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A common question asked about Yee’s Hung Ga is, “Do you have a grading system or belts, like in other martial arts?”<\/h3>\n
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Coloured martial arts belts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are many martial arts which have a grading system. As the student passes through the different grades and attains a higher level of skill, they also obtain a different coloured belt to show the practitioner’s rank within the system. Normally a white belt is given to a novice and a black belt is given to a proficient or skilled practitioner. It is said that originally all novices started off with a white belt and over the years of training the white colour turned to a dark grey\/black, which is where the coveted black belt stems from. All the colours in between have been added in recent years, varying in degrees of brightness, from white to black (i.e. yellow, orange, red, purple, brown etc) to portray the idea that the student has trained hard enough for the belt to change colour. There are many other martial art systems that don’t have coloured belts but still have gradings. There is also a lot of tradition and etiquette surrounding the different belts of each martial art, for instance how they are tied, which side of the body the knot is tied on, how they are stored and looked after etc. These traditions are usually specific to the individual martial art system.<\/p>\n

At Yee’s Hung Ga we have a grading system where student’s skills are tested regularly. The student begins with a black sash and as they pass through the different skill levels, a red stripe is added to the end of the sash to display the student’s rank.There are 3 main levels. Each level has 2 tests, a junior and senior.<\/p>\n

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1st level (yat cup) sash displays a single stripe to show 1st the rank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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2nd level (yee cup) sash, displays 2 stripes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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3rd level (Saam cup) sash displays 3 stripes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the student completes all 3 levels, they may then begin their ‘Jo Gow’ (black belt) training. Once the Jo Gow has been attained, a red stripe is attached all around the black sash.<\/p>\n

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A Jo Gow (black belt) Sash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Attaining this level is cause for a big celebration. It demonstrates that the student has mastered the basic skills of the Hung Ga system, which is a notoriously difficult level to reach. At the\u00a0Jo Gow\u00a0level, a student is considered an\u00a0Assistant Instructor. To become a full-fledged\u00a0Instructor (Sifu),\u00a02 years of additional intensive training is required.\u00a0Training does not end with becoming a\u00a0Sifu. Sifus\u00a0must continue their training and testing to progress through the\u00a010 Dan (Levels)\u00a0if they wish to understand the full depth of the Yee’s Hung Ga art – a feat that requires great dedication, loyalty and passion for the art.<\/p>\n

Through these rigid training and testing protocols, Yee’s Hung Ga is able to preserve the highest levels of quality and integrity of the Hung Ga style passed down through its lineage, while simultaneously and uniformly advancing the art itself. Very few martial arts systems go to such lengths to maintain quality instruction.<\/p>\n

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