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Eligibility
Any taijiquan student may ask to become an indoor student, but there are
conditions.
Conditions
To become an indoor student of taijiquan, the student must meet certain criteria:
A commitment to attend indoor training opportunities frequently e.g. 12 sessions per year
Studying taijiquan
Commitment to daily home training
Willingness to undertake study, research and assignments with enthusiasm
Handing in assignments frequently
Sense of humour
Passing grades frequently
No attitude problems/ego/arrogance
Aim to attend all classes, workshops and boot camp
Good school spirit
These are not negotiable.
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 can'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.
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.
Page created 2 March 1995
Last updated
26 January 2020
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