{"id":158,"date":"2023-09-28T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:37:54","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"didactic-system\">Didactic System<\/h3>\n<p>Sanshinkai Aikido, \u4e09\u5fc3\u4f1a\u5408\u6c17\u9053, is the didactic system developed by Masatomi Ikeda shihan to learn Aikikai Aikido. This system is explained in a number of overviews:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sheet A<\/li>\n<li>sheet B<\/li>\n<li>sheet hojo kata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/search?contributor=Eric+Graf\">books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanshinkai.eu\/letters\/\">letters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sanshinkai.eu\/glossary\/\">glossary<\/a> on Sanshinkai Aikido.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"exam-requirements\">Exam Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>The following examination program works step by step through the entire didactic system. The exam requirements, minimum completion time and minimum training frequency for each exam are listed below:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Grade<\/th>\n<th>Condition<\/th>\n<th>Spoken<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IG-KRnTTDYwYX6YlpwftnJTkuHC7MVnmakkZ9oL_4vs\">12<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1UDYEhTO5_3JYOuTkZhikVLUYuBIYXKG-_GprV9pf3dw\">11<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17XkfpblzWq3vEH3TYskTpye9V65GVks0J1FXbKblXo4\">10<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14h7P4fSSZCLKdWlYSkLCNTcmaHfP1D9gq-7J6L8WmP8\">9<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14oDX1buOwgQ9ONGnXOh_5WFGujcx6jJBtn_SxuOdvTA\">8<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11f7bWFDSYF10bt2fny055wjr2s6KzZUV1nhYTNAO5qQ\">7<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>youth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16drUuWLupI04cV1oCdWFmq_6L_OEKpkqJwL6bjaCDrI\">6<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1\u00d7 per week, 6 months<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/02_rokkyu_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/01_rokkyu_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1om5jzMrbxTQlmV6KzuIglN7dkuPWI-X_8ZDHiOuYT8g\">5<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1\u00d7 per week, 6 months<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/04_gokyu_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/03_gokyu_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1z2RoxB9NAzrsYksAAl7rTWaqv5lq6J3W1tjq3balKDA\">4<sup>th<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2\u00d7 per week, 6 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AF-h-9f-LvJykKjzc9LmQxy-X1z-YnQ4hwFDxWWXuRs\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2\u00d7 per week, 8 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ml7BxHnTCgYTMIVVROxa1vltWfJxa0MGgPPINNcTqrc\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3\u00d7 per week, 10 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vFe-sttOxu6m_r4m4RZyoS0OacWJq3KJnDYGyt98wus\">1<sup>st<\/sup> kyu<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3\u00d7 per week, 12 months<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/12_ikkyu_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/11_ikkyu_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Cgr18sd7pJaL_HaI0wI0HpBlmg369JtY7x4syoNeE0o\">shodan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3\u00d7 per week, 1 year<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/14_shodan_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/13_shodan_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1C8f3QX80Rec9XiZUWPDEfYVs8tZKAlzyf6agKnlGOSU\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> dan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3\u00d7 per week, 2 years<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/16_nidan_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/15_nidan_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1McBKJgUwGrYONhYgKvI3hQnz5WnOX6O4tTVLrs2r0IU\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> dan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4\u00d7 per week, 3 years<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/18_sandan_normal.mp3\">normal<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SanshinkaiAikido\/spoken-exams\/raw\/refs\/heads\/main\/mp3\/17_sandan_fast.mp3\">fast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds-fEcC8HpAbQJsOf5myD5gq1OWUach2OzZ0uNj5lXc\">4<sup>th<\/sup> dan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>4\u00d7 per week, 4 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<sup>th<\/sup> dan<\/td>\n<td>4\u00d7 per week, 6 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The examination program can be found in Dutch on the Dutch version of this website. If an exam is not yet translated to English, this page links to the Dutch version.<\/p>\n<p><!--\nfunctions\nassistent teacher level 2\n<em>fukushidoin<\/em> and teacher level 3\n<em>fukushidoin<\/em> and teacher level 4\n<em>shidoin<\/em> and teacher level 4\n--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Masatomi Ikeda with katana\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana.jpg 1957w, https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/files\/2023\/09\/masatomi-ikeda-katana-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Didactic System Sanshinkai Aikido, \u4e09\u5fc3\u4f1a\u5408\u6c17\u9053, is the didactic system developed by Masatomi Ikeda shihan to learn Aikikai Aikido. This system is explained in a number of overviews: sheet A sheet B sheet hojo kata See also these books, letters and glossary on Sanshinkai Aikido. Exam Requirements The following examination program works step by step through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":465,"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nederland.sanshinkai.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}