2 Weeks Kung Fu Training in Qufu, China

Program for a month or less enrolment time

When you come to the school, you will be taught the basic skills of Kung Fu:

Authentic Shaolin health care Qigon,

Ba Duan Jin.

Basic knowledge of Shaolin Kung Fu

Basic Sanda (Chinese kick-boxing) exercise and 24 Yang style Taichi form.

Continuance form or Tongbi form and their applications

Flexibility training, stability training, endurance training and traditional Shaolin

Fundamental kicks, steps and sweeps, punches, palms, hand shapes

Introductory fist forms like five step form

Shaolin Kung Fu customs

Simple weapon forms like staff, broadsword, etc.

In this time, you can manage to get a general idea of what Shaolin Kung Fu like, and learn the methods to practice Shaolin Kung Fu.

Schedule

• Mondays to Wednesdays
• Optional training at 06.00 to 07.00
• Breakfast at 07.10
• Training at 08.30 to 10.00
• Training at 10.20 to 11.30
• Lunch at 12.00
• Training at 14.30 to 16.00
• Optional training at 16.20 to 17.20
• Dinner at 18.00
• Chinese Mandarin class at 19.30 to 20.15
• Bedtime at 22.00
• Thursdays
• Optional training at 06.00 to 07.00
• Breakfast at 07.10
• Training at 08.30 to 10.00
• Training at 10.20 to 11.30
• Lunch at 12.00
• Training at 14.30 to 16.00
• Optional training at 16.20 to 17.2
• Dinner at 18.00
• Acupuncture or massage at 19.30 to 20.15
• Bedtime at 22.00
• Fridays
• Optional training at 06.00 to 07.00
• Breakfast at 07.10
• Training at 08.30 to 10.00
• Training at 10.20 to 11.30
• Lunch at 12.00
• Theory or Buddhism at 14.30 to 16.00
• Dinner at 18.00
• Bedtime at 22.00

Language course & Course preparation

Immersive study of Shaolin Kung Fu in the culture and country of origin contributes to the unique experiences students have training at the school in Qufu. To support this, the school offers various free optional cultural classes in the evening for students to benefit from deepening their knowledge and understanding of Traditional Chinese Culture. These enable students to gain insight into the philosophies, culture and language underlying their interrelated study of Chinese and Shaolin Martial Arts. The classes are popular with students as they are able to combine their learning and stay with gaining skills such as Chinese Mandarin or the main principles of acupuncture massage.

Mandarin Courses

The school offers Mandarin classes three times week. However, if you think you need more time to learn the language, you may schedule more hours on the Mandarin course.

Qufu is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, around 500 kilometers south of Beijing. It covers around 900 sq kilometers and has a population of 630.000 people. Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, the great philosopher, statesman and educator, considered to be one of the ten great sages of history. In Qufu, the Temple of Confucius, Confucius' (Kong) Family Mansion and the Cemetery of Confucius have all been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Qufu is also listed by the Chinese State Council in the first group of 24 national famous cities of historical and cultural relics.

Students eat together in the dining hall. The meals are served in traditional Chinese style with several dishes in the middle of the table eaten with rice and steamed bread for lunch and dinner. Usually there are 4-6 students sit around one table to share the dishes. For breakfast the dining hall serves cakes, boiled eggs, fruit, milk powder, etc. Vegetarian diet is available as well.

The students are given every weekend the time to relax, play chess, and go on a sightseeing trip. Each student can travel anywhere and visit nearby attractions with permission from the Qufu Shaolin School. Sometimes the school also organizes a sightseeing trip for the students to visit Mount Tai or the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province with their masters and be introduced to the Head Abbot, the Venerable Shi Yong Xin.

The Qufu Shaolin Kung Fu School China is situated within the beautiful grounds of Qufu which is famous for being the hometown of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius. Because of this some of the attractions in Qufu is named after him. Some of which are UNESCO certified World Heritage Sites. Some of these World Heritage Sites are the Confucius Temple, Confucius Cemetery, and Confucius (Kong) Family Mansion.

Qufu is also home to a lot of attractions such as the National parks Hill Ni, Hill Shimen. Other places of interest within Qufu are the Jiuxian Mountain, Confucius Research Institute, Confucius Six Arts City or Confucius Hometown Garden, the Analects Tablet Garden, The Mausoleum of Shaohao-Shouqin, Temple of the Duke of Zhou, Temple of Yan, and the Nine Dragon Hill or Han Dynasty Tombs.

• 13 nights accommodation
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday
• Chinese Mandarin classes and Theory courses
• Free airport transfers
• Training, both mandatory and optional

• Airfare tickets
• Travel expenses