Youth to Adult Wing Chun
Moving up from Youth Kung Fu to the adult classes is an exciting step in your martial arts journey, and we’re grateful to have you continue training with us. One of the key changes you’ll notice is that the classes are 1.5 hours long, giving you more time to immerse yourself in the training and dive deeper into the skills you’ve already begun to develop. This extended session allows us to cover a broader range of material, including more advanced forms, Chi Sau (a set of classical Wing Chun training drills), more complex self-defence techniques, and deeper theory.
The Youth Kung Fu programme lays a strong foundation which the adults syllabus builds upon, offering new challenges and opportunities for growth. With a combination of advanced training methods and a focus on personal development, the adults programme is designed to push your skills to the next level and help you refine the techniques you’ve already learned.
Wing Chun Syllabus
The Youth Kung Fu programme is a shortened version of the adults Wing Chun programme, and as such there is a good part of the adults syllabus that you have already completed. Where the YKF programme had a Form section and a Self Defence section with a small amount of Theory, the adults programme is split into Form, Contact Training/Chi Sau, Visual Training/Self Defence, and a larger Theory section.
You can find the adult syllabus on the following pages. Each page also links to a Youth Transition version which differentiates between the material you have already covered in YKF and the new material you have yet to learn. If you have passed your YKF Grade 12 you will transition directly into going for your adult Grade 12 and only need to grade on the new material.
Beginner Syllabus – Intermediate Syllabus – Senior Syllabus
Depending on your YKF grade you will usually move directly to the next adult grade in the sequence, however we may adapt this depending on your level and the rotation we are working on when you move up.
You can see all the Wing Chun classes on our website Timetable page.
Grading
The adult gradings take place three times a year. You can find details of the gradings on our website here, and on the appropriate level FuTube pages here.
In the adults programme gradings are charged as follows:
Student Grades (1-3, 5-7, 9-11): £25 per grade
Revision Grades (4, 8, 12): £40 per grade
This is a one off payment per grade, regardless of how many grading sessions you take to pass; you only pay once per grade.
Uniform
You are welcome to continue wearing your Youth Kung Fu uniform until you pass your next Revision Grade when you will be awarded with an appropriate adult t-shirt, however you are also welcome to buy an adults t-shirt before this if you prefer. Where the Youth Kung Fu colours are white, Irish green, navy, black, the adults colours are white, camo-green, brown, black.
Updating Your Details
When moving to the Adults class you will be emailed a link to an online Details Form to fill in. This is so that we can ensure we have your correct medical information and contact details so that you can receive our Monthly Emails directly. If you are under 18 and would also like your adult to be included in the emails please let us know and we will make sure that they are included.