Bình-Định SA-LONG-CƯƠNG - MARTIAL ARTS - The Ranks ang Degrees Passage Exam

MARTIAL ARTS

IV.
Ranks and Degrees
Passage Exam

Since our Bình-Định SA-LONG-CƯƠNG School System comes under the thousand years old Traditional Martial Arts of Việt-Nam, the Ranks and Degrees Passage Exam is inherent, by way of consequence, in the Battle Fields Martial Arts Tradition of bygone days.

For this reason, concerning the Fighting with Bare Hands, our Bình-Định SA-LONG-CƯƠNG School System don't bank on means of Passive Defence by fitting out Martial Students with Plastron Training Body Protector used in current «Competitive Sports Martial Arts», but turn one's all attention to means of Active Defence inherent in techniques of combat coming under «Battle Fields Martial Arts».

As for Combat with edged Weapons, inherent in « Armoured Tournament Art », Martial Students wear a tempered steel Đại-Việt Medieval Armour.

Thus, for conserving the pedagogic quality and the pragmatic efficiency of Bình-Định Traditional Martial Arts - as for helping Martial Students to well understand the difference between « Battle Fields Martial Arts » and « Self-Defence Martial Arts » or « Competitive Sports Martial Arts » - the Ranks and Degrees Passage Exam is established, in our Teaching Programme, as following :

Belts Colours	Ranks and Degrees Passage Exam

	A - Black Belt Rank Passage Exam :
	.Black Belt : « Official Beginning Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . One Medieval Weapons Codified Sequence

	B - All Degrees Green Belt Rank Passage Exam :
	.Green Belt : « Probation Elementary Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Two Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands Two Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank 1st Degree VS a Martial Student aspiring to Green Rank 2nd Degree.
	.Green Belt 1st Degree : « Beginning Elementary Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Two Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS a Martial Student aspiring to Red Belt Rank.
	.Green Belt 2nd Degree : « Official Elemntary Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Two Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Students aspiring to Green Rank 2nd Degree VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS a Martial Student aspiring to Red Belt Rank 1st Degree.

	C - All Degrees Red Belt Ranks Passage Exam :
	.Red Belt : « Probation Medium Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Three Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank 1st Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank VS a Martial Student aspiring to Red Belt Rank 2nd Degree.
	.Red Belt 1st Degree : « Beginning Medium Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Three Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank 1st Degree VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Belt Rank 2nd Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Students aspiring to Green Rank 2nd Degree VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank.
	.Red Belt 2nd Degree : « Official Medium Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Four Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 1st Degree.

	D - All Degrees Yellow Belt Ranks First Cycle Passage Exam :
	.Yellow Belt : « Medium Rank Assistant-Instructor » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Four Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank 1st Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 2nd Dgree.
	.Yellow Belt 1st Degree : « Medium Rank - Instructor » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Four Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 1st Degree VS Four Martial Students aspiring to Red Belt Rank 2nd Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 1st Degree VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 3rd Degree (Assistant Master).
	.Yellow Belt 2nd Degree : « Subaltern Assistant-Master Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Four Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 2nd Degree VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 4th Degree (Martial Arts Master from 2nd Cycle).

	E - All Degrees Yellow Belt Ranks Second Cycle Passage Exam :
	.Yellow Belt 3rd Degree : « Assistant-Master Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Six Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 3rd Degree VS Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 1st Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 3rd Degree VS a Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 5th Degree (Master from Second Cycle). - On Foot Armoured Contest : . Combat with Medieval Arms - On Horseback Armoured Contest (reserved to Medieval Martial Arts Section) : . Combat with Medieval Arms . Equestrian Archery
	.Yellow Belt 4th Degree : « Martial Arts Master Rank » - Demonstration of : . Two Bare Hands Fighting Codified Sequences . Six Medieval Weapons Codified Sequences - Fighting : . With Bare Hands A Martial Fighter aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 4th Degree VS Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 2nd Degree. . With Medieval Weapons Four Martial Fighters aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 4th Degree VS a Martial Master aspiring to Yellow Belt Rank 6th Degree (Master from Third Cycle). - On Foot Armoured Contest : . Combat with Medieval Arms - On Horseback Armoured Contest (reserved to Medieval Martial Arts Section) : . Equestrian Archery . Combat with Medieval Arms ...