The next grading is on Sunday, 1st December 2019 at 205 Wood Street (Scout Hut) from 2 to 5pm. If you wish to take grading, or to check if you have reached the required level, please speak to an instructor.
Below are the requirements for grading at the various levels. The syllabus below is subject to change – please confirm with Shaolin Dao Lu if unsure.
Tai Chi
[easytable]Yellow Sash
First Form Chen Tai Chi (Su Basu – old form)
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[easytable]Red Sash
Second Form Chen Tai Chi (Canon Fist/Pao Chui – old frame)
Chen Tai Chi Jian (broadsword)
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[easytable]Red Sash with Black tip
Third Form Chen Tai Chi (Laojia Yi Lu – old frame)
Chen Tai Chi Jian (straight sword)
Tai Chi push hands – with Shifu
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[easytable]Black Sash
Fourth Form Yang Tai Chi (Yang 24)
Wudang Tai Chi Jian (straight sword) or Tai Chi Fan
Ban Duan Jin Qigong (8 brocades)
Chi Kung Demonstration – breaking sticks or iron on body
Tai Chi push hands – with Shifu
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Gong Fu
[easytable]Yellow Sash[attr style=”width:30%”],
Kicks,
,Front kick
,Inside kick
,Outside kick
,Hop kick
,Jumping back kick
,Straight kick
,Cartwheels
Strength & agility,
,30/60 press ups
,30/60 squats
,100/150 knees up
,Box/straight splits
Form,
,Lian Huan Quan[/easytable]
[easytable]Red Sash[attr style=”width:30%”],
Taolu,
,All kicks together
,Ma Bu Judda (kick & punch together)
,One hand cartwheel or aerial
,Head flicks
,Handstand
,Whirling kick or butterfly kick
Strength & agility,
,15/30 Knuckle
,Lay down & flip up
,Any strength & agility move~~(student’s choice)
Form,
,Lou Han Duan da (compulsory)
,Any other Shaolin form (student’s choice)
,Yin Shou Guan – Shaolin stick form[/easytable]
[easytable]Red Sash with Black tip[attr style=”width:30%”],
Taolu,
,Spinning butterfly kick
,Jumping cartwheel /aerial
,Head flips with front tuck
,Walk on your hands
,Front sweep and back sweep
,Spinning back kick
Form,
,Tong Bi Quan
,Qi Xing Quan
,Any Weapons form
,Any Animals form[/easytable]
[easytable]Black Sash,
Any Shaolin animal form
Any traditional Shaolin form
Any traditional Shaolin weapon form
Chen 18
“Chi Gong breaking sticks – two places from:~~head, leg, back, stomach, groin, arm”
Full contact fighting (San Da):~~2 minutes with Shifu or person of Shifu’s choice~~(full protection must be worn)[/easytable]
[easytable]San Da – Sanshou
2 minute round full contact vs Shifu[/easytable]
Notes:
Where two figures are given, e.g. 30/60, the first is for children, the second is for adults.
Black sash has additional requirements (written, teaching), see Shaolin Dao Lu for details.