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Eligibility
Any kung fu student may ask to become an indoor student, but there are
conditions.
Conditions
To qualify as an 'indoor student of tai chi', the student must meet certain criteria:
A commitment to attend indoor training opportunities frequently e.g. 12 sessions per year
Studying tai chi
Commitment to daily home training
Willingness to undertake study, research and assignments with enthusiasm
Handing in assignments frequently
Sense of humour
Passing grades frequently (ideally every 6 months)
No attitude problems/ego/arrogance
Aim to attend ALL classes and workshops
Good school spirit
An
indoor doesn't do this out of obligation. But rather, from enthusiasm. From
ferocity, drive and ambition.
Olives taste bitter at first,
sweet later.
So the matter of practice:
Hard work discovering the true way.
(Loy Ching Yuen)
Small print
Unlike a lineage student, there is no
contract, no tea ceremony, no bai shi.
The indoor student relationship is simple:
If the indoor student trains hard, they reap the rewards.
If they find that indoor tuition
isn't working
for them or they won't
commit the time, they return to 'normal'
student status.
There's no pressure or hassle involved. Students proceed at their own
pace, in their own time, in their own way.
Condition 9
Please note that by definition an indoor student seeks more tuition than
your average students, so this means attending ALL available
training/learning opportunities.
If this is not a viable expectation, then don't seek to do indoor.
Minimum
expectations
An indoor student needs to attend indoor lessons. Otherwise they aren't
indoor.
Secondly, they need to move up the syllabus every year. Indoor isn't a badge
or status symbol. It signifies seriousness.
Changshan
For most indoor students, wearing a changshan marks the beginning of more
earnest training. They now wear the indoor patch
on their left arm and their behaviour
needs to reflect what it means.
Yearly 'fast-track' training plan
In order to qualify as an indoor
student, the student needs to carefully re-read the
indoor student guidelines featured on this website and submit a 12 month
progress plan.
The
plan needs to include:
•
An accurate estimate of how many indoor sessions they are prepared to
commit to
(condition 1)
•
A
rigorous daily training
program (condition 3)
•
3 x book assignments
(conditions 4 & 5)
•
How many
belt(s) they are going to pass during the year
(condition 7)
•
Aim to
attend ALL classes and workshops
(condition 9)
If the individual
manages to achieve the
goals they have outlined
for themselves and
their
tai chi, they will continue to be classified as an indoor student. A new plan
will then be required.
Be ambitious (or withdraw from
indoor)
By definition, an indoor student is seeking fast-track progress through the
syllabus, and their 12 month personal progress plan needs to reflect this.
Please note that a weak submission will be rejected, and the student
invited to re-consider 'regular'
student status
once more.
If you want to be an indoor student, then act like one...
Students of the Tao must appreciate one thing:
Every day, mindful practice.
When the mind is disciplined
then the Way can work for us.
Otherwise, all we do is talk of Tao;
everything is just words;
and the world will know us as its
one great fool.
(Loy Ching Yuen)
Page created 2 March 1995
Last updated
11 February 2014
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