The Black Sling Dan Level Curriculum
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To earn your Black Sling Dan Level, you must have a Black Sling Certification and perform any ten of the following tricks:
- Gozo’s Quad Right Shoulder Toss - Triple Andres Roll - Zykotic - Jeupacabra - Stationary Triple Full Ninja - Sextuple Aerial - Septuple Aerial - 720 Varial - Triple Aerial Crossplane to BTB Catch - Jeup Hook - OTH Triple Skip Spin (3x Cont.) - OTH Quad Aerial - OTH Quint Aerial - Quad Heaven's Whip - Quad Hell's Whip - Triple Satan's Whip (+ 5 OTH Cont.) - Quad Back Ninja - Quad Rising Sun BTB Flow Catch - TIC Varial - Centino XPlane Varial BTB Power Catch - Quad Side Toss (or Aerial Toss) BTB Power Catch - Quint Side Toss (or Aerial Toss) BTB Power Catch - UTL Varial of your choosing (360 Varial + Under Right Leg Catch) - 540 Varial of your choosing (360 Varial + 180 for BTB catch) (minimum 2.5 rifle rotation) For a total of ten tricks. IMPORTANT NOTE: All Black Sling Dan Level Qualifications MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE 540 Varial in order to pass. ![]()
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Grading
Black Slings are Pass/Fail AND Graded.
Failure conditions include: (1) The rifle is caught by the sling. (2) The rifle touches the ground at all while the driller is performing a trick, including during setup and recovery. (3) A trick is not performed as required (such as unauthorized wind ups, especially during stationary triple full ninja - see the attached video for expectations). (4) Two feet must be on the ground at the time of the catch (exceptions are made for drillers in the middle of an otherwise controlled step, or a slight loss of balance. This rule is to avoid a qualification video where the driller lunges for a lucky, uncontrolled catch.) (5) A trick is over/under rotated by a half turn. Aerials (such as sextuple and Quad OTH) must be controlled and exact. i.e., A 6-and-a-half will not count towards Sextuple or Septuple requirements. It will result in a disqualification. (6) The scorer reserves the right to make additional judgment calls (if an issue arises, it will be discussed prior to livestreams) As a reminder, it is customary, but not required, to begin and end your assessment with a Present Arms. Black Sling Dan Levels are graded on the following curve: Minor Penalties: - 1.00 Moderate Penalties: - 2.00 Major Penalties: - 3.00 Special Scoring Exceptions: (1) There are no penalties for heel extensions or bending for throws. Penalties still accrue for bending for catches. (2) Minor Hand Pin Penalties do not lose points. (moderate and major penalties still count for full points). |
Qualified Black Sling Dan Level Registry
Qualified
Adam Jeup (November 9th, 2021) (82/100)
Ivan Manriquez (May 13th, 2022) (80/100)
High Score
Adam Jeup - 11 Tricks
Qualified
Adam Jeup (November 9th, 2021) (82/100)
Ivan Manriquez (May 13th, 2022) (80/100)
High Score
Adam Jeup - 11 Tricks
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