Level 4: Orange Sash Course

Course Prerequisite(s)

Please note that this course has the following prerequisites which must be completed before it can be accessed
Level 2: Yellow Sash Course
Level 3: Gold Belt Course
Level 1: White Sash Course

About Course

Welcome to the fourth stage of your Tai Chi and Chi Kung journey. this Level 4: Orange Sash is delivered by Instructors who are fully accredited by the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), ensuring your practice aligns with the highest professional and ethical standards.

At the Orange Sash level, you begin the transition from foundational training into the early stages of true martial integration. This is the threshold between beginner and intermediate practice, where movements are no longer seen as isolated drills but as expressions of deeper principles that unite structure, flow, energy, and awareness.

At this stage, your training will refine precision and adaptability. The focus shifts from simply learning movements to embodying them, allowing form, application, and energy cultivation to merge into one seamless practice. Every technique now serves two purposes: as a martial expression and as a vehicle for cultivating health, clarity, and inner balance.

The Orange Sash represents initiation into the Tai Chi Chuan martial path. You will explore how internal principles, rooting, spiraling, yielding, and redirection, give rise to both defensive skill and personal transformation. Partner work, short-hand form, and self-defence strategies will guide you in discovering how structure creates freedom, how flow arises from awareness, and how energy can be directed with precision rather than force.

The essential lesson here is integration. Tai Chi begins to move beyond something you “practice” into something you live. Each step, each breath, each shift in weight becomes an act of conscious alignment, martial in application, healing in essence, and transformative in effect.

Strengthened Internal & External Coordination.
Moving with grace, power, and efficiency by aligning mind, breath, and body.
Deepened Energy Awareness.
Cultivating sensitivity to Chi and its application in health, movement, and martial scenarios.
Refined Defensive Awareness.
Reacting and redirecting instinctively through applied drills and techniques.
Improved Health & Resilience.
Strengthening the immune system, nervous system, and overall vitality through integrated practice.
Expanded Tactical Knowledge.
Applying Tai Chi principles to real-world self-defence with minimal force and maximum efficiency.
Embodied Connection to the Art.
Moving beyond mechanical repetition into fluid, intuitive, and adaptable expression.

Course Content

Introduction to Orange Sash

Module 1: Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Module 1: Turn the Body to Face the Right
Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Module 1: Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve
Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Module 1: Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve
Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Module 1: Brush Knee Twist Step
Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Module 2: Health Without Pills 7 & 8
Common Cold and Asthma

Module 2: Health Without Pills 7
Common Cold

Module 2: Health Without Pills 8
Asthma

Module 3: Eight Powers Applications

Module 3: Eight Powers Self-Defence Applications Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction: The Eight Powers Techniques
Introduction: The Eight Powers & Applications Step-by-Step Guide

09:04
1. Peng + Ji (Upward Deflection & Push)

00:33
2. An (Press Down – Downward Deflection)

02:21
3. Cai + Ji (Uprooting Energy & Press)

01:14
4. Lu (Roll Back – Yielding & Redirection)

01:48
5. Lieh + Ji (Split / Spiral Force & Press)

00:50
6. Zhou (Elbow Strike – Compact Power)

01:24
7. Kao (Shoulder Strike – Body Attack/Power Transfer)

00:56
General Practice Guidelines & Safety for Eight Powers

Module 4: Cloud Hands & Reverse Cloud Hands Partner Drills
Historical Context and Origins

Module 4: Cloud Hands Partner Drill
Tai Chi Partner Drill

Module 4: Reverse Cloud Hands
Tai Chi Partner Drill

Module 5: Tai Chi Partner Drills
5 Elements Partner Stepping drill, 7 Stars + Partner eyes closed

Module 5: Five Elements Partner Stepping Drill
Tai Chi Partner Drills

Module 5: Seven Stars + Partner eyes closed
Tai Chi Partner Drills

Module 6: The Science of Self-Defence: Principles, Philosophies & Strategies

What You Will Learn in This Module
Tai Chi Chuan Self-Defence
Self-Defence Principle & Philosophy
The Hidden Layers of Awareness
Situational Awareness: The Outer Circle
Five Stages of Conflict Management
Six Stages of Reaction Awareness
Five Stages of Self-Defence
Five Steps of Combat Control
The Four-Step Combat Sequence
Vital Area Targeting in Tai Chi Self-Defence

Module 6: The Science of Self-Defence: The 13 Tactics of Tai Chi Chuan
Eight Powers and Five Elements

Module 7: Assessments & Questionnaire

Module Assessments: Theory and Application
Online Final Assessment Checklist
Module 1: Hand form
Module 2: Health Without Pills 7 & 8
Module 3: Eight Powers Self-Defence Applications
Module 4: Cloud Hands & Reverse Cloud Hands
Module 5: Tai Chi Partner Drills
Module 6: The Science of Self-Defence
Finial End of course exam – Questionnaire

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Course Prerequisite(s)

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Introduction to Orange Sash

Introduction to Orange Sash Level

Orange Sash Modules

Online Assessment

Certification Outcome

Module 1: Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Orange Sash Introduction

Complete Orange Sash Hand Form – Square Front View

Complete Orange Sash Hand Form – Round Front View

Complete Orange Sash Hand Form – Square Rear View

Complete Orange Sash Hand Form – Round Rear View

Module 1: Turn the Body to Face the Right Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Turn the Body to Face the Right: Introduction

Turn the body to face the right: Square Form – Front-View Observation

Turn the body to face the right Round Form – Front-View Observation

Turn the Body to Face the Right – Rear-View Square Form

Turn the Body to Face the Right – Rear-View Round Form

Module 1: Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve: Introduction

Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve – Front View Square Form

Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve – Front View Round Form

Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve – Rear-View Square Form

Raise a Leg and Kick Out in a Curve – Rear-View Round Form

Module 1: Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve (Heel Push Kick): Introduction

Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve (Heel Push Kick): Square Form Front View

Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve (Heel Push Kick): Round Form Front View

Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve (Heel Push Kick): Rear-View Square Form

Turn Around 360° and Kick Out in a Curve (Heel Push Kick): Rear View Round Form

Module 1: Brush Knee Twist Step Wudang Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form

Brush Knee Twist Step: Introduction

Brush Knee Twist Step: Square Form Front View

Brush Knee Twist Step: Round Form Front View

Brush Knee Twist Step: Rear View Square Form

Brush Knee Twist Step – Rear View Round Form

Module 2: Health Without Pills 7 & 8 Common Cold and Asthma

Health Without Pills 7 & 8: Introduction

When and Why You Need These Practices

Module 2: Health Without Pills 7 Common Cold

Health Without Pills 7: Common Cold Introduction

Common Cold – Step-by-Step Guide

Suggestions for Further Optimisation

General Practice Guidelines & Safety for Common Cold

Scientific Foundations for Common Cold

Module 2: Health Without Pills 8 Asthma

Health Without Pills 8: Asthma Introduction

Asthma – Step-by-Step Guide

Suggestions for Further Optimisation

General Practice Guidelines & Safety for Asthma

Scientific Foundations for Asthma

Module 3: Eight Powers Applications

Understanding the Eight Powers & Their Purpose

Scientific Foundations of the Eight Powers

Scientific & Energetic Benefits

Psychological & Emotional Training

Progression of Eight Powers Self-Defence Techniques

Common Mistakes & Corrections: The Seven Core Self-Defence Applications

Module 3: Eight Powers Self-Defence Applications Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction: The Eight Powers Techniques

Introduction: The Eight Powers & Applications Step-by-Step Guide

1. Peng + Ji (Upward Deflection & Push)

2. An (Press Down – Downward Deflection)

3. Cai + Ji (Uprooting Energy & Press)

4. Lu (Roll Back – Yielding & Redirection)

5. Lieh + Ji (Split / Spiral Force & Press)

6. Zhou (Elbow Strike – Compact Power)

7. Kao (Shoulder Strike – Body Attack/Power Transfer)

General Practice Guidelines & Safety for Eight Powers

Module 4: Cloud Hands & Reverse Cloud Hands Partner Drills Historical Context and Origins

Cloud Hands & Reverse Cloud Hands Partner Drills

Module 4: Cloud Hands Partner Drill Tai Chi Partner Drill

Introduction: The Cloud Hands Partner Drill

Cloud Hands Partner Drill Step-by-Step Guide

General Practice Guidelines & Safety for Cloud Hands Partner Drill

Common Mistakes & Corrections in Cloud Hands Partner Drill

Scientific & Energetic Benefits of the Cloud Hands Partner Drill