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The Chinese Wushu Association has adopted 3 animals -- Long (dragon), Hu (tiger) and Ying (eagle) - -as symbols for advanced, intermediate and beginning levels, respectively. Each animal-level is further differentiated into 3 different ‘colors’ -- bronze, silver and gold -- to indicate a specific Duan Wei (level or ranking) of Chinese Martial Artist. The highest level is Jinlong (Golden Dragon). The (Black) belt system is never used in China.
San Diego's JING Institute follows this Chinese system. In order to achieve the level of Jinlong (Golden Dragon), students must pass tests on basic skills, advanced forms, and multiple weapon proficiencies; students’ quality of wushu must be as good as that of Chinese professional athletes, like our very own Professional Beijing Wushu Team Champion Qiu Dong Xing!
If you want the highest quality of Chinese Martial Arts, San Diego's JING Institute will guide you not only to the Golden Dragon Kung Fu level, but also our Chinese culture. Come and visit San Diego's JING institute and prove it to yourself!
We do not use color belts, and therefore our students do not have to buy color belt after color belt. While the color belt system has its uses, it comes from Korean and Japanese tradition, not the Chinese traditions, and we like to follow Chinese traditions as purely as possible!
Note: Many students and parents complained to us that they are forced to buy color belts in their former kung fu schools. They are expensive. Students and parents hate them because they are told to pay for belt after belt. Well, we need to respect every country's culture & system.
About the Gold Dragon and the Tiger
In Chinese culture, the Dragon symbolizes power: Power, the Emperor, the Chinese People, and China itself. Based on the study by San Diego's Chinese College Instructor Siu-Fong Evans, Chinese tradition does not distinguish between the different color dragons -- White Dragon, Yellow Dragon, Red Dragon, Green Dragon, Rainbow Bright Dragon --, but it does distinguish between the precious metals, Gold being the most refined, valuable, and desirable of them all; and that is why our Chinese rankings run from bronze through silver to gold, and never touch White Dragon or Red Dragon. The Tiger --- usually a White Tiger or a traditional Yellow Tiger (and always a Striped Tiger) --- is used as a symbol for energy in Chinese Martial Arts (Kung Fu or Wushu). As with the Dragon, the particular color "White Tiger", "Black Tiger" or "Yellow Tiger" is not used as a Chinese Symbol like the Dragon.If you like dragons, we believe you like our Chinese culture. In San Diego, we are the only "Chinese" Institute of Martial Arts and Culture! Come to JING Institute to learn our culture in Mandarin language, Chinese Arts, Chinese Kungfu, Wushu, Taiji, Guasha, even the Chinese Abacus.
Below is the list for the Chinese Martial Arts level system.
Advanced:
Gold Dragon / Jinlong - jiu duan (ninth level, highest level)
Silver Dragon / Yinlong - ba duan (eighth level)
Bronze Dragon / Qinglong - qi duan (seventh level)
Intermediate Level:
Gold Tiger / Jinhu - liu duan (sixth level)
Silver Tiger/ Yinhu - wu duan (fifth level)
Bronze Tiger / Qinghu - si duan (fourth level)
Beginning Level:
Gold Eagle /Jinying- san duan (third level)
Silver Eagle/ Yinying - er duan (second level)
Bronze Eagle / Qingying - yi duan (first level)
8666 Commerce Avenue, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone (858) 578-8267