The Chinese Wushu Duan System is a system stipulated and implemented by the Chinese Wushu Association to overall evaluate the levels of wushu practitioners. To further popularize and promote Wushu worldwide, increase theoretical and technical level, the Chinese Wushu Association will hold “Training Course of Chinese Wushu Duan System for Overseas Practitioners” from time to time.
TheChinese Wushu Duan System is a system stipulated and implemented by the Chinese Wushu Association to overall evaluate the levels of wushu practitioners. To further popularize and promote Wushu worldwide, increase theoretical and technical level, the Chinese Wushu Association will hold "Training Course of Chinese Wushu Duan System for Overseas Practitioners" from time to time.
Levels of Duan
1. Elementary Duan: 1st Duan, 2nd Duan, 3rd Duan
2. Intermediate Duan: 4th Duan, 5th Duan, 6th Duan
3. Advanced Duan: 7th Duan, 8th Duan, 9th Duan
Requirements for the Applicants
Those overseas Chinese and overseas practitioners who love Chinese Wushu and have practiced Wushu for over two years can apply for the training course.
Content of training Course
Wushu ethics and basic wushu theory
Examination
Evaluating Wushu ethics: valuate the practitioners’ performance in Wushu courtesy and virtues during the training course.
Examination Content
Examination in theory
a. Elementary Duan: Perform Wushu protocol.
b. Intermediate Duan: Basic concept of Wushu ethics, perform Wushu protocol, and the basic theories in Chinese Wushu.
c. Advanced Duan: Basic concept of Wushu ethics, perform Wushu protocol, and the basic theories in Chinese Wushu; 10 minutes speech on one academic topic of wushu and 5 minutes answering questions
Examination in skills
Elementary Duan:
a. Those who have practiced wushu for over two years and pass the examination for qualification are qualified for Duan examination.
b. Those who have been elementary duan for over one year, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 1st Duan or basic sanshou skills are qualified for applying for 1st Duan.
c. Those who have been elementary duan for over one year, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 2nd Duan or sanshou attack and defense skills are qualified for applying for 2nd Duan.
d. Those who have been elementary duan for over two years, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 3rd Duan and one weapon routine (long or short), or sanshou actual fighting skills are qualified for applying for 3rd Duan.
Intermediate Duan:
a. Those who have been 3rd Duan for over two years, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 4th Duan and one weapon routine, or sanshou actual fighting skills required for 4th Duan are qualified for applying for 4th Duan.
b. Those who have been 4th Duan for over two years, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 5th Duan and one weapon routine, or sanshou actual fighting skills required for 5th Duan are qualified for applying for 5th Duan.
c. Those who have been 5th Duan for over two years, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine required for 6th Duan and one weapon routine, or sanshou actual fighting skills required for 6th Duan are qualified for applying for 6th Duan.
Advanced Duan:
a. Those who have been 6th Duan for over six years, pass the examination in performing bare-handed routine, made remarkable achievements in theoretical research and noble-minded in wushu virtues are qualified for applying for 7th Duan.
b. Those who have been 7th Duan for over five years, made remarkable achievements in work, theoretical research and theoretical works, made substantial contribution for wushu development and noble-minded in wushu virtues are qualified for applying for 8th Duan.
c. The 8th Duan holders who made important achievements in work, theoretical research and theoretical works, made great contribution for wushu development, have great impact on wushu development and noble-minded in wushu virtues are qualified for applying for 9th Duan.