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Wing Tsun Grading - Student Programs Learning Process
Wing Tsun Grading System For Student Programs Will Help Each Student To Develop Self-Defense Skills Fast
"Wing Tsun Student Grades" are used to track the student's progress. Unlike a colored belt or ranking system, the Student Grades are not badges of status nor standards of measurement between students. They exist only to ensure that each student learns all that he/she should in a scientifically optimal order. There is no competitiveness in the Wing Tsun class or in the training progam. A student's only goal is to better him/herself.
The WT Grading System
Students advance through the grades by testing at seminars given periodically by high-level instructors. A dedicated student who consistently trains well and attends all local seminars should advance one Student Grade approximately every three months or faster up until SG5. After that, advancement becomes progressively slower, as the higher Student Grade programs contain greater amounts of more advanced material. Each Technician Grade requires years of training to achieve. The same applies doubly to the Practician Grades. The Grandmaster levels are awarded on the basis of one's contributions to the advancement of WT and deep philosophical understanding of martial arts in general.
Wing Tsun Grading: Wing Tsun Student Grades 1-4
The student learns the first form of the Wing Tsun system, Siu-Nim-Tao. The student's main goal in the forms training at this level is to learn to eliminate excess muscle tension in the upper body while increasing flexibility and familiarity with the Wing Tsun arm movements; and to strengthen the lower body, achieving firm balance (drawing stability and energy from the ground) through the correct use of the WingTzun stance.
The student learns about the psychology of an attack/confrontation. He/she learns to deal with and control fear and its physiological effects and to defuse a potentially violent situation verbally through reason and/or dissuasion and non-verbally through body language, mental focus, and confidence. Should this fail, the student learns to turn the tables on the attacker as soon as (or even before, if the situation warrants) he begins to attack. The student learns a few simple movements to deal with the most common punching, striking, kicking, and grappling attacks, and how to apply these movements effectively, while ensuring that he/she does not exceed the legal limits of self-defense.
The student learns how to apply the Wing Tsun concepts and movements against all kinds of kicks, punches, and strikes, and simple grappling attacks. The main emphasis is on perfecting the student's chain-punches and basic footwork and kicks, which are the essential basics of WT, so that they may be applied to stop any attack.
The student begins the Dan-Chi (single-arm Chi-Sao) exercises and learns to "feel" others person strength, aggressivity and direction of an attack.
Wing Tsun Grading: Student Grades 5-8
The student learns strategies and tactics for dealing with armed and multiple attackers, and techniques to subdue less threatening attackers without causing them injury. The "drill" structure is eliminated, so the training becomes more realistic and free. The student by now should be relying mostly on concepts and principles of movement and strategy, rather than preplanned techniques. The reflexes and other attributes honed in Chi-Sao training become more essential. Full-contact, full-body sparring with protective equipment is optional.
The student perfects his/her sensitivity and relaxation. The sequences of the First Section of movements are abandoned and the student must react spontaneously to the movements of the partner, without thought or planning. Increased intensity and contact with protective equipment is optional.
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