Advancing in rank is accomplished through promotional testing. Testing for each advancing rank will serve to provide you with new skills and challenges. Testing is held every two months at the Sun Yi's Academy school in Forest Lake.

There is a testing fee, the amount of which is dependent on your current belt level. When your rank advances through promotional testing, you will receive a new belt. Sun Yi's Academy uses a belt exchange system. Belts are exchanged from student to student. In other words, your old belt will go to a student that just advanced to your old rank and you will receive the belt from a student that just advanced to the next higher rank. There is no charge for your belts as you advance, as long as you turn in your present belt (except white belt). Should you wish to keep any of your old belts, there will be a $5.00 charge.