History

Mount Wudang is considered the birthplace of Wudang Martial Arts.
Wudang is renowned as a research center for learning and practicing meditation, martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine and arts related to Taoism. Before the Songs dynasty, Zhang San Feng (祖师 祖师) was reported to be the originator of tai ji Quan and would have allowed the development of Martial Arts in Wudang. Many talented masters have succeeded each other in wudang to enable the development of boxing and wudang kung-fu, a mysterious martial art combining body and mind, flexibility and firmness, power and softness … .
Wudang martial arts are also considered a true art of health and fitness.

Our school :

The school is located in Wudang, at the top of the mountain, in the nature reserve in the middle of the forest.

This allows everyone to benefit from the setting, the traditional aspect of wudang, the calm… and live the unique experience of training in the mountains in Wudang. We can therefore enjoy the good sides of Wudang combined with the good sides of being a school by offering many training courses.

Training

Trainings are taught by monks, coaches or teachers recognized
Training and classes are usually held inside the school, its surroundings or at the temple.
As the school has access to the entire Wudang site, they will also be held from time to time in the mountains or in different small temples located on Mount Wudang.

A typical day in summer:

  •  5h30 – 7h :   first class
  •  7h :  breakfast
  •  8h30 – 11h/11h30 :  2nd class
  •  11h30 :  lunch
  •  15h30 – 17h30:  3rd class
  •  17h30/18h :  dinner
  •  19h – 20h : 4th class

This is just one example of the day, times may vary according to the seasons and the selected classes and lessons.

The rest of the time you have free time and can go about your own business or take the opportunity to revise.

Saturday and Sunday are days off. (There may be some weeks there has classes on Saturday)

The courses are open to all levels, whether you are beginners or experienced masters will ensure to best adapt their teachings

Everyone is different and everyone does not have the physical ability to train as much, that’s why we offer everyone to plan their stay with us so you can fully enjoy your experience. We invite you to check our services for more information.

Hiking

Each student of the institute will have access to the entire wudang Geopark (about 200 hectares), during your rest periods you can take advantage to discover the site. (Beware though, if you wish to take the cable cars, bus … they will be at your expense, some small independent temples may also charge entrance fees)
Hikes can also be arranged by the institute.

/!\ Non-contractual photos, the different training locations may change at the discretion of the school.

Teachings

We teach Chinese martial arts regardless of styles, but our main styles are Shaolin, Wudang, wushu (chanquan, nanquan, tai ji quan chen).
Here is a list of lessons:

Shaolin Martial arts

Study of traditional basic and advanced forms bare hands and with weapon

Study of basic and advanced demonstrative forms bare hand and with weapon

Study of basic and advanced forms of competition bare hands and with weapons

Study of different modern forms aimed at competition such as the Chang Quan / Nan Quan / Jianshu….

Introduce yourself and perfect yourself in Chinese sports boxing.

Study the main forms of tai ji taught in Shaolin but also the chen and yang styles.

Study of modern Tai Ji Quan shapes oriented towards competition in many styles. We also have great experts in Tai Ji quan competition modern Chen style

Learning hard Qi Gong and its applications in breakages / muscular reinforcements…

Wudang Martial arts

The Xing Yi is one of the wudang boxing styles. This form is characterized by its explosiveness, its striking strikes and its linear and curvilinear displacements.

The ji ben quan is one of the very first forms of Wudang San feng (三丰 三丰). This boxing is mainly characterized by its explosiveness and its rapid movements.

The Fu Hu Quan is a basic form practiced by all Taoist monks. It was created to protect Wudang Mountain and its temple.This boxing is characterized by its energies explosions and great physical strength.

The Long Hua Quan also called dragon boxing is a characteristic form of northern China. Developed in Wudang, it is characterized by its many powerful and spectacular kicks.

Liang yi quan also known as Tai yi quan, it can be translated by the boxing of the 2 extremes, indeed, it combines hard and soft, power and softness, speed and slowness, yin and The yang.

The Ba Gua is a very widespread form of Wudang, based on the Chinese theory of 8 Trigrams and 5 elements from the Yi-King.It is an internal form that is characterized by its circular displacements.

The tai yi wu xing quan is a very important form in the practice of the internal martial arts of Wudang. It is mainly based on the theory of yin and yang and the five elements.This form helps practitioners to regulate their breathing during the attacks and defenses.

Tai quan he is a form that combines the intention, breathing and movement.It is characterized by its fluid movements and energies explosions.

The Xiao yao zhang is a form that combines tai ji, Xing yi and Ba gua.

Xuan Quan zhen is an intermediate form of Wudang, it is characterized by its many jumps and kicks.

Study the main weapons of Wudang such as ba gua jian, tai yi dao, tai ji qiu, zi wu qiang, dan jian …

The Tai ji quan or Supreme ultimate boxing is a martial art in its own right. It is an art called internal, it is both a defense system and a preventive medicine, its health benefits are very recognized in china.

Cultural class and QI gong

The Qi Gong is a traditional Chinese gymnastics which by the repetition of movements, the control of the breathing and the concentration promotes the well being and the health.It also allows you to master your body and mind.Several forms of Qi gong are practiced: Qi gong preventive (health and well-being), qi qong martial and Qi gong medical.

Learn about the art of Chinese calligraphy

Study the art of Chinese tea, the different types and qualities of tea. Learn how to perform a tea ceremony in the Chinese tradition

Learning the game of Go, the different strategies …

Learn to understand and use Chinese martial arts

Within the limit of available teachers, it is possible to study Chinese

This list is not exhaustive, it includes the main lessons, but other forms are also studied.

For cultural courses, they are secondary and will be organized punctually depending on availability and periods.

We do everything possible to ensure that you can learn what you want, but schools and teachers reserve the right to change the program at their discretion.

Contact us for more information

Accommodation

You will be accommodated a few meters from the school in small chalets to guarantee you a quiet rest in the forest while benefiting from the teaching of a Chinese school.

You will stay in our dormitory room

Food

The school provides 3 meals a day (morning, noon and evening)

Meals will be taken in the canteen, they will consist of traditional Chinese dishes (soups, vegetables, tofu, egg, rice, noodles …. )

/!\ Non-contractual photo, accommodation and canteens may change at the discretion of the school.

School Fee


The school’s fee include full board accommodation (3 meals per day + accommodation in school) as well as trainings and classes.

The payment will be made directly to the school, we will send you all details by mail once the registration fee has been paid.

  • Registration fees are not deducted from school fees

Per day Per month Per year
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