Level 1:   minimum 3 month FCS membership required for test

A.) Stick

          1.) 1-12 of 64 count Form (Basic Angles)

          2.) Footwork

                    male / female triangles (open / closed)

                    replacement stepping / take-offs

                    Sidestepping

          3.) Range Awareness

                    Largo mano - long range

                    Medio mano - mid range

                    Corto mano - close range

                    Corto-corto mano / Punyo mano -

                    Very close range, dominating with the pummel strike

          4.) Basic Strikes

                    Lab tik - follow-through strike

                    Wi Tik - snap / pulling strike

                    Redondo - flywheel / fully rotating strike

                    Abiniko - fan strike (rapid combination of  ‘Wi tiks’)

                    Punyo - short range pummel (butt-end) strike

          5.) Defenses

                    4 walls (left / right - high / mid / low)

                    Umbrellas (roof / high wing / shield / low wing)

          6.) Basic Hand Switching Maneuvers

                    Shoulder switch

                    Lab tik /chamber & switch

B.) Knife

          1.) Basic Knife Tapping

                    (forehand cut / backhand cut /  overhead cut

                    thrust)

                    right clear / left clear / high pass / low pass

                    (sak sak - standard grip / pekal - reverse grip)

C.) Mano Mano

          1.) 1-5 of 36 Mano Mano Form

          2.) Applications of Form

          3.) Hubad

Level 2:  minimum 6 month FCS membership required for test

A.) Stick

          1.) 1-36 of 64 count Form

          2.) Stick Transition Drill

                    1 & 2 left hand / 1 & 2 right hand

                    (Application of hand switching maneuvers between transitions)

          3.) Six Count Sumbrada

                    sidestepping

                    triangles (male / female)

B.) Knife

          1.) Knife Tapping (w/ live hand manipulation)

          2.) Hubad (Sak Sak & Pekal)

                    guntings / inside cut-pass / high-low / low-high

                    50-50 rule / disarms

C.) Mano Mano

          1.) 1-12 of 36 Mano Mano Form

          2.) Applications

          3.) Hubad w/ Applications

D.)  Carenza

Level 3:  minimum 9 month FCS membership required for test

A.) Stick

          1.) All of 64 count form

          2.) Carenza Introduction

          3.) Stick Transition Drill

                    1-5 Left Hand / 1-5 Right Hand

                    (w/ hand switching maneuvers

                    & Punyo Mano)

          4.) Disarms

                    Palusut / Strip / etc.

          5.) Takedowns

                    Sectoring / Wristlock throw  / Lasso /

                    Dumog / etc.

          6.) Submissions / Stickgrappling

                    Wrist / Arm locks / Ankle / Chokes /

                    Neck Cranks / etc.

          7.) Double Stick Series Introduction

                    Sinawalli (standard / reverse) / Broken Six

                    (standard / sunkete / umbrella / wi tik) /

                    Broken Six w/ Half Beat (roof / high wing)

                    Standard Six (heaven / standard / earth)

B.) Knife

          1.) Advanced Knife Tapping

                    Receiver deceiving (parlor tricks) /

                    Feeder Timing / Manual Dexterity

                    (non-linear attacks / combination cutting /

                    ranging within quadrants)

          2.) Advanced Hubad

                    Blade vs. Blade / Silak

                    (trapping / receiver grip / disarm reversal /

                    impliment mano mano application)

C.) Mano Mano

          1.) All of 36 count Form

          2.) Applications

          3.) Hubad w/ Applications

D.)  Carenza

Level 4:  minimum 1 year FCS membership required for test

A.) Stick

          1.) Largo Forms (1 - 4)

                    1 & 2: Single Stick / 3 & 4: Double Stick 

          2.) Stick Transition Drill w/ transition to Disarms and

          Takedowns

          3.) Stickfighting Strategy Training

                    Largo to Medio Range

B.) Knife

          1.) Advanced Knife Tapping

                    Receiver Timing / Manual Dexterity

                    (triple tap entries / empty hand timing

                    Sequences / disarms)

                    Blade Progression into Freeflow

                    (single blade / double blade / feeder-receiver

                    / feeder-feeder)

          2.) Knifefighting Strategy Training

                    cut / evade basic angles (w/ timing)

                    gunting / palusut     

C.)  Carenza

Level 5:  minimum 2 years FCS membersip required for test

A.) Stick

          1.) Advanced Carenza

          2.) Transition Drill w/ Freeflow Sumbrada

          2.) Stickfighting Strategy Training

                    Corto to Punio Mano Range /

B.) Knife

          1.) Knifefighting Strategy Training

                    impliment footwork / entry to disarm

C.) Espada Y Daga

          1.) 7 Seguidas

          2.) Applications

          3.) Transition Drill 1 - 4

          4.) Six Count Sumbrada

D.) Kerambit

          1.) Basic Movements

                    triangle pattern / circle cut (palisut) / S-cut

          2.) Vital Targets

                    Proper body placement of these basic

                    Movements

          3.) Entries to Isolations (Quick Kills)

          4.) Entries to Combination Cutting

          5.) Trapping / Locking / Body Manipulation

          6.) Apply all to Hubad

E.)  Carenza

Totoong Lakan : 

This Rank is retractable and may be lost if at any time the holder is deemed unworthy or allows his training or skills to deminish.

Unquestioned loyalty to the FCS Family.

Extensive personal training w/ Tuhon Ray Dionaldo.

Tuhon:

The title of Tuhon is one not to be taken lightly. It is a burden more than a rank or privilege. It is a lifetime devotion to the art and the principles upon which it was founded. The future of the art rests upon his shoulders. He must carry forth the knowledge, history, and culture of the warriors that have come before. Under his guidance the art must grow and flourish. He must be in equal parts a warrior, a scholar, and a politician. He must be the figurehead the World sees, and the standard by which it judges the FCS family.

As each instructor hopes for a student that can surpass him, each Tuhon must be able to surpass his predecessor.

 Unquestioned loyalty to the FCS Family.

Major contributions to the history and evolution of the Filipino Arts in a positive way. The Tuhon of each generation must leave his mark on history for all time.

Instructor level of proficiency in a minimum of six other Martial Arts.

Extreme knowledge in the following disciplines of FCS:

Empty Hand disciplines

Mano-Mano / Panantukan / Silat

Sikaran / Sipa / Lakad / Luhod  / Higa

Dumog / Standup / Ground

Stick Disciplines

Solo Baston
Double Baston

Punyo mano / The Nine Elements

Tiempo Mano

Stick Grappling / Standup / Ground

Olisi Palad 

Tactical Baton

Blade Disciplines 

Kerambit

Double Kerambit
Daga
Daga Daga

Long Knife

Combat Folder

Knife Throwing

Knife Fighting
Espada

Double Espada

Bolo

Espada y Daga  

Blade Design / Geometry / Configuration

Blade Making

Flexible Weapon Disciplines

Tabak-Toyok / Nunchaku

Sarong / Malong

Latiko / Whip

Other Disciplines

Carenza

Templates / Concepts / Theory

Filipino Martial Arts Terminology

Filipino Language / Fluent

Improvised Weaponry

Metallurgy

Firearms / Tactical / Long Range / CQC

History

Philisophy / Personal Development

NLP

Leadership

Business / Marketing