Kung Fu Promotional Scale

White Sash
All basic skills, required pad drills
Gold Sash
Action drills 1-5, required pad drills
Green Sash
Swing stick 1 & 2
Slow Sparring
Purple Sash
Action drills 6-10, Shaolin blocking form 1-3
Slow/Medium Sparring
Brown Sash
Swing Stick 3, Tiger 1, Kicking form
Medium Sparring
Blue Sash
Shaolin blocking form 1-6, Leopard
Medium/Fast Sparring
Red Sash
Swing stick 4, Tiger 2, Iron Tiger, Crane
Fast Sparring
Black Sash 1
Swing Stick 5, Tiger 3, Sickle, Sword 1, Staff 1
Black Sash 2
Swing Stick 6, Tiger 4, Cobra, Dragon, Monkey
Black Sash 3
Perform Black Sash forms 1st and 2nd level
Hsing I, Tiger Sticks, Golden Tiger
Black Sash 4
Perform Black Sash forms 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level
Shaolin Sword, Shaolin Staff, Panther
Being promoted to Black Sash is not only knowing the required material, but showing that you can teach it and react to a real situation.