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Title
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Equivalent
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Rank
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Belt
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Disciplines and Requirements
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Remark
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Xue-Sheng
(學生)
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Student III
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3rd Ji (級)
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White
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All fundamentals, including: breathing, walking, moving, punching, kicking, free sparing and mediation.
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Xue-Sheng
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Student II
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2nd Ji
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Yellow
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All fundamentals, and Chuan-Tao forms 1 thru 3: Heaven and Earth, Black and White, and Universe.
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Xue-Sheng
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Student I
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1st Ji
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Brown
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All fundamentals, including, Chuan-Tao forms 1 thru 4: Heaven and Earth, Black and White, Universe, and Chaos, and Shen Style Tai Chi short form.
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Alternative: Shen Style Tai Chi long form can be used to substitute the Chuan-Tao forms.
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Xue-Shi
(學士)
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Graduate
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1st Duan(段)
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Black
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All fundamentals, Chuan-Tao forms 1 thru 4, Shen Style Tai-Chi long form and short form, and push-hands.
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Lian-Shi
(練士)
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Practitioner
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2nd Duan
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Black
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All fundamentals, Chuan-Tao forms, Shen Style Tai-Chi forms, and able to create own forms, knowledgeable on Qi and minor healing.
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A Practitioner can formally teach the art upon the approval of Xian-Sheng or Fan-Shi.
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Fan-Shi
(範士)
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Teacher
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5th Duan
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Black
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All of above. The rank of Fan-Shi is given by Xian-Sheng or senior Fan-Shi based on the merit of petitioner's contribution to the art.
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To ensure the quality of the art, only Xian-Sheng, Fan-Shi, or designated examiner can give exams for advancing.
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Xian-Sheng
(先生)
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Master
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8th Duan
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Black
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Publish the knowledge of the art; live and promote the way of living as a Tao martial artist.
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Xian-Sheng
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Enlightenment
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0th (Wu) Duan
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White, or whatever
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Tai-Chi Skiing, or whatever
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