Youth ages 6+

Builds the foundational skills in stances, kicks, punches, tumbling, flexibility, and introductory forms.

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01General Curriculum

Where every student starts.

The General Curriculum is our youth program and the first step for every student, for ages 6 and up, no experience needed. Children 3–5 start in our Mini Dragons classes. Classes build stances, kicks, punches, flexibility, and the training habits everything else is built on.

For ages 6 and up
Ages 3–5 start in Mini Dragons
The route every athlete here began on

02What it covers

A little of everything.

Students get a broad foundation across the whole academy: Taolu basics, Sanda movement and self-defense, tumbling fundamentals, and fitness and discipline. Coaches watch how skills, consistency, and confidence develop so each student can choose a specialized path when they are ready.

Taolustances, kicks, and introductory forms

Sandamovement, awareness, and self-defense basics

Tumblingrolls, cartwheels, and first flips

Disciplinefitness, focus, and strong training habits

03The rank path

The General Curriculum rank path, tracked in Level Up.

The General Curriculum is the academy's main rank path: ten sash colors from Yellow to Gold, three levels inside each, then Assistant and Instructor ranks for student leaders. Every rank is built from skill trees a coach verifies in person, and your Development Score rises with each verified skill.

YellowEvery beginner starts here. Fundamentals first.

Blue to GreenBasics locked in. First forms and conditioning goals.

Red to BlackForms depth, harder skills, and weapons access with coach approval.

Silver to GoldAdvanced ranks, then Assistant and Instructor for student leaders.

10 sash ranks, three levels each, verified skill by skill

04Then choose

Train, then choose your path.

Most students train in the General Curriculum for a year or more. Then the student, family, and coach decide together: keep climbing the General Curriculum, or pursue Competition Taolu. The team is coach-selected, and readiness, consistency, and attitude are what coaches look for.

Stay in the General Curriculum
Or pursue Competition Taolu by coach recommendation
Tumbling and Sanda paths open from here too

05Where champions start

Every national champion here started in this room.

All of our national champions and Team USA athletes began in the General Curriculum. The same stances, the same first forms, the same rank path. The route to the podium starts at Yellow sash.

Allof our national champions started in the General Curriculum

500+medals and accolades earned by our athletes

Team USArepresented many times at international events

Photos

Around the academy.

A young New England Wushu athlete performs a straight sword routine

A student with a gold medal and flowers at the New York International Wushu Championships

Students in team shirts set out the mats