Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy
Updated:2007-12-09
As a Holy Land of Taoism and a cradle of Wudang martial art, Wudang Mountains have a long history over 2000 years. At the end of Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368) and the beginning of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), Wudang Taoist Zhang Sanfeng integrated the main achievements of Wudang Boxing and created the Wudang inner Boxing, which made him the respectful founder of Wudang Martial Art. The martial art of Wudang has been once unknown to the outside for fairly a long time due to the tradition of Taoism of instructing privately.In the main trend of globalization, each nation changed itself from autarky to interdependence. The material products have been circulated worldwide, and the spirit products will surely be the common possessions of mankind. So the Taoist culture is attracting more and more attention in the whole world. And the Taoist Martial Art, which is the embodiment of Taoist philosophy, is accepted by more and more people.
Mr. Lu Xun has said: “ The bedrock of Chinese culture lies all in Taoism.” The exchange of traditional culture between two nations should firstly protect the cultural bedrock of its own nation. In order to keep and develop the non-material heritage better, the Wudang Taoist association set up Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy in the spring of 1989, which is for the first time opening the Wudang Martial Art to the outside world and cultivating first class talents with Wudang Martial Art ability.
In 1994, the former dean of National Martial Art Institute Zhang Yaoting visited Wudang Mountains. After watching the show of Wudang Martial Art, he delivered a speech in high spirits: “Training others with skill, presenting others with its real way.”
In 1996, the former director of national physical commission Wu Shaozu visited Wudang moubntains. After watching the show he took photos with everyone and said: “ The Wudang Boxing combines the temper force with grace, the Tai Chi Boxing appears naturally and smoothly just like floating clouds and flowing water.”
In 1999 the former president and the secretary-general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China visited Wudang mountains and gave a high praise to Wudang Boxing: “Wudang Tai Chi is so good that everyone should learn it.”
In 2001, the Taoist Martial Art Institute of Wudang
enlarged its area, increased the drill masters and set up a website specializing Wudang Martial Art and took over overseas students to learn Wudang Martial Art.In the past few years, we have received infante of Indonesia, leaders and friends of Germany, Australia and Spain etc. And we are also invited to attend cultural exchange and give martial art show in the US, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, which is warmly welcomed by the leaders and martial art enthusiasts and reported by many global media.
Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy owns a team of masters who have won many prizes in martial art competitions both at home and abroad with one of the authentic inheritors of SanFeng school in Wudang Mountains as its chief master. Based on its deep-rooted inner culture of traditional Taoist Martial Art, we have cultivated hundreds of people with martial art ability which enjoys a high reputation in the martial art circle both at home and abroad.
The major teaching content of Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy is divided into three kinds: Boxing includes Xingyi, Eight Diagrams,LiangYi, Tiger Taming, Ba Ji, Long Hua and Xuan Gong as the highest harmony boxing etc；With weapon: sword, spear, broadsword, cudgel, eay-shovel, horsetail whisk.etc; Tai Chi health preservation: Sanfeng Tai Chi, Five Elements cultivation Qigong, Tai Chi of thirteen forms, brocade of eight sections, Tai Chi Hun Yuan Stake, Sanfeng Tai Chi sword and Wudang inner Qigong. According to the Taoist tradition they will be taught privately by the masters.
Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy lies in the middle of Wudang mountains at an altitude of more than 800 meters. It lies near the “royal temple” Zixiao Palace in the eastern, Wudang road in the western, flag-spreading peak in the back and facing the peculiar candle peak. It enjoys fresh air and convenient traffic, surrounded by many other mountains, which will give you a peaceful and quiet impression. So it is truly an ideal place for enjoying the splendid scenery of the world cultural heritage as well as learning the Taoist culture and training for the authentic Wudang martial art.
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