Kata Form 1 to 9
2. Kirikaeshi Men-Kirikaeshi
Do-Kirikaeshi
3. Shikake Waza Hiki-Men, Video
Hiki-Kote, Video
Hiki-Do, Video
4. Oji Waza Kote-Nuki-Men, Video
Men-Nuki-Do , Video
5. Kakarigeiko Continuous attack, Video
6. Jigeiko Free practice
2nd Kyu

The contents for the 2nd Kyu are Nihon Kendo Kata, Kirikaeshi, Shikake Waza (attack techniques), Oji Waza (counter techniques), Jigeiko and Kakarigeiko.

1. Nihon Kendo Kata Form 1 to 2
2. Kirikaeshi Men-Kirikaeshi
Do-Kirikaeshi
3. Shikake Waza Men-Debana-Kote
Men-Debana-Men
4. Oji Waza Men-Kaeshi-Do, Video
Kote-Kaeshi-Men
5. Kakarigeiko Continuous attack, Video
6. Jigeiko Free practice
1st Kyu

The contents for 1st Kyu are Nihon Kendo Kata, Kirikaeshi, Shikake Waza (attack techniques), Oji Waza (counter techniques), Jigeiko and Kakarigeiko.

Attention! The examination for 1st kyu is taken at tournaments or separate events and no longer in the clubs.

1. Nihon Kendo Kata Form 1 to 3
2. Kirikaeshi Men-Kirikaeshi
Do-Kirikaeshi
3. Shikake Waza Kote-aiuchi Kote-Men
4. Oji Waza Kote-Suriage-Men
Men-Suriage-Men
5. Kakarigeiko Continuous attack, Video
6. Jigeiko Free practice
7. Shinai care Shinai must be disassembled and reassembled while seated

Tournaments & Events

You can register directly here for tournaments or individual events for which we register on a club basis. Please remember that your registration is binding. As soon as registration for a tournament or event is possible, you will be informed in our Signal group.

For tournaments or individual events that you go to on your own, please register directly with the respective club/organiser.
If you have any further questions about tournaments or events, please contact us directly at Jonathan.

International Kyu Tournament 2024

Location: Sporthalle Hertabrücke
Hertastraße 1
12051 Berlin
Date: Saturday, 30 November 2024
Sunday, 01 December 2024
Admission: Saturday 10:30 am / Sunday 9:30 am
Start: Saturday 11:30 am / Sunday 10:00 am

    Travel allowance

    If you travel to courses, tournaments or other kendo events, you will receive a subsidy from the club based on distance. Of course, this only applies as long as the budget allows.

    For travel allowances and reimbursement of expenses, please send an e-mail to Armin. For expense reimbursements, please send a scan of the receipt (if available).

    • The club pays all entry fees for tournaments
    • The club covers the costs for passing Dan examinations
    • The association subsidises every trip and every training course with
      25 Euro - Germany A - (Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)
    • 50 Euro - Germany B - (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein)
    • 75 Euro for all other locations around the world
    DKenB events

    DKenB events are usually organised and funded by the Kendoverband Berlin e.V. (KenVB). Participants should register for the trips organised by the KenVB directly or through Armin (for the Tekkeikan Juniors through Mika). Privately organised trips are not covered by Tekkeikan, as a trip to the event is offered by KenVB.

    Coaches who wish to travel to the event from the Tekkeikan must contact the KenVB and clarify whether they wish to participate in the supervision of all kendokas participating in the association in order to take part in the organised trip.
    If there is no need for this on the part of the KenVB and the trainers still want to travel to the supervision, the Tekkeikan will subsidise the trips at the usual rates and under the specified conditions.

    Other events/tournament trips

    In general, trips to events are subsidised at the usual rates and subject to the stipulated conditions and should always be approved by the Executive Board before registration.

    Tournament trips should be registered by mid-December of the previous year at the latest so that they can be included in the budget planning and require approval by the board.

    Tournament trips should always be planned with the following aspects in mind:

    • Environmentally friendly (e.g. train)
    • Cost-effective (several people per means of transport, e.g. hire a multi-seater)
    • Overnight stay in the hall for all (if offered), alternatively in youth hostels or shared rooms
    • At least 3 participants should be travelling

    Kata

    In addition to competition and training with the shinai, kendo also includes kata, in which a wooden sword (bokuto) is used. Kata are techniques that are performed by two people without armour according to a set sequence.
    Kihon Kendo Kata

    The first four forms concentrate on attack initiation techniques, while the last five focus on techniques for reacting to an attack. The Kihon Kendo Kata appears in the examinations up to 3rd Kyu.

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    1. Ippon-uchi-no-waza

    Men, Kote, Do and Tsuki

    2. Ni-san-dan-no-waza
    Kote, Men (Renzoku-waza)
    3. Harai-waza
    Harai Men
    4. Hiki-waza
    Men, Tsubazeriai, Hiki Do
    5. Nuki-waza
    Men, Nuki Do
    6. Suriage-waza
    Kote, Suriage Men
    7. Debana-waza
    Debana Kote
    8. Kaeshi-waza
    Men, Kaeshi Do
    9. Uchi-otoshi-waza
    Do, Uchiotoshi Men
    Nihon Kendo Kata

    In Nihon Kendo Kata, the teacher always moves first. Both the student and the teacher use a bokuto. In the first seven kata, both sides use a tachi, a long bokuto.

    In the last three kata, the teacher uses a tachi and the student a kodachi, a shorter bokuto.

    TACHI VS. TACHI
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    1. Ippon-me

    Uchidachi: Vertical cut from Hidari Jodan
    Shidachi: From Migi Jodan, dodge with Nuki and counter with Men.

    2. Nihon-me

    Uchidachi: Large vertical cut on Kote
    Shidachi: Swerve to the rear left and vertical cut on Kote

    3. Sanbon-me

    Uchidachi: Tsuki thrust from Gedan Kamae followed by 2x defence
    Shidachi: Accept stitch, 2x counter stitch

    4. Yonhon-me

    Uchidachi: Men strike from Hasso no Kamae, followed by a lateral stab to the right lung
    Shidachi: Men strike from Waki no kamae, counter with Kaeshi Men

    5. Gohon-me

    Uchidachi: Men strike from Hidari Jodan
    Shidachi: Suriage Men and Zanshin in Jodan

    6. Roppon-me

    Uchidachi: From Chudan no Kamae, approach and change to Jodan, back to Chudan and hit small Kote
    Shidachi: From Gedan no Kamae, approach and raise the tip of the sword, apply pressure and counter with Suriage Kote at the Kote

    7. Nanahon-me

    Uchidachi: Approach from chudan and fake tsuki, large vertical cut forwards, turn to shidachi and pull up with sword, turn back with shidachi
    Shidachi: Approach from chudan and return thrust, strike nuki do and kneel down, change to waki kamae and turn back to kamae with uchidachi, salute off

    TACHI VS. KODACHI
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    8. Ippon-me

    Uchidachi: From Hidari Jodan, large vertical cut
    Shidachi: From Hanmi no kamae, counter with Kaeshi men, Zanshin in Jodan

    9. Nihon-me

    Uchidachi: From Gedan Kamae, lift the tip, change to Waki and perform a large vertical cut
    Shidachi: From deep Hanmi no Kamae, apply pressure, approach with Irimi Uchidachi, counter with Kaeshi Men over the shoulder, grab the arm of Uchidachi and execute Zanshin with Kodachi at the hip

    10. Sanbon-me

    UchidachiFrom Chudan Kamae on the third step vertical Men cut, then turn hips and cut Do
    Shidachi: From Hanmi Gendan Kamae accept cuts with Suriage, push away with suriotoshi, turn and do with surinagashi, secure with surikomi, grab arm of Uchidachi, 3 steps back with Uchidachi, Zanshin with Kodachi at the hip