9TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Classical stances held statically:

• Feet-together/ready stance
• Natural/upright stance
• Horse or horse-riding stance
• Front stance/ bow-and-arrow stance
• Back stance/ dropping stance
• Cross stance
• Cat stance
• Sparring stance

Movement drills:

• Basic step forward/backward
• Slide forward/backward
• Change stance
• Tap kar step into cross stance           

Hand strikes

Static combinations of:

• Long-fist punch           
• Upright punch 
• Palm strike

Kicking techniques

Stepping combinations of:

• Short side kick
• Front kick
• Instep roundhouse kick

Contact defence and interception techniques

• Mirror block (also known as hinge out block)
• Press in block
• Outward grasp

PAIRED DRILLS

• Palm strike vs mirror block
• Horse stance, mutual grasping hand
• Press block versus long-fist punches

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 3 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 1 specified response
• Double-hand strangle from front: 1 specified response
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 1 specified response

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Standing monitoring in natural stance

FREE MOVEMENT

• Shoulder tapping
• Shoulder and knee tapping

8TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Transitional drills between pairs of stances, all previous plus:

• Crane stance

Movement drills, all previous plus:

• Cross/switch step into cross stance
• Breakfall/front roll from kneeling
• Indirect step forward/backward
• Step through forward and turn
• Spring to switch stance

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of:

• Long-fist punch           
• Upright punch 
• Palm strike

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Push kick
• Side kick
• Cross step versions

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Low press down block (with fingers to side) versus kick
• Hinge down block
• Wing block

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Upright stance: Outward grasp to upright punch drills
• Fighting stance: Attacker slide forward front kick, jab, cross; Defender slide backward press down, press in, press in
• Three-way arm knocking (adults only)

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 4 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist:4 specified responses 
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 2 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 2 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 2 specified responses
• Head lock: 1 specified response
• Basic wrist locks: 1 specified response
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 1 specified response
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 1 specified response

FORM

• Three Battles 1 (San Zhan 1)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Seated monitoring

FREE MOVEMENT

• Use of press blocks to defend against upright punch (including to face for adults), long fist punch (including to face for adults), slide and step
• Free sparring

7TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Transitional drills between pairs of stances, all previous plus:

• Kneeling stance
• False-kneeling/ half-kneeling stance

Movement drills, all previous plus:

• Spring rotate forward
• Spring rotate away
• Step away and turn
• Pull to point and step out with same leg
• Pull to point and step out with opposite leg
• Pull to point and pull back maintaining stance
• Pull to point and step forward with opposite leg
• Pull to point and pull off line
• Pivot off front foot

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Knife hand
• Club hand/backfist
• Elbow strikes

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Short turning kick
• Back kick
• Knee strike
• Jump kicks       

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• High press down block versus elbow
• Interchange block: Press in block followed by mirror block
• Press up block with fingers away from face
• Outer forearm block   

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Slide, step and change stance sensitivity drills
• Sparring stance: Press block, interchange, backfist or joint smash responses to upright punches
• Drills using grasp out and in

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 5 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 5 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 1 specified response
• Single-hand strangle from front: 3 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 3 specified responses
• Rear choke: 1 specified response
• Head lock: 2 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 1 specified response
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Grasping Hand 1 (Zhua Shou 1)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Static qigong breathing

FREE MOVEMENT

• Breaking out of grasps
• Free sparring

6TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Transitional drills between pairs of stances, all previous plus:

• Examiners’ choice

Movement drills, all previous plus:

• Drop to floor with knee and hip down
• Drop to floor with knee down, hip up
• Lift leg with cover/block and rotate backward/forward
• Reverse step through

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Spear hand
• Inner club hand
• Hammer fist
• Inverted (Luohan) punch

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Stamp kick
• Roundhouse kick with shin
• Reactional kicks

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Cross block: Simultaneous outer forearm block and hinge down block
• Inward grasp
• Hard hinge down block
• Hard hinge out block
• Hard outer forearm block
• Hard bar block, including use as descending smash against prone elbow
• Rising club hand/kow chiew as rising smash against prone elbow
• Hard rising block

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Three-directional dynamic off-the-line drills
• Drills using cross block
• Pushing hands drills: Direct block and counter

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 1 specified response
• Single-hand strangle from front: 3 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 3 specified responses
• Rear choke: 1 specified response
• Head lock: 2 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks : 1 specified response
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Grasping Hand 2 (Zhua Shou 2)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Five Qi Gathering Exercises

FREE MOVEMENT

• Pushing hands
• Use of press and cross blocks to defend against upright punch, long fist punch, front kick and roundhouse kick: no face contact for children
• Free sparring

5TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Advanced dynamical transitional stance and movement drills using all previous plus:

• Cartwheel

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Ridge hand

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Front leg sweep
• Front sweep from back leg (180/360/etc deg)
• Back sweep from back leg (180/360/etc deg)

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Shin block
• Stamping block
• Knife hand hinge out block
• Single/double low press down block with fingers to front versus kick
• Simultaneous press down and press in block
• Press up block with fingers toward face

PAIRED DRILLS

• Three-directional dynamic off-the-line, keep hand contact, and re-enter drills
• Drills for hard block and counter
• Pushing hands drills: Indirect block and counter

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from behind : 1 specified response
• Under-arm bear-hug from behind: 2 specified responses
• Rear choke: 2 specified responses
• Head lock: 2 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses
• Hammer locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Intercepting Fist (Lanjie Quan)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Breath following

FREE MOVEMENT

• Pushing hands
• Non-impact joint locks in response to grab
• Free sparring

4TH GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Advanced dynamical transitional stance and movement drills using all previous plus:

• Breakfall/front roll from standing
• Boxing slip
• Boxing duck
• Boxing roll
• Ba Bu Quan (Eight Stance Drill)

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Boxing jab
• Boxing cross
• Boxing hook
• Boxing upper cut

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Oblique front kick
• Axe kick
• Front hook kick

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Boxing parry
• Boxing absorb/ “telephone” block

Stick work

Stepping combinations of:

• Basic strike
• Overhead strike
• Thrust strike
• R mirror block, L hook block
• L/R press block
• Cross block
• Press up/down block
• Diagonal guards L/R forward
• Single hand guard L forward

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Three-directional dynamic off-the-line with kick and re-enter drills
• Interchange and control drills
• Pushing hands drills: Open main door entry

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from front: 3 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from behind : 2 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from behind: 2 specified responses
• Rear choke: 4 specified responses
• Head lock: 3 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks: 4 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 3 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses
• Hammer locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Eight Winds Form (Ba Feng Quan)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Small circulation

FREE MOVEMENT

• Free response to grab from attacker
• Free sparring

3RD GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Advanced dynamical transitional stance and movement drills using all previous plus:

• Spring rotate to switch stance
• Spring rotate 360 degrees to land in same stance

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous Grades’ hand strikes

(Focus on stick work at this Grade)

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Back swing kick
• Front slice/crescent kick
• Back slice kick

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Soft rising block with forearm muscle or point of wrist
• Outward “chicken fist” hook
• Inward “chicken fist” hook
• Downward “chicken fist” hook

Stick work

Stepping combinations of all previous plus:

• Diagonal block
• Inward and outward strikes to head
• Up strike
• Scissor strike
• Pump
• Sweeps (knee down or in back stance or as low block)
• Reaps
• Smashes/discharges

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Cover/Absorb/Duck/Slip/Roll
• Pushing hands drills: Closed main door entry           

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from front: 3 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from behind : 2 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from behind: 2 specified responses
• Rear choke: 4 specified responses
• Head lock: 3 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks: 4 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 3 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses
• Hammer locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Eight Winds Form (Ba Feng Quan)
• Southern Stick (Nan Gun)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Seated iron belt gathering

FREE MOVEMENT

• One step free response
• Free response to grab and strike from attacker
• Free sparring

2ND GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Advanced dynamical transitional stance and movement drills using all previous plus:

• Backward roll from standing
• Drop to floor with knee and hip up

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Phoenix eye fist
• Crane fist
• Hand swipes to ankles

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Reap

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Intercepting jab punch
• Intercepting knife hand
• Intercepting uppercut punch
• Intercepting Luohan punch

Stick work

Stepping combinations of all previous plus:

• Smothering blocks
• Redirecting blocks
• Sweeping block

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Close-range strike/trap/escape drills

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from front: 3 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from behind : 2 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from behind: 2 specified responses
• Rear choke: 4 specified responses
• Head lock: 3 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks: 4 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 3 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses
• Hammer locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Eight Winds Form (Ba Feng Quan)
• Southern Stick (Nan Gun)

[New form for this Grade is in the Meditation and Qigong section]

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Iron Belt Form

FREE MOVEMENT

• Two step free response with takedown
• Two step free response with lock/choke
• Two step stick response
• Free sparring

1ST GRADE

SOLO DRILLS

Stances and Dynamic Footwork

Advanced dynamical transitional stance and movement drills using all previous plus:

• Butterfly legs from floor to stand

Hand strikes

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Shadow hand
• Dummy hand strikes

Kicking techniques

Stepping and/or pad work combinations of all previous plus:

• Dummy kicking techniques

Contact defence and interception techniques

All previous plus:

• Intercepting horizontal palm-down spear hand
• Intercepting horizontal palm-up spear hand
• Intercepting vertical spear hand

Stick work

Stepping combinations of all previous plus:

• Examiners’ choice

PAIRED DRILLS

Any previous plus:

• Stick responses 1-6
• Empty hand drills using bracketing
• Examiners' choice empty hand drills
• Examiners’ choice stick responses

QIN NA

• Same-side grasp to wrist: 6 specified responses
• Cross-body grasp to wrist: 7 specified responses
• Both hands grasp single wrist: 4 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from front: 3 specified responses
• Both hands grasp both wrists from behind: 3 specified responses
• Single-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Double-hand strangle from front: 4 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from front: 3 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from front: 2 specified responses
• Over-arm bear-hug from behind : 2 specified responses
• Under-arm bear-hug from behind: 2 specified responses
• Rear choke: 4 specified responses
• Head lock: 3 specified responses
• Basic wrist locks: 3 specified responses
• Goose neck wrist locks: 4 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from outside: 3 specified responses
• Elbow-down elbow lock techniques from inside: 2 specified responses
• Elbow-up elbow lock techniques from outside: 2 specified responses
• Figure 4 locks: 2 specified responses
• Hammer locks: 2 specified responses

FORM

• Eight Winds Form (Ba Feng Quan)
• Southern Stick (Nan Gun)
• Three Battles 2 (San Zhan 2)

MEDITATION AND QIGONG

• Iron Belt Form

FREE MOVEMENT

• Three step free response with takedown
• Three step free response with lock/choke
• Light contact stick sparring
• Free sparring

DESTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

• 2 x wooden boards