1st Kyu
Brown Belt

Time-in-grade: 6 months

1. General knowledge
   1. What is the meaning of Miyama Ryu?
   2. Why that name?
   3. From whom it and where did it originate?
   4. What is Ukemi?
   5. Tell the difference in the arts (Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, and Karate)
   6. Demonstrate all types of Ukemi (Judo, Jujutsu, and Aikido)
   7. Demonstrate Ippon Seoi nage in the Judo form and then in the Jujutsu form.
2. Taisabaki
   1. What is the meaning of Taisabaki?
   2. How many does Miyama use?
   3. Can you switch from one to another?
   4. Demonstrate all your Taisabaki defenses:
      1. Formal
      2. Escape
      3. Punishment (Seiken)
      4. Uraken
      5. Kicking
      6. Cat step escapes
      7. With throws
      8. To the rear
      9. To the rear with throws
3. Pressure points
   1. Articulate and point out 21 pressure points on both sides of the body (front and back)
   2. What are pressure points mainly used for?
4. Vital areas
   1. Show and name 14 vital areas on the front and back of the body.
   2. What are the vital areas mainly used for?
   3. Under what circumstances would you strike for a vital area?
5. Atemi Waza
   1. What is the meaning of Atemi waza?
   2. Demonstrate Atemi to the Vital areas:
      1. Four open hand strike giving Japanese names
      2. Three different ways with the closed fist giving Japanese names
      3. Three distinct ways with the foot
      4. Name six parts of the leg used for Atemi. Name eight parts of the arm used for Atemi.
6. Come Alongs
   1. Demonstrate six simple and six bonelocks.
7. Mugs
   1. Around the neck
   2. Around the neck/ one step back
   3. Around the neck full unbalance
   4. Flying mare
   5. Knee in back
   6. Hand over mouth pull back
   7. Hair pull
   8. Full unbalance (Ouchi, Kouchi)
   9. Ouster
   10. Sleeper hold
   11. Full Nelson
   12. Half Nelson
   13. Walking mug
   14. Neck grab (Aiki kneeling)
   15. Neck grab (Goshin jutsu)
   16. Neck grab (Scoop back of heel with instep)
   17. Front knee dislocation.
8. Body Grabs from Behind
   1. Two upper arms
   2. Two lower arms
   3. Two under arms
9. Front Body Grabs
   1. Front neck embrace (Osotogari, Ogoshi)
   2. Chest embrace (Harai goshi, Uki-goshi)
   3. Lower arms (Uki-goshi, Ogoshi)
   4. Under arms (Koshi-guruma)
10. Wrist Grabs
    1. Demonstrate all your wrist grabs (minimum of ten moves)
11. Kotegaeshi, Kansetsu waza and Reverses
    1. One through eight (right & left)
    2. Enter into hammerlock four different ways
    3. Demonstrate Devil's Handshake with and without clothing
    4. Reverse Kote-gaeshi two different ways
    5. Reverse Tigerlock using Ogoshi
    6. Reverse Devil's Handshake using Uki Waza
    7. Reverse Hammerlock using Koshi-guruma or harai-goshi
    8. Reverse Kansetsuwaza using Sukuinage
    9. Reverse Ippon Seoi nage
    10. Reverse Ogoshi
12. Lapel Grabs
    1. Demonstrate all your defenses from lapel grabs (minimum of 10 moves) ending From a Seated Position:
       1. Looping right punch (with or without lapel grab)
       2. Douple lapel grab, pull
       3. Single lapel grab, pull
       4. Double hand choke
       5. Rear right forearm choke
       6. Knife thrust to the chest
       7. Face slash
       8. Backhand face slash
13. Multiple Attack
    1. Defend from four men who are unarmed. Start with your arms pinned from the rear
    2. Defend from a 4 man attack against attackers who have a knife, a club, one who punches and from a back body grab
14. Kick Defense
    1. Defend from four front kicks
15. Controls
    1. How many controls can you demonstrate after the attacker has been thrown to the ground
16. Knife attacks
    1. Standing: Oblique slash to the face, backhand to the face, side body slash, stomach thrust
    2. Lying:
       1. Body thrust
       2. Upper body slash
       3. Down stab carotid
    3. Stationary:
       1. Knife point held to the stomach
       2. Knife to the kidneys with left arm around the neck
       3. Blade to the neck with left hand on hair pull
    4. Show all the knife techniques that you have been taught (Show a minimum of 10 moves)
17. Clubs
    1. Demonstrate all your club defenses (show a minimum of 10 moves)
18. Pistol
    1. To the forehead
    2. To the stomach
    3. To the side of the body
    4. To the upper back
    5. To the lower back
19. Demonstrate the last eight moves of the Miyama Ryu Gokyo moving
    1. Hane-goshi
    2. Hane makikomi
    3. Uchimata
    4. Hiza guruma
    5. Sasae Tsurikomi ashi
    6. Ushiro goshi
    7. Hasamae gaeshi
    8. Ushiro guruma