Silent River Kung Fu Tiger Badge Requirements

Physical Skill and Fitness

Canada and Community Appreciation

• Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a great Canadian
• Tell about another person who you think is a good citizen and explain why you think so
• Name your MLA
• Name your MP
• Name the monarch of Canada

Health and Safety

• Know the value of, and practice keeping your hands and fingernails clean; brush your teeth; care for your hair
• Know your parents’ names
• Know your telephone number
• Know your address
• Know how to surf the internet safely
• Document a weekly exercise program that will strengthen your entire body inside and out

Family and Nature

• Pick up the litter you see in your neighborhood and put it where it belongs or recycle it
• List 10 ways your neighborhood gets dirty. (don’t forget the air and water)
• Explain why it is important to listen to and obey your parents
• Set the family table for 5 different meals
• Identify six trees that grow in our area
• Write about a family outing that you enjoyed
• Know how to prevent forest fires

Creativity and Communication

• Draw and colour a picture of a tiger
• Make a mask of a tiger and try to look like the animal while wearing it
• With your parents, read and discuss “Eye of the Hurricane”
• Recite the Student Creed
• Start and keep a kung fu training diary
• List in writing some important things you can do now because you are going to school
• Help another student with schoolwork. Tell what you did to help
• Learn 5 Chinese words and their English translation 1) Sifu - teacher 2) Kung fu - hard work 3) Long - dragon 4) Da Mu Hsing - great mother form 5) Hsieh Chien - unity with vigor 6) Chuan Fa (kempo) - law of the fist 7) I Ho Chuan - righteous and harmonious fist 8) Lu Ping An - walking in peace and harmony 9) Kuei - honor 10) Ying - courage
• Learn the 100 times theory
• Explain body language and show 3 different emotions using body language (must use entire body, not just face)