Please do not hesitate to come along even if you have't done any martial arts or sports before! We provide a warm and friendly training atmostphere, and we welcome students of all levels, from complete beginners to national champions. Our instructors are also well versed in many different styles. We endeavour to teach authentic Chinese martial arts they way they are taught in China.Īlthough we focus primarily on modern competition Wushu, we realise that the world of Chinese martial arts is a vast and diverse one,Īnd we welcome practitioners of any Chinese martial art style. In short, kick ass and look good doing it! Students who do both will discover that both are two sides of the same coin.Īll in all, Wushu helps with posture and with displaying martial spirit and intent. Performs the movement and a great sanda athlete is graceful and agile so that he can run circles around his opponent. Taolu and Sanda are complementary to each other a great taolu athlete is one who looks like he knows what a technique is for when he
They will start with understanding traditional Wushu techniques and work towards being able to utilise them effectively in the ring and during sparring. Students who decide to do Sanda will find themselves gaining rapid self confidence and physical fitness. They will find themselves working towards achieving such moves as no-handed cartwheels and 720-degree airborne spinning kicks. Students who decide to do Taolu will perform a lot of acrobatics moves such as leaps and jumps. Each movement, whether a punch or a kick usually involves the entire body, Wushu also focuses a lot on balance and coordination. Those who join will find their flexibility improving rapidly, especially leg and hip flexibility.įurthermore top level Wushu are extremely physically fit, having built on a solid foundation of core muscles and legwork. The basis of Wushu is the same, regardless of whether one specialises in Taolu or Sanda. In the film industry and these include Jet Li and Donnie Yen. Famous specialists in Taolu are of high demand In order further progress the extreme level fitness of these athletes. (such as high degree rotations, forceful powerful kicks with rigorous technical demands and landing into splits) In recent years, high difficulty movements have been included Taolu focuses on the aesthetic and performance aspect of Chinese Wushu.Ĭompetitors perform set routines either bare handed or with weapons, demonstrating their martial spirit,Īthletic ability and precision of technique. World famous specialists in Sanda include Cung Le, Pat Barry and Muslim Salikhov. (a large raised ring, with no ropes) and use sweeps, punches, kicks and takedowns derived from traditional martial arts to try to knockout,įall or force the opponent off the ring. Competitors face off against each other on a leitai Sanda focuses on the martial application of Chinese Wushu. Modern Wushu (what we primarily teach) has been divided into mainly two branches Sanda and Taolu. In order to standardize all the diverse styles and spread them easier across the world,
In recent years, Wushu has been trying to become part of the Olympic family. In recent times Wushu has enjoyed great success in the world of cinema.Īctors such as Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Ray Park and Donnie Yen are all former Wushu athletes.įight scenes from movies like The Matrix, Kill Bill, Serenity, and countless Chinese Kung Fu movies are all heavily Wushu based. We practice all kind of styles including weapons. These are just few, there are more and more schools in Wushu. Have a look at the list of styles on Wikipedia Some of the more famous styles include Taiji, Shaolin, mantis, Hung Gar, and many weapon styles. There are hundreds of various styles and "schools" of Chinese martial arts, The history of Wushu is enormous Shaolin Fist practiced by monks started at least 1300 years ago. It is usually taken to mean any and all Chinese martial arts. Wushu literally means "Martial Art" in Chinese language. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. For anyone new to the club or Wushu, here's a guide! However, the best way to find out is to come to a lesson!