TIAE Membership
Membership applications: please contact your Club Leader for an application form.
Membership fees: Membership costs for new members and annual renewals will be provided by your Club Leader.
Important information for Club Secretaries/Teachers: Please ensure that you send your new membership forms to the registrar
The TIAE and it's clubs are insured with Aikido Alliance UK
Click the following link to view our Aikido Alliance Charter
Aikido Alliance 2022-2023 Policy Documents
Click the following link to view the Employers Liability Insurance Certificate 2022-23 (opens a PDF)
Click the following link to view the Directors and Officers Schedule 2022 (opens a PDF)
Click the following link to view the Liability Schedule 2022 (opens a PDF)
Click the following link to view the Insurance FAQs (opens a PDF)
Click the following link to view the Incident Notification Form (MS Word Document download)
TIAE Kyu Grade Certificate Templates
T I A E - Kyu Grade Certificate
Please download and use the appropriate Kyu Grade Certificate for your club when grading your students.
Guidelines for for prospective examinees:
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- Kyu gradings should be held at all levels and not awarded in without a formal test.
- Discretion, regarding the type of testing may be applied to accommodate disability or a student's physical ability to complete the test.
- Clubs should publish set dates where grading windows will occur, well in advance and ideally covering a 12 month period.
- The following examination fees apply:
- 6th Kyu/5th Kyu/4th Kyu - £10.00
- 3rd Kyu/2nd Kyu - £15.00
- 1st Kyu - £20.00
- With each grade, a certificate (see above) and coloured belt should be presented by Club Leader/Examiner.
- A qualification period for testing (between Kyu grade levels) will be measured by 'training hours' and not by calendar months as this rewards Students who train with greater frequency. These periods will be available from your Club Leader.
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TIAE Promotional Flyer
Please download & print copies of the flyer for use in promoting your club & Takemusu Iwama Aikido Europe:
Takemusu Iwama Aikido promotional flyer
TIAE Coaching Children
Member Clubs who wish to begin teaching children or new Clubs joining the Association who have Juniors in membership must download the attached guidance document, sign the club declaration, and
return it to the Association Safeguarding Officer.
Guide to Juniors in Membership 20211030 V1
Club Welfare Officers are responsible for determining who within their club are required to undergo a DBS check in conjunction with the Association Safeguarding Officer. A DBS application form must be
completed and sent to the Association Safeguarding Officer.
DBS Application Form 20211030 V1
TIAE Grading Syllabus
Adults
Current TIAE grading syllabus (Jan, 2020) covering 6th Kyu to 4th Dan (opens PDF document). Subject to change:
Takemusu Iwama Aikido adult grading syllabus
Juniors (10 - 17)
Current TIAE grading syllabus (Sept, 2022) covering 6th Kyu to 1st Dan (opens PDF document). Subject to change:
Takemusu Iwama Aikido 10-17 yrs grading syllabus
Juniors (5 - 9)
Current TIAE grading syllabus (Sept, 2022) covering 7th Kyu to 4th Kyu (opens PDF document). Subject to change:
Takemusu Iwama Aikido 5-9 yrs grading syllabus
TIAE Dan Grade Application Form
Once the examination has been conducted in line with grading requirements and associated timings (see chart below) the following form can be completed and submitted: TIAE-Rank-Application-2022 (opens an MS Word file.
Required minimum practice days and recommended ages (based upon 3x training classes per week):
| Rank | Examination | Recommendation | |||
| Time | Age | Time | Age | ||
| Shodan | 100 Days | 15 | 2 Years | ||
| Nidan | 200 Days / 1 Year | 2 Years | |||
| Sandan | 300 Days / 2 Years | 3 Years | |||
| Yondan | 400 Days / 3 Years | 4 Years | |||
| Godan | 5 Years | 5 Years | |||
| Rokudan | 6 Years | 6 Years | 33 | ||
Dojo Etiquette
It's always important to act and behave correctly when in a Dojo. Here is a short guide on Dojo Etiquette