Chinese Wushu Association Duan levels

[TaiChiTJ]

Xue Sheng, looks like a Chen master has been awarded the coveted 9th Duan level, the top most of the top most. He has truly arrived. As the article elucidates:
There are also waiting times required between each Duan, for example, one has to wait at least six years before being eligible to apply for a rank promotion from the 6th Level to the 7th Level. With that, most masters who earn the highest honor of the 9th Duan have at least 50 years of experience in practicing the art and most of them earn their title in their 70’s or later.
http://www.examiner.com/article/grandmaster-chen-zhenglei-a-new-9th-duan-tai-chi-master

Here is one of the Chen Style DuanWei's, I think.
http://play.kendincos.us/109014/Wpt...duanwei-applications-1-2-3-3-chen-xiaowa.html

Couple of weeks ago I spent alot of time doing phrase searches on this duan wei thing. Using different spellings, duanwei or duan wei, etc.

The only commercial site selling the duanwei instructional materials (available only in Chinese language, of course) that I could find was this one:

Its a beautifully organized site, by the way, and notice the Duan Wei stuff is placed ahead of all the other DVD offerings ( hmm... some kind of message in that, maybe?)
http://www.kungfudirect.com/

 

[Xue Sheng]

Yeah I know the Chinese government hands them out to certain martial artists to gain legitimacy. However I do not think Chen Zhengei uses the duan system in his schools. However I do think some of his students pursue duan ranking to impress the west when they go teach there. I believe they gave one to Di Gouyong and a few other CMA guys (there are a few Bagua guys whose names I can't remember at the moment) in China as well but like Chen Zhenglei they did not pursue the ranking the PRC told them they were giving it to them, show up for the ceremony....and it is all to gain legitimacy for the duan system.

 

[quanfa88]

Frankly the whole thing is a bit silly to me but I thought some might be interested in this.

Yeah, I found that too. Thanks again!

 

[quanfa88]

Xue Sheng, looks like a Chen master has been awarded the coveted 9th Duan level, the top most of the top most. He has truly arrived. As the article elucidates:
There are also waiting times required between each Duan, for example, one has to wait at least six years before being eligible to apply for a rank promotion from the 6th Level to the 7th Level. With that, most masters who earn the highest honor of the 9th Duan have at least 50 years of experience in practicing the art and most of them earn their title in their 70’s or later.
http://www.examiner.com/article/grandmaster-chen-zhenglei-a-new-9th-duan-tai-chi-master

Here is one of the Chen Style DuanWei's, I think.
http://play.kendincos.us/109014/Wpt...duanwei-applications-1-2-3-3-chen-xiaowa.html

Couple of weeks ago I spent alot of time doing phrase searches on this duan wei thing. Using different spellings, duanwei or duan wei, etc.

The only commercial site selling the duanwei instructional materials (available only in Chinese language, of course) that I could find was this one:

Its a beautifully organized site, by the way, and notice the Duan Wei stuff is placed ahead of all the other DVD offerings ( hmm... some kind of message in that, maybe?)
KungFuDirect.com, the martial arts and kung fu Tai Chi supplies, carrier of Shaolin Kung fu

Wow, you really did your research on this. Thanks again. I understand Chinese, so the language is not a problem.

 

[DanT]

Frankly the whole thing is a bit silly to me but I thought some might be interested in this.

I just wanna add that my Sifu, although not a "wushu" man, holds 9th Duan awarded to him by the world wushu federation or something like that. I'll double check the name of the org. When I'm at the club today. I know he's a certified sanshou judge and head of the Canadian kuoshu federation so maybe that's why they gave him a wushu rank?