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CATEGORIES:Testing
CREATED:20161112T214402
SUMMARY:Monthly Rank Testing Rules
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:All students need to complete the Rank Advancement Application before 7 day
 s Testing Date Check in with the testing official at least 30 minutes befor
 e Scheduled time Students are responsible for their own warm-up Rank Testin
 gLocation: 2979 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031 2017 Schedul
 ed Rank Testing January 14February 11March 4April 1May 13June 3July 8A
 ugust 12September 16October 14November 18Decemer 19\n\nTesting at US Wushu 
 Academy \nTesting at US Wushu Academy Every month a select group USWA 
 students appear before the school's testing board to demonstrate their read
 iness to exchange their belts for new ones, symbolizing the next level of e
 xpertise.Following the concept instituted by the Beijing Wushu Team, Academ
 y students first earn their belt stripes and, once the training coach makes
  the determination that individual students are qualified for testing, they
  are then recommended to the board. The school does not conduct block exami
 nations; instead, each student is tested according to his or her particular
  skill level. As the Academy continues to grow, the number of instructors a
 nd judges is expected to increase in the near future as well, and they will
  play a more active role in testing.Coach Pei will continue to attend the e
 xamination ceremonies, but he probably will not directly take part in judgi
 ng students. The goal is to encourage other instructors to become involved 
 in the process, place greater responsibilities on senior students, and ensu
 re continuity in the school.  \n Instructors will be held accountable 
 for the student's preparedness to be tested and her or his ability to meet 
 the challenge successfully. A student fails to pass the examination when he
  or she does not meet the scoring criteriaTesting at US Wushu Academy corre
 sponding to the rank and skill necessary to advance to the next level.The h
 igher the rank, the higher the score that the student is expected to attain
 . Moreover, the test score should be indicative of the student's relative c
 ompetitiveness, in that it also reflects the score he or she is likely to r
 eceive in the course of a competition. In other words, if a student has sco
 red 8.5 in a school test and knows that a rival competitor has a 9.0 score,
  it is clear that skills will have to be improved significantly before he o
 r she is ready to engage in a competition. The successful student will
  demonstrate skill in performing the form, proper attitude, and familiarity
  with the examination protocol. The number of students tested every month v
 aries, but rarely exceeds 20, and the time scheduled for the entire group d
 oes not go beyond two and one half hours. Unlike some schools, US Wushu Aca
 demy does not have fixed testing schedules for students because progress in
  skills depends on personal abilities and class attendance frequency. 
 Classes at the Academy cannot be compared with regular school classes where
  students are expected to be present every day; the US Wushu Academy studen
 t comes whenever he or she has time for training. Moreover, testing only wh
 en the coach is confident that the student is prepared to pass the test suc
 cessfully is financially more advantageous to the student, who is spared fr
 om incurring testing fee expenses three or four times a year.The Academy ha
 s a flat fee for all examinations and does not follow the practice in some 
 schools, where costs increase as students advance to more senior skill leve
 ls. The youngest students to be tested at the USWA are five year olds who u
 ndergo the same procedures and protocols as adult students. However, it is 
 the responsibility of the instructor to ensure that the child is ready, qua
 lified, and that he or she will pass successfully. For example, if the
  passing requirement for white belt is a score of 5.0, the instructor must 
 be confident that the student is at least at the level of 5.5, so that when
  performing before the testing board, he or she will do so with a margin fo
 r error that should help him or her make the passing grade. Junior Taijiqua
 n and Wushu students will be tested by senior US Wushu Academy black belt i
 nstructors certified by the Academy, who will be applying exactly the same 
 judging criteria that are used by the International Wushu Federation.
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