Tai Chi Requirements
White Belt
 Single Whip Horse Stance: 1½ minutes
13 Posture Form
Names of the 13 Postures
Name of our style of Tai Chi
Yellow Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 2 minutes
22 Posture Form
Names of the 22 Postures
Lineage of our style of Tai Chi
4 Sections of Single-Hand Push Hands
Orange Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 2½ minutes
44 Posture Form
Names of the 44 Postures
Be familiar with some of the Tai Chi Classic Principles
All the Single-Hand Push Hands Exercises
Green Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 3 minutes
Tai Chi Saber Form
Begin to understand “Listening Energy” and to find the center and root
Double-Handed Push Hands
Blue Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 3½ minutes
Long Form (108 Postures)
Understand the use of energy and the “Center of Equilibrium” posture
Perform Double-Handed Push Hands
Purple Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 4 minutes
Combination Form
Understand the use of energy and the “Center of Equilibrium” posture
Perform Double and Free-Style Push Hands
Brown Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 4½ minutes
One side of the Two-Player Form
Understand the use of energy and the “Center of Equilibrium” posture
Perform Double and Free-Style Push Hands
Black Belt
Single Whip Horse Stance: 5 minutes
Straight Sword Form
Both sides of theTwo-Player Form
All Types of Push Hands
Understand the Root, Center, Listening, Dissolving and Discharging Energy |
