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Chinese Kuoshu Institute Selection Process
for National Team Training
Introduction
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Chinese Kuoshu Institute (CKI) is a selecting institution for the British
Teams for Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling) and Kuoshu (National Chinese
Martial Arts) Teams. We, therefore, operate a selection process which
involves five stages before the candidate
can be selected for national team training. The process involves: an
interview; a physical assessment; and one months probation. The assessment is
challenging and rigorous, and not all candidates will be successful. For
those candidates who are not successful, the CKI will provide advice and
guidance on how to meet the minimum threshold requirements. Candidates may
make up to 3 further attempts annually, to be selected. The CKI will also
provide details of recruiting clubs that may be more suitable to the
candidates skills, attributes and abilities. |
Stage 1: Membership
| National team membership
through this process is only available to members of the CKI or its
affiliates. Membership
will provide students with a licence, insurance and membership of the
governing bodies for Chinese martial arts. Novices will then be eligible for
the assessment and grading process. As a member of the CKI, the student may
apply to join the national team training sessions. |
Stage 2: Interview
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An interview is conducted with an Instructor from the Chinese Kuoshu
Institute (CKI). The interview normally takes 20 to 30 minutes.
The CKI Instructors will ask a series of questions to elicit information to
confirm the candidates suitability for national team traininig. The interview will cover
areas including: why the candidate is interested in traditional Chinese
martial arts; previous martial experience (if any); and physical attributes.
The candidate will also be requested to provide contact details. Following
the interview, successful candidates will be invited to participate in the
next available physical assessment (stage 3). |
Stage 3: Physical assessment
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The date, time and venue of the physical assessment will be
confirmed with the candidates following the telephone interview.
During the two hour lesson the candidates physical ability, coordination,
endurance and flexibility will be assessed. The physical
assessment is conducted by two instructors: one Instructor will
demonstrate the exercises, the second Instructor will monitor the
candidates performance against the threshold requirements. The physical
assessment
also establishes a baseline on which the successful candidate should improve
during the probation period. Following the physical assessment, successful
candidates will be invited to participate in the probation period (stage 4). |
Stage 4: Probation Period (One Month)
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last for one month. During that time the candidate will be required to
attend at least four national team training sessions and will be assessed on four lessons, at
random, during the period. Following the probation period, successful
candidates will be invited to join the national team training sessions. |
Stage 5: Tournaments
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national team does not provide the student with an automatic right o
represent Great Britain. They will be expected to compete at least once a
year at a national level and achieve a minimum of third place (Bronze
medal), in their category, in order to retain their national team training
status. They will normally compete at least once a year internationally. |
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