A basic skill level is usually required for joining such a school, as well as some sort of payment for the teacher. As Huang says, "there are certain entry requirements, which may include kowtowing to the master as an expression of respect." These schools concentrate on their own particular styles, for the purpose of passing on the art.
入門學派或要有一定的功夫底架或束脩等，「入門學藝要照規矩，磕頭拜師或不可免」，黃國忠說，所學的是各門派的風格，為的是傳承武藝。