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Why train this

At a Glance

IntensityMedium
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyModerate
Belt SystemSash system (varies by school)
Origin🇨🇳 China
CompetitionWushu tournaments, Kung Fu championships, Lei tai competitions

Who It's For

TraditionalFitnessSelf-Defense

What You'll Learn

Fundamental stances — mabu (馬步, horse), gongbu (弓步, bow), xubu (虛步, empty)

Hand strikes, palm strikes, and blocks

Kicking techniques (snap, crescent, sweep)

Taolu (套路, forms) for solo and weapon practice

Conditioning, qigong (氣功), and flexibility training

Traditional weapons — gun (棍, staff), dao (刀, broadsword), jian (劍, straight sword)

Your First Class

Watch & Learn

Gallery

Mu ren zhuang (Chinese martial arts training dummy)
Martial arts in the sunset Stefano Kocka
Self-Defense Training
Encyclopedia Shaolin KungFu Complete Books

Legends of Kung Fu

Bruce Lee (李小龍)

Bruce Lee was a martial artist, actor, and philosopher who is widely considered the most influential martial artist of all time. He bridged Eastern and Western martial arts, founding Jeet Kune Do — a hybrid philosophy that rejected rigid style boundaries in favor of practical, adaptable combat.

1940–1973

Jet Li (李连杰)

Jet Li won five consecutive Chinese National Wushu Championships before the age of 19, then became one of the most internationally acclaimed martial arts film stars in history. His films — including Shaolin Temple, Once Upon a Time in China, and Fearless — introduced millions to the beauty and power of Chinese wushu.

1963

Wong Fei-hung (黃飛鴻)

Wong Fei-hung was a legendary Hung Ga Kung Fu master, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and folk hero. His life has been depicted in over 100 films, making him one of the most portrayed martial artists in cinema history.

1847–1925

Ip Man (葉問)

Ip Man was a Wing Chun grandmaster who popularized the art in Hong Kong and trained many notable students, most famously Bruce Lee. His teaching lineage is responsible for spreading Wing Chun worldwide, making it one of the most practiced Chinese martial arts today.

1893–1972

Related Styles

Wing Chun

Wing Chun (詠春拳) is a Southern Chinese martial art emphasizing close-range combat, simultaneous defense and attack, and economy of motion. Popularized globally by Ip Man and Bruce Lee, it uses centerline theory and sensitivity training — Chi Sau (黐手, sticky hands).

Wing Chun

Tai Chi

Tai Chi — Taijiquan (太極拳) — is a Chinese internal martial art practiced for health, meditation, and self-defense. Its slow, flowing movements build balance, reduce stress, and develop internal energy — qi (氣).

Tai Chi

Karate

Karate is a Japanese striking art that uses punches, kicks, knee strikes, and open-hand techniques. Originating in Okinawa, it emphasizes kata (型, forms), kihon (基本, basics), and kumite (組手, sparring).

Karate

Sanda

Sanda (散打, sǎn dǎ) — also called Sanshou (散手) — is the full-contact fighting component of Chinese wushu (武術). It combines kickboxing with takedowns and throws, fought on a raised lei tai (擂台, lèi tái) platform.

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Chi Master

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

Chi Master

Technician

Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless.

Technician

Traditionalist

The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.

Traditionalist

Completionist

There is no limit. When you reach one goal, find a new one.

Completionist

Weaponologist

Give me any weapon.

Weaponologist

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Why train this
IntensityMedium
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyModerate
Belt SystemSash system (varies by school)
Origin🇨🇳 China
CompetitionWushu tournaments, Kung Fu championships, Lei tai competitions
Training Goals
TraditionalFitnessSelf-Defense
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