Welcome to WudangDao Kungfu Institute!

Wudang Mountain (Wudangshan), home for Taiji Quan and Wudang Martial Arts, had been a place where the legendary Martial Artist ZhangSanFeng (张三丰) and countless Daoist masters trained and got Dao-realised throughout the history.

We invite you to explore our site and learn more about Wudang Kungfu (Gongfu), Wudang Taiji (Tai Chi), Daoism, Daoist Philosophy and to discover more about what life on Wudangshan is like.

Study In China

At our school we offer traditional training in :- Kung Fu (Gong Fu), Qigong, Taiji (Tai Chi), Doaist Philosophy, Meditation and Internal Alchemy, at our school hidden deep in the Wudang mountains. Training can be provided on a short or long term basis. We can also can provide tours of the Wudang area.

  Our School

Over 500 million people practise Taiji all over the world, but how many have the opportunity to practise it at its origin? Deep in the Mountains at our school, not only can you train Taiji at its origin, you can also experience what life is like on this sacred mountain, and to learn authentic Daoism, Kung fu and philosophy.

Training We offer short-term and long-term training in the following categories:

-          Basic Exercises

-          Kung fu Forms

-          Weapons

-          Tai Ji (Tai Chi) and Qi Gong (Chi Gong)

-          Daoist Philosophy

-          Meditation and Internal Alchemy

 

In addition, we offer Chinese language classes, and the opportunity to experience farmer’s life on the mountain. For structured introductory program which cover all of the above topics, we offer a 12-day Experience Wudang Spiritual Kungfu Tour. We welcome students of all levels, and with different durations of stay.  We could also design a training program that fits your need and duration of stay.

Life at our school

To let our students to experience the original feeling of what life is like in the mountain, we train and live in secluded scenic places within the mountin, where there is strong energy field and minimum disturbance from tourists.

Our daily practise schedule in the Mountain goes like this (with seasonal adjustment):

0700-0800: Breakfast

0900-1100: Morning Practise / Lecture

1100-1200: Meditation

1200-1400: Lunch

1500-1700: Afternoon Practise

1800-1900: Dinner

Prices

The cost for training, including tuition, food, and accomodation, are as follows:

1 day: RMB 450

1 month: RMB 6,600

1 year: RMB 55,000

The above cost includes 3 meals a day and accommodation.

Accommodation

Our school is newly built and is clean but due to its location then some things are quite simple. But we believe our location with panoramic views of the mountains and clean air more than make up for a few little luxuries you might be able to have in a city.

 

Student Accomodation

School accommodation is in shared rooms. The school also has a newly built toilet and shower block, we’ve also installed a western style toilet in case you are not a fan of the Chinese style squatter toilets!  Wash room facilities and living areas are all shared.

Food

Daily Meals are a selection of local dishes made with fresh meat and organic temple grown vegetables picked fresh every day, if you have special dietary requirements we can try our best to accommodate you, failing that it is easy to buy extra food from the nearest town weekly.

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As you would expect, students are responsible for their own visa applications, travel expenses to/from Wudang, and any extra spending (e.g. travel hotels, extra meals and snacks, training clothes, laundry, etc.) during their stay here. If a student decides to end their training early due to unforeseen circumstances, we can provide a refund, we will refund the difference minus an admin fee of 5%.  For example, if a student paid for a year RMB55,000 and needs to leave after 3 months, he could receive a refund of  RMB32450  (55,000 – 5% = 52250.  52250 – 19800 (6600 x 3 for 3 months training) = a RMB32450 refund).

Getting Here

Unless you are reasonably fluent in Mandarin then China is not one of the easiest countries to travel in. But rest assured that we are here to help you make the journey to Wudang as easy as possible!   Getting a Visa: You may come with a tourist visa or a student visa.  Contact the Chinese Embassy in your country for the most up to date application information.  Let us know if you need further info or help in the process. Coming into China: You can come by flight to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or by train from Hong Kong

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Traveling to Wudang: Once arrive in China, you can then travel to Wudang by flight or train: Flight: Beijing(北京)/Shanghai(上海)/Guangzhou(广州) to Xiangyang(襄阳),then tranfer to a taxi to Wudangshan Train: Beijing(北京)/Shanghai(上海)/Guangzhou(广州) to Wudangshan(武当山) Extending Visa in Wudang: Visa could be extended for a maximum of three times while staying in Wudang.  After that a exit-reentry of the country is required to further the stay.  We offer assistance to the process.

 

 

Info

We are here to help so if you need any other requirements we will do everything we can to accommodate you. Just send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can!  Contact us