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Do you get graded in tai chi?

and does tai chi fall under the category of " physical recreation"

It depends on the teacher.

There is no grading. There's only the stages. The stage in Chen Style Taijiquan, for example is as follows, in Chen Village:

Standing Meditation (Zhang Zhuan)
Silk Reeling Exercises (Chansi Gong)
19 step form (Shijiu Shi)
38 step form (Sanshiba Shi)
Old frame first form (Laojia Yilou)
Old frame second form (Laojia Erlou)
New frame first form (Xinjia Yilou)
New frame second form (Xinjia Erlou)
Single Sword (Dan Jian)
Single Broadsword (Dan Dao)
Pear Blossom Spear - White Ape Staff (Li Hua Qiang - Bai Yuan Gun)
Spring and Autumn Big Broadsword (Chun Qiu Dadao/Guandao)
Double Sword (Shuang Jian)
Double Broadsword (Shuang Dao)
Double Hooks (Shuang Gou)
Double Mace (Shuang Jian)
13 Long pole (Shi San Gan)
Two sectioned pole (Saozi Gan)
56 step standard competition form (Wushiliu shi Guojia Guiding)
5 type of Pushing Hands (Tui Shou)
Pushing Hands for competition
Free fighting (San da)

I can't tell you much about the other styles but i think they follow a similar pattern.

Many forms of Kung Fu have four phases or ranks, i guess you could call them. Student, Teacher, Disciple, Master. Karate and Tae Kwon Do at one time used this same system of ranking. Many westerners needed those extra "atta boys" to stay with it and continue study.

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