Peachtree Aikidoka (Aikido students),

Rank testing is scheduled for Saturday Sept 21. One month away! The specific schedule of the day will be posted in the training app soon.

Testing eligibility consists of three requirements:

   1. the required number of practice days by rank;

   2. the student's technical proficiency; and 

   3. the student's attitude toward their training, the dojo, and the Peachtree community at large.

Students can look up how many classes they have logged toward their next test at any time in the ZenPlanner app. The second and third requirements of testing eligibility are the opinion of the technical committee. All three requirements must be met for testing eligibility.   

The students listed below have met (or will have met by testing date) the first requirement of having logged an adequate number of practice days. These students are currently being considered for the next round of rank testing. Appearing on this list, however, does not make testing a certainty. (The technical committee also periodically tests students without prior notice!) 

If your name is on this list, you (or your child) would do well to ramp up your practice between now and the date of testing. This will likely mean increasing attendance and/or making best use of your time while in the dojo. Doing so will also help improve your standing in all three of the requirements for testing eligibility.

If you feel you/r child should or should not be on the list below, please speak to an instructor. If you aren't listed here, be ready to take ukemi for your fellow students - before and on testing day!

Testing for 10th Kyu (Yellow belt, kids)

- Gabriel Gibby

Testing for 9th Kyu (Orange belt, kids)

- Luke Bell

- Amber Stepney

Testing for 8th Kyu (Blue belt, kids)

- Aydin Topalli

Testing for 7th Kyu (Green belt, kids)

None

Testing for 6th Kyu (Brown belt, kids)

None

Testing for 6th Kyu (First adult belt rank)

- Lake Pocklington

- Jim Harris

- Vivian Thibault

- Rosalie Jean-Enard

Testing for 5th Kyu 

- Jeffrey Cullen Dean

- Andrew Kehoe

- John Wellford

Testing for 4th Kyu 

- Taka Shigematsu

- Alex Urbanyak

Testing for 3rd Kyu 

None

Testing for 2nd Kyu 

None

Testing for 1st Kyu 

None

Pretesting for 1st Dan (first black belt)

- Vivian Nguyen

Pretesting for 2nd Dan 

- JP Marston

Testing for 3rd Dan

None

Testing for 4th Dan 

None