Amituofo. The next Shaolin Dao Lu grading will be on Sunday 15th December 2024.
To be held at: St Barnabas Church Hall, Wellesley Rd. E17 8JZ (School’s Thursday venue)
Grading starts at 1pm – 4pm.
To book your grading, please complete a grading registration slip and return to Shifu with the correct fee. Registration deadline: Wednesday 11th December 2024
If you wish to take grading, or to check if you have reached the required level, please speak to Shifu or another instructor/coach. Below are the requirements for grading at the various levels:
Tai Chi Gradings
Tai Chi – YELLOW SASH
First Form Chen Tai Chi (Su Ba Su – old frame)
Tai Chi – RED SASH
Second Form Chen Tai Chi (Canon Fist/Pao Chui – old frame)
Chen Tai Chi Jian (Broadsword)
Tai Chi – 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 /or instructor/coach
Tai Chi – BLACK SASH
Yang Tai Chi (Yang 24)
Wudang Tai Chi Jian (Straight Sword) or Tai Chi Fan form
Ba Duan Jin Qigong (8 Brocades)
Chi Kung Demonstration – Breaking sticks on body – Iron Body Skills
Tai Chi Push Hands – with Shifu/or instructor/coach
Shaolin Gong Fu Gradings
Shaolin Gong Fu – YELLOW SASH
Front Kick, Inside Kick, Outside Kick, Hop Kick, Jumping Back Kick, Straight Kick
Cartwheels
Press-ups, 30 Child /60 Adult
Squats, 30 Child /60 Adult
Knees up, running on the spot, 100 Child /150 Adult
Box & Straight Splits
Lian Huan Quan Form
Shaolin Gong Fu – RED SASH
All kicks together – Front Kick, Inside Kick, Outside Kick, Hop Kick, Jumping Back Kick, Straight Kick
Ma Bu Gandong – kick & punch together, One Hand Cartwheel or Aerial, Head Flicks, Handstand, Butterfly Kick, Lay Down & Flip Up
Knuckle Press-ups 15 Child/30 Adult
Lou Han Duan Da form (compulsory)
Any other Shaolin form (student’s choice)
Yin Shou gun – Shaolin Stick form or any Shaolin Weapon form (student’s choice)
Shaolin Gong Fu – RED SASH WITH BLACK TIP
Spinning Butterfly Kick
Jumping Cartwheel/Aerial
Head flips with front tuck
Walk on your hands
Front Sweep and Back Sweep
Spinning Back Kick
Tong Bi Quan
Qi Xing Quan
Any Shaolin Weapon form – student’s choice
Any Shaolin Animal form – student’s choice
Shaolin Gong Fu – BLACK SASH
Any Shaolin Animal form
Any traditional Shaolin form
Any traditional Shaolin Weapon form
Chen 18
Chi Gong breaking sticks – two places:
Head, leg, back, stomach, groin, or arms
SAN DA – SANSHOU – Full contact fighting:
2 minutes with Shifu or person of Shifu’s choice: Note: (Full protection must be worn)
All ‘Black Sash’ gradings contain additional requirements (written exam), please see Shifu Browne for test paper.
Note: it is compulsory to wear full shaolin or Tai Chi uniform to grade and have correct and safe weapons.