Shaolin-Do Internal Styles Kata by Rank

Rank Advancement taught by Jerome Cook & Paul Hill

White to Saffron Sash

24 posture “Peking Style” simplified Tai-Chi form (T'ai Chi Ar Se Se' Tse')

Push Hands –stationary & Shaolin self-defense applications

Elder Master Leonard’s “San Shou” applications

Yang Chi Breathing Techniques (Qi Gong or Chi Kung)

Optional: Postures 1-10 of 49 Bodhidharma' (Tamo)

I Chin Ching ( Changing of the Muscle, Sinew, Tendon and Marrow)

Saffron to Blue Sash

Tai-Chi Chien (Taijiquan jian) Yang 2 Edge Straight Sword Form

Yin Chi yogic Breathing Technique (Qi Gong) (Chi Kung)

Optional: I Chin Ching (Antecedent to Yoga), Postures 11-19

Blue to Green Sash

Yang 64 Movement “Short Form” Tai-Chi Ch’uan (Taijiquan)(37 Postures)

T’ai Chi Chuan “T’ui Shou” Push Hands- moving

Optional: “Ta Lu” (Da Lui) Tai Chi combat "push-hands " as taught by Grandmaster Sin Kwang The'

Yin/Yang Breathing Technique (Qi Gong) (Chi Kung)

Reverse Breathing (aka: Negative Breathing)

Optional: I Chin Ching, Postures 20-29

Green to 3^rd Brown Sash

Tai-Chi “Iron Fan” Chen Style 36 Posture form "Tai Chi San Se Liu Se"

"Ie Sou" Meditation & Tan-Tien Breathing techniques (Qi Gong/Chi Kung)

Optional: Postures 30-40 I Chin Ching

3^rd Brownto 2^nd Brown Sash

"Buddha Fist" Grand Ultimate Fist of Mercy Tai Tse Chien

(Shaolin Temple Buddha Family of Fighting Systems Fu Chia Chien)

"Sie Tao" Breathing & Meditation I Techniques;

Hou Tien Chi & intro. to Shien Tien Chi Nei Kung

Optional: I Chin Ching Postures 41-49

aka: Qiang Shu Lian Shi (Practice of the Spears Fighting Techniques)

2^nd Brown to 1^st Brown Sash

Classical Pakua Chuan (Ba Gua Zhang) (Pa Qua Chang)

(" Original " Eight Orthogonal Trigram Palm Boxing)

Optional: Pakua palms; fighting applications

Breathing & Meditation I

Hua Tuo's 5 Animals Training Wu Qin Xi

· Wu Shou Seng Fa (5 Animals Live Training)

· "Live" (Hou Tien Chi)

· Wu Shou Si Fa (5 Animals Dead Training)

· Dead " (Se Tien Chi)

· Shien Tien Ch" (Heavenly Chi of the Pre-born" -original "Yen Chi")

Small Heavenly Circulation (Microcosmic Cycle "Orbit”

1^st Brown to 1^st Black Sash

New Generation/Frame 83 Posture Chen T’ai Chi

We teach the full original 83 movement Chen form not the simplified, combined 18 intro. form created in recent times by Chen Zhenglei

Yin Dagger (From the White Eyebrow System)

1^st Black to 2^nd Black Sash

Yang Style T’ai Chi BroadswordYang Se Tai Chi Tao 38 postures (Taijiquan Sabre) "Tai Ji Dao" solo form

Tai Chi (Taijiquan) Broadsword 2 Man Set (two person usage training sequence) Tai Chi Tao Tue Ta

Yang Dagger (From the White Eyebrow System)

2^nd Black to 3^rd Black Sash

8 Animal Pakua (Pa Qua) Pa Kua Pa Sing Chang "Ba Gua Zhang Ba Xing Zhang"

Breathing & Meditation

Hsing-I Chuan (Mind-Shape Boxing)

- Fist of 5 Roads

- Hsing-I "5 Fists" (Roads) Linking Form

- 12 Animal Forms (Hsing I Se Al Hsing) (Shi Er Xing

- 2 -man set Hsing I Chien San Sou Pau, (En Ts'an Pao)

Shattering "Short Fist" techniques; Hsing- I Combat techniques

Optional: Yang Family Spear Yang Chia Chiang

Grand Circulation of Heaven (Macrocosmic Cycle)(Qi Gong "Chi Kung") Breathing Technique (Da Zhou Tian)

Optional: Hua Jing (Fa-jing) "issuance" training

3^rd Black to 4^th Black Sash

Hsing- I 6 Harmonies Staff (Hsing I Liu Hur Kuen)

Hsing-I Entwine the Dragon Sword (Hsing-I Pang Lung Pang Chien)

Snake Pakua “Python”

Pa Kua Oo Tze Kun (Pakua Double Daggers “Sun-Moon Forks”)

4^th Black to 5^th Black Sash

Se Sing Pa Kua Chang (Dragon Pakua)

Pa Kua Chiang (Pakua Spear)

Pa Kua Dao (Pakua Giant Broadsword)

Dragon Pakua 2-man set

Optional: Qi Jing Ba Mai "8 Passages to Immortality" (Chi Ching Pa Me)

Shaolin-do club yin/yang patch must be displayed.

Chinese characters read: The Golden Snake (highest form in our system)

Uniform cost is additional $50

Certificate Testing fees are a separate additional fee .

Fee for classes $50 per month .

Safety equipment and weapons are personal resources required at progressive levels.