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I know now, and have known for a bit everything I need to know to test out of the advanced class, and into the black sash class. My current plan of actions is to test out in mid to late September. I feel that this will give me enough time to go through everything again, and make sure it is all straight in my head. Since I know from my last test that everything is fair game. Things I know I need work on, I know I need to work on double edge, as that is a very complex form. I also know I need to work on Dwen Da , simple because I dont do it very often, so its a little fuzzy at times. I would also like to run through 20 methods a few more times, make sure that is solid. Other then that I believe I know all the forms, and have them separated enough in my head to not mix them up and screw up. That more then anything is my big fear. Start Hua Chuan 1 and end with Hua Chuan 2 or 4.

So I finished learning Chin Na 4 last week. I now know everything I need to know in order to test for my purple sash. Then it is just a matter of time before I am ready for my black sash. Before I test though, I really need to work on my double edge form. It is very short, but incredible dense. The last line in the form feels so unnatural to me. I should probably work on it exclusively, but if I do that I run the risk of losing the Chin Na forms and Hua Chuan 2. It is amazing to me to think about how much material I have learned. I realized the other day that there is only one more open handed form, one two man form and two weapons forms for me to know our entire shaolin system. Now I say know, but there is a large gap between knowing the system and really grokking the system. That will take more time then even I can think of at this point.