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Tai Chi Chuan Ranking Guidelines

"First Degree Black Sash is a SERIOUS student"

 

Rank Criteria Time In Study
Performance Level
Elementary

  • Warm-ups & Stretches

  • Short Form

1 Year

5.5  - 6.0
Basic

  • Long Form

2 Years

6.0 - 6.5
Intermediate

  • Simple Push Hands

  • Shao Lu

  • Broadsword

  • Application Form 
    1 side

3 Years

6.5 - 7.0
Advanced

  • Broadsword Application

 4 Years

7.0 - 7.5
Black Sash First Degree

  • Double Edge Sword

  • Spear Form

  • Short Form 
    Mirror Image Side

 5 Years 

7.5 - 8.0
Black Sash Second Degree

  • Spear Exercises

  • Spear Application Form

  • Long Form 
    Mirror Image Side

  • Chin Na Dui Da 1 - 6

 6 Years 

8.0 - 8.5
Black Sash Third Degree

  • Applications to Short Form

  • Applications to Long Form

  • History of Tai Chi Chuan

  • Time teaching
    250 hours supervised

 7 Years

8.5 & Higher
Black Sash Fourth Degree

  • Cross train Hsing Yi Chuan

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 8 Years
Black Sash Fifth Degree

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 9 Years
Black Sash Sixth Degree

  • Cross train Pa Kua Chuan

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 10 Years
Black Sash Seventh Degree

  • Cross train Qigong

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 12 Years
Black Sash Eighth Degree

  • Cross train Shaolin Weapons

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 15 Years
Black Sash Ninth Degree

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 20 Years
Black Sash Tenth Degree

Master

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 25 Years
Grandmaster

  • Has promoted a student to Master Level

  • Continued time studying & additional knowledge gained

 35+ Years

 

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