Belt/Rank |
Forms |
Techniques, Knowledge and Foundational Skills |
Number of Classes/Time for Each Rank |
White |
Heian 1 |
Hooking Mantis Threading the Needle Descending Crane See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
16/4 months |
Yellow |
Heian 2 |
Stone Kimono Pressing Arm – A (cross) Pressing Arm – B (straight) Going with the Flow See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
16/4 months |
Orange |
Pinian 1 | Winds of Fury
Cornered Panther Eagle and Panther Shackle Break See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
16/4 months |
Purple |
Pinian 2 |
Lifting Shackles Dragon’s Tail – A (low) Dragon’s Tail – B (high) Extending Arm Reversing Shackles – A See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
16/4 months |
Blue |
Heian 3 |
Cutting the Oak – A Cutting the Oak – B Don’t Touch the Hair Breaking the Cage Cracking the Whip – A Cracking the Whip – B See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Blue 1st |
Pinian 3 |
Blizzard and Inferno Escaping the Vice Moving the Mountain Leopard Circling Talon Countering Hands See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Green |
Heian 4 |
Turning the Tide – A Turning the Tide – B Breaking Talon Snapping Reed Sword that Cuts Two Ways Reversing Shackles – B See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Green 1st |
Kata 1 |
Prodding the Tiger Breaking the Bear Serpent of Stone Shattering the Blade – A Shattering the Blade – B Shattering the Blade – C See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Brown |
Kata 2 |
Shaolin Leg Lock – A Shaolin Leg Lock – B Serpent of Lightening Bending the Sword Silent Guard False Gift Yielding Fire See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Brown 1st |
Kata 3 |
Dropping the Stone Wandering Monk Reversing Tiger – A Reversing Tiger – B Eye of the Needle Sinking Moon Rising Wings See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Brown 2nd |
Kata 4 |
Waking the Tiger Thunder and Lightening Crane and Serpent Raging Typhoon Cauldron of Fire Beyond the Horizon Whirlwind See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Brown 3rd |
Kata 5
Heian 5 Pinian 5 |
All previous techniques performed both right and left.
See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
Please check with your instructor. |
Black 1st |
Kata 6 Pinian 7 |
All previous techniques performed both right and left.
10 Black Belt Techniques performed both right and left. See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
1 year |
Black 2nd |
Han-Suki Sho-Tung-Kwa Shaolin Bow Form |
All previous techniques performed both right and left. 10 Black Belt Techniques performed both right and left. See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
2 years |
Black 3rd |
Tiger – Crane
Dai-Hung-Chaun White Lotus Knife Form Book Set |
All previous techniques performed both right and left. 10 Black Belt Techniques performed both right and left. See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
3 years |
Black 4th |
Straight Form
Thunderbolt Set Eighteen Elbows Temple Sword Form Long Four |
All previous techniques performed both right and left. 10 Black Belt Techniques performed both right and left. See Required Knowledge. See list of Foundational Skills. |
4 years |
Optional Forms (open to all ranks) |
Black Belt Techniques |
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Pinian 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Statue of the Crane 10 Point Blocking Mass Attack Modern Arnis Set Ne-Waza Set Finger Set Poison Hand Set Black Tiger Form Snake Form Leopard Form Crane Form Dragon Form (Wu-Tsung-Dung-Wu)
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Kempo Jiu-Jitsu 1 – 8 Facing the Bear Three-Headed Dragon Triple Defense A-B-C Serpent and Ram Wounded Cougar Sun and Moon Unleashing the Leopard Sword of Ming Chasing the Snake Vanishing Eagle Entering Eagle Pressing Eagle Whirling Thorn Black Medicine Deflecting the Storm A |
Deflecting the Storm B Serpent’s Gift Bridge of Harmony Turning the Flame Serpent of Jade Slipping Cobra Black Dragon Inside Defense Fire from the Dragon Shadow of the Snake Driving the Nail Chinese Spear Repelling the Wave Riding the Storm Echo of Thunder
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