Ji Grade Grading Syllabus - Areas Of Assessment

Area Two - The Practical Test 6th, 5th & 4th Ji Grade (Intermediate Level One)

Stances:

At this stage, stances should be reasonably defined and allow better balance, speed and correct use of hip.

Hand techniques:

Forearm middle section double arm block
Palm heel outside to inside block
Closed fist hook punch
Closed fist vertical punch
Hammer fist inside to outside strike
Hammer fist outside to inside strike
Back fist inside to outside strike
Back fist outside to inside strike
Elbow outside to inside strike
Elbow inside to outside strike
Elbow upward strike
Spear hand vertical thrust
Palm heel forward thrust
Combination hand techniques will be required

Leg techniques:

Round-house kick
Outside to inside drop kick Inside to outside drop kick
Outside to inside crescent kick
Front knee kick (both upwards & forward thrust)
Round-house knee kick
Combination leg techniques will be required

Forms:

7th-6th Ji..........Basic form 4 & Ping an Ee Duan
6th-5th Ji..........Ping an Ee Duan & Ping an Er Duan
5th-4th Ji..........Ping an Er Duan & Ping an San Duan

Sparring:

7th-5th Ji..........Three step
5th-4th Ji..........One step

All grades:

A reasonable level of defensive ability and control will be required.

Impact Testing:

7th-6th Ji..........Round-house kick
6th-5th Ji..........Outside to inside drop kick
5th-4th Ji..........Inside to outside drop kick

From this point onwards, all lower grade impact techniques may be asked for.

General Knowledge:
The candidate must be able to;

-Understand and repeat The Seven Basic Principles
-Have a basic understanding of eye focus, use of stances, speed, power, balance and mental concentration
-Know the Chinese terminology for all the techniques used and in addition, remember the terminology used in the lower grades.