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Training at The China Siping Shaolin Martial Arts Academy includes instruction for beginner, intermediate or advanced students who are already proficient in their martial art style. Everyone is welcome. The school opened it's doors in 1995 specifically to train foreign students and keep Kungfu alive all around the world.
Upon your arrival, the key of your dormitory will be given to you, along with your bed sheets; there is bedding, a desk, wardrobe, washbasin and a thermos bottle. Soon after your arrival we will acquire you clothing sizes so we can get you an official school uniform. We unfortunately do not accommodate wheelchair access to our training and living facilities.
Martial arts training
05:30 - 06:30 Training
06:30 - 07:00 Breakfast
08:00- 10:00 Training
10:00 - 10:30 Rest
10:30 - 11:30 Training
11:30 - 12:00 Lunch
12:00 - 14:00 Rest
14:00 - 16:30 Training
17:00 - 17:30 Dinner
17:30 - 18:30 Free time
18:30 - 19:30 Training
19:30 - 20:30 Hot Shower
21:30 - 05:30 Bed time (lights out)
Shaolin Kung Fu iis based on the traditional Chinese social culture. It has the practical characteristics of physical fitness and martial arts defense it also contains profound religious culture. The birthplace of Shaolin Kung fu is at the Shaolin Temple at the foot of Wurui Peak, Shaofang Mountain in Henan Province, China.
Bajiquan is a traditional Chinese fighting style known for its direct and powerful striking. It is considered the bodyguard martial arts. Unlike other fighting sports such as kick boxing, Baji does not require strong physical preparation even though it can turn into a very deadly style of martial arts if practiced at its highest level and with proper physical conditioning.
Wing Chun is a Chinese martial arts form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat. According to legend, Wing Chun was created by a Buddhist named Nun Ng Mui, who was a master of Shaolin Kung Fu. Using her martial arts training and personal experience, she synthesized a compact form of Kung fu to exploit weaknesses in the other combat styles and give an advantage to smaller fighters like herself.
Taijiquan is an ancient Chinese form of exercise originally created as a fighting art. It was founded by a Taoist Monk named Zhang San Feng. It’s origins date back over 700 years, some say even up to 1,500 years. Although Taiji was originally a Martial Arts style, it is mainly practiced today as an excellent form of exercise with many health benefits.
Qigong is an umbrella term for a variety of ancient Chinese healing arts, all of which focus on cultivating the Qi, or internal energy, especially for health, vitality, and longevity. The most important thing you need to know about Qigong is that it works wonders for self healing. The concept of Qigong dates back to 5000 BCE, however the practice itself has not been lost and is practiced to this day.
Sanda is a Chinese self-defense system and a combat sport. It is a system of unarmed combat that was designed by the Chinese Elite Forces based upon their intense study of Chinese traditional martial arts such as Kung fu, Shuai Jiao, Chin Na and modern hand-to-hand combat philosophy to develop a realistic system of unarmed fighting for the Chinese military. Sanda employs all parts of the body as anatomical weapons to attack and counter with.
Shi De Xiao, age 60, started training in Kung Fu when he was just 6 years old. Since then he has never been absent from training for even one day in the past 59 years. He is a ninth degree level in Chinese Kung Fu and is a first degree referee of Wushu in China. He has perfect skills in Baji quan series body forms and weapons of spear, sword, staff, broadsword, and Shaolin Qi Gong.
He graduated from Shenzhen Honghai Fighting Professional Club. In 2012 he won the 65kg weight class in the Henan Classic Sanda competition and the 67kg weight class Sanda Championship in Shenzhen Honghai Boxing Championship in 2014. He then went on to win the 67kg weight class Sanda Belt in the Road competiton in 2016. He won the same competition again in 2017. He has been teaching at the academy for only a few months and is a great asset to the school.
At the age of 21 he is the youngest teacher at the academy. He began studying martial arts in 2008. He won second place in the second China-Korea martial arts competition in 2009. He won first place in the Changchun Junior Martial Arts Competition in 2010 and first place in the Beijing International Wushu Competition in 2012. In 2014, he won first place in the 4th Wushu Competition of China and South Korea. He has been teaching shaolin kungfu at the academy since 2014.
Our Surroundings
One of the many advantages of living and training on top of a mountain is the view of both the sunrise and the sunset. Each sunrise and sunset is different from the previous day and the following day. We experience all four seasons to it’s fullest and all fours season are beautiful in their own way. A couple of meters from our academy we have the Yehe Ancient Castle full of rich history about the Yehe Manchu family and the Qing Dynasty. Located behind the academy there is a ski resort that is open to the public in the winter. Also, located behind the Yehe Ancient Castle is a lake where you’re able to ice skate, fish and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Take advantage of not only the training we provide but our beautiful surroundings all year round.
The cooking is of course Chinese style.
The nutrition is enough to satisfy the requirements of the hardworking students. The water is clean and safe for human consumption but we also provide a water purifier as an extra precaution.
In the morning, the academy provides a loaf of bread and two eggs. For lunch and dinner, we serve Chinese dishes including at least one meat dish, one egg dish, one vegetable dish, fried chips, rice and occasionally soup. There is always enough food for the amount of foreign students we currently have training.
On wednesdays we have noodles in the morning and soup in the evening. The cook will provide chilies for those who would like some. The academy also caters to vegetarians. There are big feasts at festivals when students and masters eat together.
Changchun Longjia International Airport
141 km
Transfer available for additional US$50 per person
There are no direct international flights to Siping city. Therefore, you first fly to Beijing or Shanghai, and then from Beijing you can take a domestic flight (about 1 hour 50 minutes; around 160 USD for economic seats) to Changchun Longjia International Airport. We can provide a driver to pick you up from the Changchun Longjia International Airport to the academy. Please book a flight that reaches Changchun Longjia International Airport before 9 p.m.
You also can choose to take train from Beijing railway station to Siping railway station (6 hours 30 minutes; around 45 USD). We can provide a driver to pick you up here as well and take you to the academy.
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