# 5. kyu

# Learning objectives

• The body is relaxed during the techniques
• Use of tegatana (side of the hand), shomen and yokomen uchi strikes and reception of them
• Ikkyo-undo (special attention is paid to the use of knees and hips, stretching the arms front and back)
• Shikko forward and backward
• Performing the techniques without repeated re-starts, a preliminary understanding of distance

# Techniques

Technique	Description
Ikkyo	tachiwaza shomen uchi katatedori
Shihonage	tachiwaza katatedori
Iriminage	tachiwaza shomen uchi
Kokyuho	suwariwaza ryotedori

Katatedori = gyaku hanmi

# Additional exercises

• Moving with shikko (mae, ushiro, tenkan type of exercises)
• Shomen and yokomen uchi strikes
• Different exercises for moving and encountering the uke
• Mae-ukemi over an obstacle
• Break fall / high fall ukemi staying in the tatami
• Nikyo wrist lock