Question 1

White To Yellow Belt

Accepted Answer

Self Defense 1-24
Short Kata 1-10
Sparring Techniques 1-10

Question 2

Yellow Belt To Blue Belt

Accepted Answer

Short Kata 11-15
Ippon Kumite — One Step Sparring 1-9
Se Mong Tow Lea —  Reversibly Facing Four Enemies, The Way to Break Four Doors)
Fei Foo Choo Toong —  Flying Tiger Comes Out Of The Cave
Bo Techniques (4 spins)

Question 3

Blue To Green

Accepted Answer

Short Kata 16-22
Sparring Techniques 11-15
Hand to Hand / Street Fighting Techniques
Tai Pang Sin Kune — Big Bird Spreads its Wings
Se Pa Pang — 4-8 Bo
Nunchaku Techniques 1-12

Question 4

Green To Third Brown

Accepted Answer

Short Kata 23-30
Sparring Techniques 16-20
Lo Han Chien — Fist of the Lo Han
Pei Fang Chi Kai Pang — Short Stick of the Northern Beggar

Once a student achieves the rank of 3rd Degree Brown Belt, the minimum time between each rank increases to six months between each rank.

Question 5

Third Degree Brown To Second Degree Brown

Accepted Answer

3 Crane Forms:
Pai Her Chuan Su — White Crane Circles the Wings
Pai Hur Chan Su — White Crane Flips the Wings
Pai Hur Chuan Chiao — White Crane Circles the Legs

San Njie — (3 Units) Iron Man
Tie Tse Chien —  Iron Cross Sword or Sai Kata

Question 6

Second Degree Brown To First Degree Brown

Accepted Answer

3 Bird Forms:
Luo Tien — Descent from Heaven
Chan Ie — Spread the Feathers
Yen Hur — Performing Dove

Se Meng Pa Fang Tao —  Eight Direction Fight by Night Broadsword
Hai Lung Chang —  Sea Dragon Cane

Question 7

First Degree Brown To First Degree Black

Accepted Answer

Ching Kong Fu Hu Chien — Golden Mountain Tiger
Lien U Chang — Five Directional Palm
Chie Chien — Interconnecting Fist
Se Pa Kuen —  Four Eight Staff
Kwan Kung Tao — General Kwang's Knife

Once a student attains a rank of 1st Degree Black Belt, the time between ranks becomes the number of years equal to the next rank. For example, advancement from 1st to 2nd Degree Black Belt should take at least two years, from 2nd - 3rd Degree Black Belt should take at least three years, etc.

Each level of black belt also contains both required and optional forms to be learned and performed for rank advancement. Required forms are list first in each rank and are in bold print. All other forms are considered optional. Also in each rank, there are some training/skills that are not part of rank advancement, but are listed at the typical rank they should be introduced. The training/skills are listed at the bottom of each list and preceded with an asterisk (*).

Question 8

First Black To Second Black

Accepted Answer

Tai Chi Ch'uan — Yang Tai Chi (64)
Pa Kua Chang — Classical Pa Kua
He Foo Chon Sin — Black Tiger Claws the Heart
He Foo Chuan Sen — Black Tiger Turns the Body
He Foo Huan Sen — Black Tiger Flips the Body
He Foo Shou Sang — Wounded Black Tiger
Foong Wang Chue Han Chien — Crazy Mad Drunk
Tang Lang Tse Ju — Praying Mantis Enters the Door
Chway Kai — Drunken Begger
Chway Tao — Drunken Broadsword
Chiang Su Lian Si — Spear Fighting Tech.
Luo Chia Chiang — Luo Family Spear
May Hua Chiang — May Flower Spear
Yang Chia Chiang — Yang Family Spear
Se Mien Pa Huan Saung Tao Oo — 4 Face 8 Dir. Broadsword
Tien Ta Suang Hu Tou Kou — Double Tiger Hook Swords Shake Heaven
Yen Tse Tien Hsia Tao — Swallow Sweeps Down from Heaven
* U Si Sen Hua — 5 Animal Live Training
* U Si Se Hua — 5 Animal Dead Training
* U Si Nei Hua — 5 Animal ShienTien Chi Training
* I Chin Ching — Change Muscle & Tendon

Optional:
SCT - 3 Battles – Tiger 	San Chan
SCT - 5 Foundations Fist – Tiger 	U Chien
SCT - Shaking (Jarring) Crane 	Chung He
SCT - Whooping Crane 	Ming He Chien
SCT - Fist of 4 Doors 	Se Men Chien

Question 9

Second Black To Third Black

Accepted Answer

Oo Hsing Chien — Fist of Five Roads
Oo Hsing Lian Huan Chien — Five Road Linkage Form
Hsing I Se Ar Hsing — Hsing I 12 Animal Forms
Hsing I Chien San Sou Pau — Hsing I Two Man Set
Tai Chi Ar Se Se Tse — Tai Chi Combined Form (24)
Hoo Hur Suang Hsing — Tiger Crane Duet
Pai Hou Pai Fu — White Monkey Prays to Budda
Shaolin Pai Yen Tang Lang Chen — White's Monkey Praying Mantis
Tai Chi Chien — Tai Chi Sword
Tai Chi San San Liu — Tai Chi Fan (36)
Se Mien Pa Hung Chien — Tabletop Sword
Chi Sing Chien — Seven Star Sword
Chuan Yung Chien — Skewer the Sun Sword
Tan Tao Tue Chiang — Broadsword vs. Spear
Chway Chien — Drunken Sword
Shaolin Tao Su — Way of the Shaolin Sword

Question 10

Third Black To Fourth Black

Accepted Answer

Ie Lu Hua Chien — 1st Road of Hua Fist
Ar Lu Hua Chien — 2nd Road of Hua Fist
San Lu Hua Chien — 3rd Road of Hua Fist
Se Lu Hua Chien — 4th Road of Hua Fist
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ie Pu — Hua Fist 2 Man Set#1
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ar Pu — Hua Fist 2 Man Set#2
Hua Chien — Modern Hua Fist
Chang Chien — Long Fist
Tai Tse Chien — Fist of the Grand Ultimate Mercy
Tang Lang Chien — Praying Mantis Fist
Pang Lung Pang — Entwine the Dragon
Ar Chi Tao Su — 2nd Level Broadsword
Tie Pien Tsua Lung Wang Oo — Dance of the Dragon King (7 link whip)
Suang Tie Pa Chie Tao — Butterfly Knives
Yang Se Tai Chi Tao — Tai Chi Broadsword
Tai Chi Tao Tue Ta — Tai Chi Broadsword 2 man set

* Iron Bone Training
* Weight Vest Conditioning

Question 11

Fourth Black To Fifth Black

Accepted Answer

Drunken Immortals:
Ti Ie Chien — Li Tie Kuai
Ti Ar Chien — Siang Chung Li
Ti San Chien — Chuang Kua Chui
Ti Se Chien — Li Tung Ping
Ti Chie Chien — Lan Chai He
Ti Pa Chien — He Shiang Ku

Chen Tai Chi Chuan — Chen Tai Chi
Pa Kua Pa Sing Chang — 8 Animal Pa Kua
Shaolin Oo Sing Chien — Shaolin 5 Animal Form
Chway Chiang — Drunken Spear
Chiu Chi Sen Pien — 9 Link Supreme Whip
Suang Hu Chien — Twin Tiger Swords
Yin Yang Pi Sou Chien — Yin Yang Daggar
Li Kuei Suang — Li Kuei Double Hand Ax
San Chie Kuen — Three Section Staff

* May Flower Post Training

Advancement Material