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GRADE PRE-REQUISITES
In addition to the minimum number of months and lessons there are a number of special prerequisites for certain grades. This is because in Wu-Wei Dao we seek to develop a balanced individual with a wide range of strengths and abilities and thus able to deal with a variety of situations.
GASHUKU & INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSES
Gashuku and Intensive Training Courses form an important part of a student's training and are a compulsory prerequisite for certain grades as listed below:
· Adult grades: for grading from White to Green, Green to Brown or Brown to Shodan.
· Junior grades: for grading from White/Blue to Blue belt or Blue to Purple.
· Yudansha: In order to be eligible for grading, Black belts must have attended a Gashuku within the preceding 2 years.BASIC LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
This qualification is required as a prerequisite for the following grades:
Adults - Green 1, Juniors - Blue 1
Courses held by any reputable organization are acceptable if the student can produce a certificate proving that the course was completed not more than 12 months prior to their grading date.FIRST AID COURSE
This qualification is required as a prerequisite for Brown belt 1st level.
Courses held by the Royal Life Saving Society, St. John Ambulance and the Australian Red Cross are acceptable if the student can produce a certificate proving that the course was completed not more than 12 months prior to their grading date.BRONZE MEDALLION
This qualification is required as a prerequisite for Shodan grade.
This Course is held by the Royal Life Saving Society and is acceptable if the student can produce a certificate proving that the course was completed not more than 12 months prior to their grading date.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the syllabus requirement, students are required to meet a physical requirement at each grade in relation to:
· Push ups;
· Belt lifts (the reverse of the push up); and
· "Ab blasters" (an abdominal "crunch" exercise).
The requirement is not onerous and is easily attainable with regular training. It is designed to ensure students have the minimum strength and fitness necessary to effect the techniques. The requirements may be modified to take into account injury or disability.Black Belt promotion courses are designed to provide valuable instruction, resources and materials for Black Belt development both in terms of a student's own technical progress and his/her instructor's and examiner's qualifications. The course takes place over two days and includes both lectures and physical practice. The course features videotaped analysis of a student's technique and a detailed review of all of the teachniques required to be demonstrated by the student at their next grading. It is one of a number of pre-requisites that have to be completed before a Yudansha (Black Belt) grade can be awarded to an aspiring candidate.