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Seven-year training system
Instructor Training Program
The seven-year curriculum of the Ak Karkyra / White Crane school progresses from foundational neigong, qigong and early taijiquan forms to Hunyuan Taiji, tuishou, weapons, applied work and final examinations.
Training sequence
Seven years — from foundations to instructor level
Year 1
Foundations
- basic neigong exercises: dynamic work and standing-post practice
- simplified 24-movement Yang form
- qigong massage, first version
- taijiquan theory
- introductory tuishou forms
Year 2
Hunyuan Neigong and Hunyuan Taiji
- Hunyuan Neigong, Level I — 7 exercises
- qigong massage
- basic chansigong forms
- 24-form Hunyuan Taiji
- application analysis — yongfa
- basic tuishou forms
Year 3
Deeper internal and partner work
- Hunyuan Neigong, Level II
- 12 fangsonggong exercises
- 38-form Hunyuan Taiji — Chen Shi Xinyi Hunyuan
- basic taiji staff (taijibang) exercises
- moving tuishou
Year 4
Advanced internal and applied work
- Hunyuan Neigong, Level III
- neigong standing, sitting, lying and walking
- taiji staff set
- tuishou with technical applications and yongfa
- form application analysis — yongfa
Year 5
48 forms and free tuishou
- 48-form Hunyuan Taiji
- free tuishou using technical methods
- acupressure and “qi massage”; the curriculum separately mentions practices for toothache, headache and blood-pressure regulation
Year 6
Sword, qinna and free work
- 48-form jian straight sword
- free tuishou
- qinna joint-control techniques
- blocks and strikes using quan, zhou and kao
- “sticky sword” — sword tuishou
- emergency assistance using acupressure and general massage
Year 7
Dao, sanshou and final examinations
- 38-form dao saber
- free sparring — sanshou
- examinations in all Hunyuan Taiji directions
Training architecture
What is added progressively over seven years
| Area | Curriculum content |
|---|---|
| Neigong and qigong | Foundational neigong, Hunyuan Neigong Levels I–III, fangsonggong, standing/sitting/lying/walking practice, qigong massage. |
| Taijiquan | Simplified Yang 24, Hunyuan Taiji 24, 38 and 48 forms, theory and yongfa. |
| Tuishou and applications | From introductory tuishou to moving practice, technical applications, free tuishou, qinna and sanshou. |
| Weapons | Taijibang, 48-form jian, sword tuishou, 38-form dao. |
| Completion | Year seven concludes with examinations across the Hunyuan Taiji curriculum. |
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