Dont all lineages have some kind of grading?
Some has formal grades while others dont.
Or are you telling me that you can pick and choose what to learn next.
The problem is not in the grading itself, the problem is in the way many people (beginners especially) views the grades. Well thats my oppinion anyway.
there is no grading in our class. when our teacher thinks a stundent is good enough to learn something else, he will teach it to him.
Originally posted by Atleastimnotyou
there is no grading in our class. when our teacher thinks a stundent is good enough to learn something else, he will teach it to him.
Hi Corey,
There is no need for a grading system, because the hands tell the tale. Seniority is based on skill, not subjective judgements. As soon as you’ve touched their hands, you can tell if they have good wing chun.
Regards,
John Wayne’s telling us his story!
<no need for a grading system>
John Wayne was only a cowboy!
I didn’t know he was the original Yoda Yoda!
Re: John Wayne’s telling us his story!
John,
Rolling Hand = Rice bow Hand 
the truth will cause his rice bow.
So, let’s stop posting now.
Amitaba Buddha
The sea of suffering never ended.
Amitaba Buddha.
To S. Teebas…its never good enough.
Originally posted by John Weiland
There is no need for a grading system, because the hands tell the tale. Seniority is based on skill, not subjective judgements.
Gradings are not “subjective judgements”. They are very objective, and touching hands is part of the process. Of course seniority is based on skill, unless you are going through some sort of belt factory. Conversely, just because a school does not have a grading system do not assume that it has more skilled practitioners.
Matrix
Matrix is correct.
Arguably what happens when you “touch hands” can be just as subjective if not more. Just look at the different stories regarding the Cologne incident.
Gradings are not essential, but neither their presence or absence from a syllabus guarantees quality, good or poor.