A student is eligible to apply and register for a skill level exam when a student completes the required curriculum for the level.
Applications for any skill level must be submitted one week in advance before the actual testing.
When a skill level examination is passed, the student will either receive a zodiac badge or dragon sash.
Once a student reaches level 12, they will begin obtaining their 7 dragon sashes.
WTKF belt system is inspired by Chinese Zodiac and Chinese Mythology. There are 12 animals of the zodiac in total, and 7 colors of dragons that follow the rainbow. Each color represents distinct values taught in Kungfu: