Amituofo. The next Shaolin Dao Lu grading will be on Sunday 12th, November 2023.
To be held at: St Barnabas Church Hall, Wellesley Rd. E17 8JZ (School’s Thursday venue)
Doors open at 4pm. Grading starts at 4pm – 6.30pm.
To book your grading, please complete a grading registration slip and return to Shifu, with the correct fee. Registration deadline: Saturday 4th November 2023.
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
Ban 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.
