Hi,

Traditional Shaolin kung fu was historically not had stages, levels, grades and any certificates and diplomas, artificially marking skill of the student.

The kung fu fighter never competed with those with whom studied together. He always tried to be above themselves yesterday and compared their achievements only with what he had learned in hour, day, year.

But after Wushu has received recognition widely for outside of the Shaolin temple, and began to practice athletes around the world, originated the need to define the gradation and determine technical degree possession of Wushu.

All the Chinese Wushu Association has developed a system of examination for sports technical class (dwangwa) and discharges (JI). The rules of the exam and the list of demands sent to each future trainer possessed the necessary level of technology and knowledge for learning.

Certification exams conducted by the Wushu Federation of Russia and their results are assigned to a category. Certification in Russia is carried out by specializations with mandatory indication of the directions:

Hope this helps

Wish you luck