Members have three choices in studying our curriculum:

1. Earn a black sash by starting at white sash curriculum and moving up the ranks. Earning rank requires practice--it is not easy.

2. If only interested in one or two of these arts, members can attain certification in individual arts. Earning certification requires practice--it is not easy.

3. Members who aren't interested in certification or rank can just enjoy the site content and learn as they please.

Hsing-I Level 1 Curriculum

Below material required--plus Internal Strength curriculum--for Hsing-I Level 1 Certification

1. San Ti stance - other stances and stepping techniques.

2. Five Fist Postures

• Pi Chuan (Splitting Palm)
• Tsuan Chuan (Drilling Fist)
• Peng Chuan (Crushing Fist)
• Pao Chuan (Pounding or Exploding Fist)
• Heng Chuan (Crossing Fist)

3. Fighting Applications of the Five Fist Postures

4. Lien Huan Wu Hsing form ("Linking the 5 Elements")

5. Ba Shih form ("Eight Methods") intermediate form

6. Combinations using the Five Fist Postures

7. Hsing-I Staff form

8. Staff Fighting Applications

9. Staff sparring

10. Hsing-I Straight Sword form

11. Straight Sword fighting applications

12. Straight Sword sparring

13. 2-person exercises

14. Hsing-I Chin-Na

15. Knife and Gun Defenses

16. Fighting Strategies:

• Receive and Return
• Lateral Return
• Mutual Striking

Hsing-I Level 2 Curriculum

Material below required (plus above material) for Hsing-I Level 2 Certification

17. Hsing-I 12-animal forms

18. Advanced Hsingichuan form

19. 12-animal fighting applications and chin-na

20. Sparring with 12-animals

21. Hsing-I Broadsword