Adults Kung Fu Grading Syllabus

Our White Crane Kung Fu Grading Structure contains 3 primary gradings and 16 patterns. Depending on individual ability (and how hard and regularly one trains!) you would expect to grade once every 2-3 months for the first three gradings. For the next 2 gradings, which are patterns, you could expect to grade every 6 months. After that it’s about 1 every year. Progress is about slow and steady – you can’t rush quality.

Primary Gradings

  1. Fundamentals 1
  2. Fundamentals 2
  3. Fundamentals 3

Patterns

San Zhan – Three Wars

San Zhan Lie Ma – Strong Shuffling Three Wars

Shi Zi – The Cross

Shi San Tai Bao – Thirteen Wonders

Si Men Dou Di – Four Doors/Five Elements

Shaolin Tong Zi Gun – Shaolin Perfect Staff

Tian Di Lian Zhan – Heaven and Earth

Hu Die Shuang Fei – Twin Butterflies in Flight

Shaolin Dan Dao – Shaolin Broad Sword

Bai He Zhan Chi – White Crane Flaps its Wings

Shaolin Bian Dan Fa – Shaolin Water Carrier

Di Zang Quan – On the Floor/Earths Core

Shaolin Hu Die Shuang Dao – Shaolin Twin Butterfly Knives

Meng Hu Chu Lin – Tiger Leaves its Den

Shaolin Luo Han Quan – Shaolin Lohan Staff

Tie Niu Ru Chi – Iron Bull Breaks the Stone