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Curriculum and Grading System
Grade One
Siu Nim Tau
Stance and Guard (Posture, structure, relaxation, optimal angle)
Wing Chun’s Centreline theory
Wing Chun chain punching (Relaxation, structure, optimal angle, speed)
The 5 Wing Chun kicks (Snap, Low and Medium Heel, Hook, Side Kicks)
Basic self-defence (Dai Sau, Chit Sau, Tan Sau, Pak Sau) 4 Corners
Basic Arm Grabs (Relaxation, optimal angles, bodily control, speed)
Grade Two
Siu Nim Tau
Single Sticky Hands (Dan Chi Sau)
Random arm defences (Dai Sau, Chit Sau, Tan Sau Pak Sau) 4 Corners
Latches and Cut-downs
Stepping forward, backward and sideways
Pivoting
More of a focus on relaxation, power generation, speed and body structure. Also forward intent
Basic Sparring (Arms or Legs separately)
Grade Three
Siu Nim Tau
Luk Sau (Rolling Arms Chi Sau Exercise)
More Advanced Arm Grabs (Arm grabs while being pushed and pulled, redirecting force etc)
More Advanced Pivoting (Pivoting when force is being applied, application of momentum)
More Advanced Sparring (Arms and Legs together)
Knee and Elbow Strikes
Dealing with multiple attackers
Chark Jong (Breaking the Guard)
Grade Four
Defence to Chark Jong (Dealing with guard attacks and breaks)
Chum Kiu (Form sequence, principles of pivoting and stepping with the body’s mass)
Muk Yan Jong (Wooden dummy form sequence)
Body Mass (More focus on movement using body mass)
Seng and Taigung (rising up the spine and relaxing to create freedom of movement)
Chi Sau sparring (redirecting opponent’s force, generating own force in a dynamic exercise)
Grade Five
Muk Yan Jong (Focus on internal force and Chum Kiu principles)
Biu Jee (Form sequence)
Joint control (More focus on joint movement and rotation using Biu Jee principles)
Chi Sau sparring (higher level relaxtion, force generation and techniques)
Grade Six
Lok Dim Boon Kwan (Wing Chun’s Long Pole Form. Sequence, low horse stance movement)
Body Mass (More focus on movement using body mass)
Biu Jee (focus on power generation)
Grade Seven
Bart Jarn Do (Wing Chun’s Butterfly knives/swords Form sequence)
Bart Jarn Do (Power generation onto an object)
Lok Dim Boon Kwan (Power generation onto an object)
Grade Eight
Completion of the Australian Wing Chun Academy system.
Further grades are in the form of levels, including knowledge of our history, lineage, teaching and experience.