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Certification and Career Levels

Once you are a Certified Leader (the initial Certification Package) you can teach as long as you like. You will be able to offer Easy Tai Chi and 4 Minute Fitness classes routinely.

That said, many people want to continually upgrade and improve their skill levels. And many of your students may want more!

What is next?

It makes great business sense to keep your students. They have learned to trust you, to enjoy your classes and may want more of YOU, to help further improve their skills and increase their benefits!

The Infinite Nine ^tm was ground breaking in the world of tai chi training. Our new additions - to be added to the Infinite Nine ^tm, will result in one of the easiest, most dynamic and diversified tai chi forms ever developed.

So - here are some more exciting options for you and your students!

The New Methods

Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm  - a series of new, slightly more difficult Tai Chi movements that can be stand alone, but are best added to, as a continuation of, the Infinite Nine ^tm.

This new process begins the blending process of movements similar to Yang Style with movements that have a distinctly Chen Style flavour.

The result offers an extraordinary workout for the core, while adding a great deal of grace and flow to your movements. The hand movements are exquisite!

The moves are graceful and flowing, but there are options for explosive energy releases within the form, if desired.

These movements will be taught to interested students at Advanced Seminars in 2006. A DVD will be released in 2006 (schedule permitting...).

Easy Tai Chi Flow  ^tm

These movements will be mainly Chen in style and will focus on flow, balance and strength. These new moves will be taught in 2007-2008 to Advanced students, with a DVD expected to be released at that point.

The movements will offer another extension of the Infinite Nine ^tm form.

The New Certification Levels
        (subject to change as the program continues to develop)

1. Certified Leader

This is the first level of Certification, achieved either through distance learning (video tape analysis) or in person at an Advanced Seminar.

People achieving this level may teach indefinitely, with no further achievement requirements.

Levels within this classification:

Certified Leader - 4  Minute Fitness
Certified Leader - Easy Tai Chi
Certified Leader - both disciplines

Certified Leaders will receive a certificate recognizing their achievements.

2. Certified Teacher

Requirements
  - attendance an Advanced Seminar
  - proficient at teaching Easy Tai Chi ^tm &/or 4 Minute Fitness^tm
  - learned Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm

Certified Teachers have demonstrated a continued desire to learn and progress. They will continue to offer beginner Easy Tai Chi classes, but may soon advance to offering second level Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm classes, if desired (Certified Teacher - Elite).

Certified Teachers will receive a certificate recognizing their achievements.

3. Certified Teacher - Elite

Requirements
  - attendance - two to three Advanced Seminars
  - proficient at teaching Easy Tai Chi ^tm &/or 4 Minute Fitness^tm
  - proficient in teaching Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm
  - taught 50 or more students

Certified Teachers Elite may not only offer Beginner Easy Tai Chi^tm classes and 4 Minute Fitness ^tm seminars, but also offer second level classes to those wishing to add the Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm movements to their practice.

Certified Teachers - Elite will receive a certificate and plaque recognizing their achievements.

FOUNDERS AWARD

This is an award given to a small number of Teachers who offer energy and life to others within the organization.

Founder - synonyms from Dictionary.com
Architect, benefactor builder, constructor, designer, institutor, initiator, organizer, patron, prime mover, strategist.

"For selfless and enthusiastic support offered to
fellow Easy Tai Chi students and teachers"

Congratulations to:
Ken Bloom
Evelyn Bloom
Patrick Mooney
Dixie Howell

4. Certified Professional Instructor

Requirements
  - attendance two or more Advanced Seminars
  - proficient at teaching Easy Tai Chi ^tm &/or 4 Minute Fitness^tm
  - proficient in teaching Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm
  - proficient in teaching Easy Tai Chi Flow ^tm
  - taught 100 or more students

Certified Teachers Elite may not only offer Beginner Easy Tai Chi^tm classes and 4 Minute Fitness ^tm seminars, but also offer second and third level classes to those wishing to add the Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm and Easy Tai Chi Flow ^tm movements to their practice.

Certified Professional Instructors will receive a certificate and plaque.

5. Certified Master Instructor

Requirements
  - attendance three or more Advanced Seminars
  - proficient at teaching Easy Tai Chi ^tm &/or 4 Minute Fitness^tm
  - proficient in teaching Easy Tai Chi Core ^tm
  - proficient in teaching Easy Tai Chi Flow ^tm
  - taught 200 or more students

Certified Professional Instructors will receive a certificate and plaque, as well as a gold sash recognizing their achievements.

Certified Professional Instructors are expected to teach regularly and will not have the DVD provision requirements. They will be free to sell the DVDS to their students.

6. Certified Trainer

Requirements
  - an elite group of Easy Tai Chi Master Instructors promoted at the discretion of Keith Jeffery.