30-day Chinese Kung Fu journey

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The Training Experience

Explore China's Rich History Through Martial Arts and Cultural Tours

Our activities go beyond physical training to explore the deep historical roots of martial arts. Delving into the influence of traditional Chinese medicine and Taoism on martial arts, students learn about the origins and purpose of martial arts.

Activities include lectures and practical classes on Tai Chi, a form of martial arts that blends movement with meditation and is rooted in the principles of balance and harmony. These classes offer participants a unique perspective on the wider cultural context of martial arts.

Besides martial arts training, our activities include excursions to important cultural sites. Participants will visit Wu Mosquito Village, known for its fascinating history and unique cultural practices. Here, they can witness the simplicity and beauty of rural Chinese life, in stark contrast to the bustling cities they may be accustomed to.

These experiences offer a balanced view of China, covering the ancient and modern, urban and rural. These tours are carefully curated to ensure that each participant leaves with a well-rounded understanding of China's diverse cultural landscape.

Tai Chi

Based on Taoism and Meridian's theory of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), Tai Chi is a unique form of boxing inherited by martial arts masters of all generations, which combines the martial arts of traditional Chinese Wushu.

It is characterized by implicit introversion, continuity, and conquering the unyielding with the yielding. It can be quick or slow and natural and smooth. It enjoys the practical nature of beating a stronger opponent with little effort by clever maneuvers and health preservation effects.

Characteristics of Kung Fu

Tai Chi Boxing is unique in its technical strike with distinctive characteristics. It requires coping with all motions by remaining motionless, conquering the unyielding with the yielding, keeping clear of the enemy's main force and striking at his weak points, and borrowing strength to generate force. Advocating starts everything from the objective, it comes alive with others and stagnates by yourself.

To this end, Tai Chi Boxing pays special attention to identifying strength, that is, to accurately feel and judge the other side to respond. When the other side does not start, do not venture, you can first use the method of inducing the other, and try his or her strength and weakness, called Lead.

Once the other side starts, you should quickly grab the front. In other words, you move before he moves or the latecomer seizes the initiative.

The opponent will be introduced to break his balance or scatter or transfer his strength, availing the opportunity to get in and using full force to fight back.

This technical strike principle of Tai Chi Boxing is embodied in the training of pushing hands and the essentials of routine movements, which can not only train people's physical qualities such as reaction ability, strength, and speed but also have essential significance in the training of attack and defense fighting.

Tai Chi Boxing techniques are based on the principle of Yin and Yang, upholding "lead and defusing the other's strength and exerting force as the main technical strike process. In a technical strike, by identifying strength to feel the force size and direction.

According to its potential and change its way, the incoming force will be defused and then borrow strength to generate force.

The eight strengths of Tai Chi:

arrow quiver(used to dissolve or join forces)

stroke (used to borrow strength to pull back)

squeeze(the external force to the lower body)

press (the external force to the upper body, or as a counter-joint holding method)

take (to follow the other side’s force to join the force or as a catching method)

restrain (with the strength of the side arrow quiver to destroy the balance of the other side)

elbow (with the elbow tip to hit)

leaning(with the strength before and after the shoulder to hit)

Tai Chi Boxing is a technique. Its characteristics are to conquer the unyielding with the yielding, cope with all motions by remaining motionless, use the round direction to defuse straight force, win the bigger with smaller, and win the stronger with weaker.

Comprehensiveness

Tai Chi Boxing is a comprehensive subject with the characteristics of the traditional culture of the Han nationality. It involves the problems related to people and society, man, and nature, and the human body itself, including classical literature, physics, health, medicine, martial arts, physiology, psychology, sports biomechanics, and so on.

It embodies the cosmological view, life view, moral view, outlook on life, and competitive view of oriental literature.

Adaptability

Tai Chi Boxing movement is soft, and its speed can be fast or slow. Boxing style is not difficult to learn, and its posture of high or low, and its amount of exercise can vary according to the individual physique, so it can adapt to different ages and physique needs.

It’s not exclusive to the elderly and the weak. Whether it is theoretical research or personal practice, to improve the skills of Kung Fu, or longevity health, or individuals want to improve themselves for life, everyone can participate in Tai Chi Boxing, and you can obtain your own needs.

Safety

The movement characteristics of Tai Chi Boxing are submissive, easy, unblocked, and smooth; it uses mind instead of force, which can not only eliminate the stiffness of the original force but also avoid the injury of muscles, joints, ligaments, and other organs.

It can not only change people's exertion habits and instincts but also decrease the possibility of chest tightness and tension and obstruction of qi and blood caused by improper exertion