Low dan grades

1st dan

• Koryū goshin no kata
  (suwari waza, hanza handachi waza, tachi waza)

• Randori kihon waza (against a tantō)

• Tantō kaeshi waza
  

• Tantō kakari geiko and tantō hiki tate geiko
  (2 minutes each, changing the tantō after 1 minute)
  

A minimum of 100 hours practice after 1st kyū is required.
Examinees must:

1. verbally answer a question set by the examiner,
2. submit a written report within one week of the examination on a subject chosen by the examiner.

2nd dan

• Koryū goshin no kata
  (as for 1st dan plus tantō dori)

• Randori kihon waza (against a tantō)

• Tantō kaeshi waza
  

• Tantō randori
  (3 x 2 minutes each, changing the tantō after 1 minute)

A minimum of 200 days practice after 1st dan is required.
Examinees must:

1. verbally answer a question set by the examiner,
2. submit a written report within one week of the examination on a subject chosen by the examiner.

3rd dan

• Koryū goshin no kata
  (as for 2nd dan plus tachi dori, yari dori, yari, kumi tachi)

• Randori kihon waza (against a tantō)

• Tantō randori
  (4 x 2 minutes each, changing the tantō after 1 minute)

A minimum of 250 days practice after 2nd is required.
Examinees must:

1. verbally answer a question set by the examiner,
2. submit a written report within one week of the examination on a subject chosen by the examiner.