Chinese Martial Arts
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Kung Fu / Gong Fu Kung Fu refers to a traditional system which was born from Chinese culture and specific to the environment of the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain. The main purpose of Kung Fu's practices' is to express the wisdom of Ch’an Buddhist teachings. |
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Chi Kung / Qi Gong Chinese Qi Gong has a long history and a substantial content. Qi Gong is a kind of advanced internal mind thinking which has a mix of Buddhist and Daoist philosophy. Qi Gong is used to cultivate your life energy. Qi has the power to restore your body, making it strong enough to resist illness and physical attack. This kind of internal Kung Fu can not only strengthen your body, but it can also refine your character, improve your physiological action and develop your potential to reach your goals. |
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San Da / San Shou San Da is a Chinese hand to hand combat, self-defense system, and combat sport. It involves the usual aspects of any combat discipline, strikes and blocks. However it also involves grappling, takedowns and wrestling. It is known as San Da, San Shou, or Chinese Kick Boxing. |
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Tai Chi / Tai Ji Translated into English, tai chi roughly translates as: “supreme boxing,” “the root of all motion,” and “optimal fist fighting.” It is considered a martial art, but unlike the most combative styles, tai chi is based on fluidity and circular movements. It also has Doaist philosophy entrenched in its foundations and thus underpins every movement. |
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Ba Gua Ba Gua is one of three Neijia Fists (Neijia Fist means that this style is mainly focused on the training and refinement of your spirit, internal energy and potential). The two main elements in Bagua are the interaction between the palm and feet movements. It combines the internal and concentration of breath with the external form of movements. |
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Ba Ji Baji Quan, a school of traditional Chinese marital arts features explosive, short range power. It was also known as "rake fist". This is due to the fist being held loosely and slightly open when not striking, resembling a rake. Ba Ji movements involve many downward strikes, like a rake hoeing a field. This name was later changed to Baji Quan. |
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Xing Yi Xingyi boxing is known as one of the excellent Chinese traditional internal styles. It emphasizes not only on training the body but crucially also, the mind. Xingyi stresses unity between the external forms and internal energy. |