2011 Winter Level Evaluation Test (Sash Test)

2011 Winter Level Evaluation Test will be held on December 10th at 12:15pm.  Please join us at our new location (16782 Von Karman, Suite 14, Irvine, CA 92606). We will still have our regular classes in the morning, please come in at the usual time to practice and get yourself ready before the test. Below are the questions for pop quiz. Same as last time, you will randomly choose two questions, please make sure which group of questions you will be answering.

     For students who are testing for yellow or lower level but younger than 8 yrs. old
        - question 1 & 2
     For students who are testing  for orange or lower level but older than 8 yrs. old
        -  question 1 to 5
     For students who are testing for green or higher level
        -  question 1 to 8


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Pop Quiz Material:

1) What are the basic wushu hand forms you have learn?

       - fist (Quan)
       - palm (Zhang)
       - hook (Gou)
      （拳、掌、勾）

2) What are the basic wushu stances you have learn? (White sash only name 3)

       - front stance (Gongbu)
       - horse stance (Mabu)
       - drop stance (Pubu)
       - empty stance (Xubu)
       - rest stance (Xiebu)
       (弓、馬、仆、虛、歇）

3) What does the term "Wushu" means exactly?

       - In general, wushu means martial arts.
       - In a more specific definition, wushu is a science of how force is operated, it is a knowledge to the use of force enable to serve in offense and defense purposes.
        (武術是一種學習如何運作武力的學術，武術也是如何擁有和使用攻防技能的學問)

4) When was the earliest record of primitive martial arts activities found in Chinese history?

       - Spring-Autumn & Warring States Period（BC.770 - BC.221)
       (春秋戰國時期，公元前770-公元前221年）

5) What are names being used to represent Chinese martial arts in the world?
       Wushu (武術) -  Chinese martial arts.

       Guoshu (國術) -  Traditional Chinese ethnic martial sports, including wushu, wrestling, archery, horsemanship, lion dance etc. 

       Kung Fu (功夫) -  Any thing that requires lots of time and effort to learn or do. This term has been widely used  in the western world to represent Chinese martial arts since Bruce Lee.  

6) In Chinese history, when did Dao (broadsword) become a standard issued weapon in military, and why?
       - Due to its sturdiness, superiority as a chopping weapon, Dao became a standard issued weapon in military during Han Dynasty(漢朝, BC.206 - AC.220).

7) What type of dao we are using today, why it is in such name, was it issued to military?
       - Niuwei dao(牛尾刀, oxtail saber)
       - It's named based on its shape
       - It has never been in military

8) What are the basic techniques for dao?
       - front head wrap (纏頭刀)
       - back head wrap (裹腦刀)
       - thrust (扎刀)
       - chop (劈刀)
       - hack (砍刀)
       - upper-cut (撩刀)
       - parry (掛刀)
       - sweep (掃刀)