International Duan Evaluation System For Health Qigong
REGULATIONS
EVALUATION ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH QIGONG DUAN
Chapter I
General
Article 1
The REGULATIONS are drawn up to benefit the health Qigong enthusiasts from countries and regions in the world, scientifically evaluate the technical and theoretical level of health Qigong practitioners, standardize health Qigong technical and theoretical system, strengthen health Qigong standardization construction as well as promote health Qigong international exchanges.
Article 2
People abroad practicing the health Qigong may apply for an International Health Qigong Duan.
Article 3
People applying for a health Qigong Duan would be keen on and love to practice the health Qigong in a civilized manner, build up physical conditions scientifically and attend to cultivating merits and virtues and good moral character.
Article 4
The International Health Qigong Duans are classified into categories as Pre-Duans, Duan grades and Honorary Duans:
Pre-Duans: level 1(1 exercise), level 2
(2 exercises)
and level 3
(3 exercises)
.
Junior Duans: Duan 1
(1 exercise)
, Duan 2
(2 exercises)
and Duan 3
(3 exercises)
.
Intermediate Duans: Duan 4
(3 exercises)
, Duan 5
(3 exercises)
and Duan 6
(3 exercises)
.
Senior Duans: Duan 7, Duan 8 and Duan 9.
Honorary Intermediate Duans: Duan 4, Duan 5 and Duan 6.
Honorary Senior Duans: Duan 7, Duan 8 and Duan 9.
Article 5
Granting procedures apply the International Health Qigong Duan applications. The qualified member organizations apply to IHQF, get approved and sign the entrust agreements with IHQF, and then carry out the Duan exams and valuation. The entrusted organization transferring the rights to a third party must be agreed by IHQF prior to doing so. Following rights limits shall be respected.
The IHQF member organizations may approve and grant the Pre-Duan levels and the Junior Duan grades.
The IHQF approves and grants the Intermediate Duan, Senior Duan and Honorary Duan.
The Duan applicant may apply from the IHQF Technical Committee If the evaluation is not available in the country or region.
Article 6
The applicant applying for an International Health Qigong Duan under 7 (including Duan 7) is requested to take part in the examination run by the organization with corresponding examination and approval rights limits. Pre-Duan level and the Junior Duan examinations are carried out by the IHQF member organizations. Intermediate Duan examinations are jointly done by the IHQF and its member organizations. Senior Duan examinations are conducted by the IHQF only.
The IHQF may authorize its rights to the units qualified to run Pre-Duan level and Junior Duan grades examinations.
Chapter II
Application
Article 7
The health Qigong Duan examinations are only on theory and exercising ways techniques while the health Qigong exercising ways promoted by the IHQF apply the technical exams.
(1) The hundred-mark system is recommended in closed-book theory exams.
(2) The exercising ways technical exams are classified into five categories: A, B, C, D and E by means of on-site scoring. The evaluation is done on < Regulations for Health Qigong Competitions> approved and published by the IHQF in 2014.
Standards categories:
Grade A: 9 points higher.
Grade B: 8 points higher.
Grade C: 7 points higher.
Grade D: 6 points higher.
Grade E: 6 points lower.
Article 8
The total scores are formed by the points deducted by judges Group A (movements standards), the points given by judges group B (performance level) and the points deducted by the head judge. The attires of the Duan applicants are requested to tailor IHQF’s requirements, use the specified practice equipments and strictly respect the examination venue rules.
The whole process of Duan examinations shall be video-recorded of which the Duan application in writing, electronic data and exam video-recording shall be kept original for 3 years more. The IHQF Technical Committee is entitled to have a spot –check on the exams.
Article 9
The evaluation group for the exercising ways technical exams consists of 5 members who are instructed by the IHQF Technical Committee and conferred a diploma before carrying out their duties.
The Junior Duan evaluators are the referees granted health Qigong Duan 4 higher or the international Duan C.
The Intermediate Duan evaluators are the referees granted health Qigong Duan 7 higher or the international Duan B.
The Senior Duan evaluators are the referees granted health Qigong Duan 8 higher or the international Duan A.
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