Belts should serve to chop up the curriculum into manageable chunks.
You cannot teach everything all at the same time.
Knowledge requires context.
A taijiquan student learns basic qigong first of all.
These teach the student how to stand, move and work towards employing their entire body in every action.
Simple partnered exercises come next, followed by the beginning of the most basic form.
Self defence considerations are taught last.
The first three belts follow this path of development.
The next belts continue to develop qigong, form, partner work and self defence; introducing more sophisticated considerations.
Greater skill and experience is required for each new belt.
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