Ving Tsun Athletic Association
New Ranking System (as amended May 29, 2000)

The VTAA has been certifying the approved instructors for over a decade. The certificates are widely accepted by the general public. In order to further strengthen our "official position" of the certificates, we need to review the existing system. Under the current procedures, if any Ving Tsun practitioner is certified by an approved instructor, he or she will be automatically accepted as our approved instructor. In view of this, we would like to propose a new certification system in order to protect the quality of our approved instructors.

We propose to divide our curriculum into eight certificates. Anybody who would like to apply to become an approved instructor under the VTAA after July 1, 2000 (the proposed implementation date), will have to produce certificates from Levels 1 to 6 duly signed by his or her sifu or an approved instructor. In addition to the above requirement, he or she also has to fulfil the minimum training period of 5 years. The Levels 7 and 8 certificates are being classified as post-graduate certificates which are for our approved instructors to further their study in Ving Tsun Kung Fu. The Levels 1 to 6 certificates will be printed by the VTAA and available for sale to our approved instructors. Our approved instructors shall have the right to issue these certificates on our behalf.

The Full Instructor certificate and the Levels 7 and 8 post-graduate certificates can only be issued by the VTAA. The Level 7 certificate has to be examined and certified by our approved instructor with 15 years of teaching experience. The Level 8 certificate has to be examined and certified by our approved instructor with 20 years of teaching experience.

The minimum examination requirements for the Levels 1 to 8 Rank certificates (including our honorary certificates) are as follows:

• Level 1 or Siu Nim Tau certificate (Junior Practitioner)
  • Siu Nim Tau (1st Form)
  • Single Hand Chi Sau
    
• Level 2 or Chum Kiu certificate (Intermediate Practitioner)
  • Chum Kiu(2nd Form)
  • Double Hand Chi Sau (basic Lok Sau or Pon Sau)


• Level 3 or Chi Sau certificate (Advanced Practitioner)
  • Advanced Double Hand Chi Sau
  • Kua Sau (Free-style)


• Level 4 or Wooden Dummy certificate (Apprentice Instructor)
  • The first half of Wooden Dummy Form (about 60 movements)


• Level 5 or Biu Jee certificate (Assistant Instructor)
  • Biu Jee (3rd Form)
  • According to the curriculum requirements, individual instructors can re-schedule the Biu Jee Form to Level 4 and the Wooden Dummy Form to the Level 5.


• Level 6 or Wooden Dummy certificate (Full Instructor)
  • The complete set of the Wooden Dummy Form
  • Kicking Techniques
  • Advanced Footwork
  • Holders of the Level 6 certificate can apply to the VTAA for Full Instructor Certificate subject to the fulfillment of the minimum training period of 5 years.

Please be reminded that the above is only the suggested minimum examination requirements of the VTAA. Individual instructors can add in other Ving Tsun techniques in each level according to their needs.