Chief Examiner Philip Lee Shihan (7^th Dan)

Children's Grade

Adult Grade

Notes for applicants of adults' grading

• Applicants must be Aikido Shinju-Kai members for at least 3 months without outstanding membership fees.
• Applicants must ensure they have fulfilled all pre-requisites at the time of submission.
• Application must be accompanied by: proof of training session and time period; membership book (current membership must be paid); grading fees.
• Applications must be submitted two weeks before Grading. There will be an additional administrative charge for late submissions.
• Applicants' participation in endorsed training seminars, camps or events will be taken into consideration for approval.
• All applicants aged 5–12 (by year) are to register for Children's Grading; applicants aged 13 and above are to register for Adults' Grading.
• Candidates awarded intermediate grades during their previous Adult's Grading can submit directly for the next Adult's Grading.
• Candidates going for 1st Kyu and above are to refer to Uke Selection Guidelines on the website.
• Candidates going for 2nd Kyu and above must ensure weapon assessment requirements are fulfilled before grading.
• Candidates going for Yudansha grading must ensure additional scoring requirements are fulfilled.

Notes for applicants of children's grading

• Applicants must be Aikido Shinju-Kai members for at least 3 months without outstanding membership fees.
• Applicants must ensure they have fulfilled all pre-requisites at the time of submission.
• Application must be accompanied by: proof of training session and time period; membership book; grading fees.
• Applications must be submitted two weeks before Grading.
• All applicants aged 5–12 (by year) are to register for Children's Grading.
• Applicants' participation in endorsed seminars or camps will be taken into consideration for approval.

Yudansha's Additional Scoring Requirements

• To obtain a minimum 3 points average per year from any ASK-organised events, self-improvement and enrichment workshops.

1. Any ASK Headquarters organised Seminar/Events — 1 Point
2. Any ASK sanctioned International Seminars/Events/Trips — 2.5 Points
3. Any ASK Headquarters organised Workshops/Courses/Self-improvement programmes — 0.5 Point

*Points will be reset once the grader goes for his/her upgrading.

Required points: 1st Dan — 3 pts · 2nd Dan — 6 pts · 3rd Dan — 9 pts · 4th Dan — 12 pts

Links to our Grading Syllabus (PDF):

Children Grading Syllabus Red (12th Kyu) to Blue (6th Kyu) (rev. October 2014)

Children Grading Syllabus Blue-Silver (6th Kyu Silver) to Black-Silver (2nd Kyu Silver) (rev. October 2014)

Adult Grading Syllabus Blue (6th Kyu) to Dan: English | Chinese (rev. Jan 2021)

Private grading is available at ASK Headquarters.

Suitable for those who have missed their grading dates and for those who prefer a personalised grading.

Additional fee will apply (Kyu grades: +$80; Dan grades: +$150, GST inclusive).

Maximum of 4 students may be arranged per private grading.

If you are interested, please contact us for more details.