We are a team of 35 people from the Hong Kong Youth Association. As of 2019, we have came to Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy to learn Wudang Kung Fu for 9 consecutive years.
We started training on the second day. The masters divided us into three groups to teach, two groups were learning Wudang Tiger Form, and the other group was learning Wudang 28 Step Taichi. Master Hu personally taught Wudang 28 Step Tai Chi. What moved us most was that Master Hu taught us with injuries. Three days before we arrived, Master Hu accidentally injured his ankle while practicing “three consecutive kicks in the air”. However, Master Hu saw that we had come from Hong Kong from a long distance and had come back to study every year for the past few years. Resist the severe pain and insist on teaching us. Master Hu said that he saw that we asked to learn Kung Fu with the same heart as me when he learned Kung Fu. Therefore, we should not delay our courses and leave us no regrets.
After ten days of practice, each of our students completed the planned course. The trip to Wudang Mountain was very rewarding. After returning to Hong Kong, we must not only share the Wudang Taoist culture with our relatives and friends, so that they can also benefit from it; we must also pass on the kung fu we learned to the people of Hong Kong, so that more Hong Kong people can learn Wudang Kung Fu. This better inherits Wudang Kung Fu and promotes Wudang Taoist culture.
I like Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy very much because it has a very rich Taoist culture. In the past four years, I have brought students back to Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy every year. This is the fifth time I come to Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy. This time I brought 4 students from Spain.
Under the guidance of the masters in the academy, I studied Wudang Taiyi Whisk. What surprised me most was that Master Hu clearly remembered what I had learned, and helped me review and consolidate some of my mistakes. The other four students have learned Wudang 13 Step Tai Chi. They are very satisfied with Master Wang’s teaching and will return to study here in the future.
In Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy, we can not only learn Wudang Kung Fu, but also the essence of Chinese Taoist culture. Here, we can open our minds and share with the world the Chinese perspective and attitude towards the world.
I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since I was a child, I have been yearning for Chinese culture. My first impression of Chinese Kung Fu was because of the movie, which was produced by the Shaw Group in the 1970s. My favorite Kung Fu movie actor is the old-school action star Liu Jialiang.
Before coming to China, I studied other martial arts routines in Russia for several years. At first, I thought that the kung fu performed by people who sing Peking opera should be Chinese kung fu. As I gradually learned more about it, I realized that the skills in Peking opera Wu Sheng is just a corner of the mountain of Chinese Kung Fu, and as I work in the translation of Peking Opera (from Chinese to Russian), gradually I have a broader understanding of Chinese martial arts, and then I understand that Chinese martial arts is a vast ocean.
These reasons prompted me to come to Wudang Mountain to find my Kung Fu dream. At Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy, I found my belonging! The magical Wudang Kung Fu techniques and actual combat skills, and a healthy lifestyle make my body stronger. I found a brand new lifestyle in Wudang Kung Fu. Kung Fu is an attitude to life. It allows people to slow down, to perceive nature in detail, and to express themselves faithfully without concealing anything. In the fast-paced contemporary life, all of these are difficult for us to obtain. When you understand the importance of all of these, many times, you have been lost for a long time.
Thank you very much for Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy. I will come back to study again!
This is the third time my wife and I have come Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy to study. My father is a Kung Fu coach in Italy, so I have been familiar with Chinese Kung Fu since I was a child. My wife Anna was a student in my father’s martial arts gym. We have come together because of the love and common view of Kung Fu.
Before learning Kung Fu, we all have our own jobs. I am an engineer and my wife Anna is a doctor. Kung fu is only used to decorate my life as a hobby outside of work. But a few years ago, we saw a video of Master Hu’s Wudang Longhua Quan on the Internet, and we were shocked by the dynamic and majestic boxing techniques. We found it was very amazing.
In 2014, we came to Wudang Mountain for the first time and started a five-month study life. When we came here, we learned that although the boxing technique in the video was shocking, it was the result of decades of practice by the master. Regardless of what you have done before, you must start from the basic skills, and then you can begin to learn martial arts such as martial arts, swordsmanship, and so on.
The master’s requirements are extremely strict. At the beginning, he had to do more than a thousand kicks every day. But it is through such hard training that we can enter the real Wudang Kungfu. In the past few years, we have returned to school many times. In the exchanges and exchanges between the two places and Kung Fu, they also brought the real Wudang Kung Fu back to Italy.
Wudang Kung Fu is not like the ordinary sports of playing football and basketball. Kung Fu requires the unity of body and mind, and needs to understand the connotation through movements and perceive the changes in one’s body and mind.
The summer vacation in Singapore is in May and June. After finishing the work on hand, my husband and I took my son to Wudang Mountain in June, hoping to use the opportunity of traveling and learning to let the kid know more Chinese traditional culture. My husband is a traditional cultural man who loves Chinese tea and Tai Chi. He has heard of Wudang Kung fu a long time ago, so he tried his best to persuade us and my son to come to Wudang Mountain Kung Fu Academy.
After arriving at the academy, we chose a private customized summer camp class. Master Wang taught us Wudang 18 Step Tai Chi Form. After the first day of class, I found that Tai Chi was really comfortable. I felt very stressful when I went to work before and I didn’t know the direction, I don’t eat much every day. After only one day here, I felt my body stretched and my appetite became very good. I ate two bowls of rice at noon.
The next day we felt a little strenuous and our limbs seemed extremely stiff. My husband said that there is a fundamental difference between the Tai Chi practiced here and in the park! Immediately after the third day, we felt a significant change, the body showed a relaxed feeling, and there was a feeling of walking freely with mind and form.
Master Wang has repeatedly urged Taoists to pursue natural pursuits and not to force them, and to relax and practice if the body feels pain. I am a very rigorous person, trying to keep my posture in sync with my teacher, but my knee and thigh muscles are sore on the fourth day. But I could fall asleep within a few minutes when I rested at night. The previous insomnia and dreaminess are completely gone. I feel that my temperament is really close to Taoism, and Wudang Taoist Tai Chi culture should be promoted vigorously.
My son only obeyed his parents’ arrangements at the beginning. By the end of the last day of study, he began to have a deep interest in traditional Chinese culture, and would discuss Taoism with his master and parents from time to time. My husband and I also have a better understanding of Tai Chi Yin and Yang and the changes in the Five Elements. We feel that the harvest is beyond our imagination. After we return, we will let the elderly in our family come to here to study Tai Chi, and I will definitely send my son to study again next year.
Master Hu Shi Huang has been practicing Chinese martial arts since childhood, he is an ordained Daoist priest (Daoist name: Shi Huang) and a 15th generation disciple of the Wudang San Feng Sect, the founder of Wudang Kung Fu Academy, Master Hu teaches Wudang Martial Arts and Daoist Culture at his school in Yuan He Temple, Wudang Mountain.
Master Hu has been cultivating in Wudang Mountain for more than 20 years. He has learned the true inheritance of Wudang martial arts and is good at Wudang swordsmanship and Tai Chi. While studying martial arts, he studied Taoist scriptures and practiced GuQin under his teacher’s guidance. He has worked tirelessly to explore and improve in many aspects such as Taoism, martial arts, and GuQin studies.
In 2006, Master Hu and his daoist brother went down the mountain to establish a kung fu academy to teach Wudang martial arts. During his time at the academy, Master Hu served as the chief martial arts coach.
In 2008, Master Hu began to travel and visited famous Taoist mountains and temples across the country. During this period, Master Hu visited countless experts. Whether it was martial arts, Taoism or traditional culture, Taoist Hu humbly asked for advice and gained a lot. In particular, his studies at the Religious Department of Beijing Renmin University had a huge impact on him. At the same time, Master Hu worked part-time at the China Taoist Health Association, engaged in research and compilation of Taoist exercises, and taught health exercises at the Beijing Taoist Health Institute. During his stay in Beijing, Master Hu recruited many students, held classes to promote Taoism, participated in numerous large-scale activities, and continuously improved his own cultivation.
In 2012, Master Hu published a series of books on Wudang martial arts – ‘Wudang Tai Chi Fist’ in Wudang Mountain.
In 2014, Master Hu served as the director of the external affairs office of the Wudang Sanfeng Sect Association, contacting Wudang Sanfeng Sect disciples across the country, and organized Sanfeng Sect disciples to return to Wudang Mountain many times to unify boxing routines and learn theoretical knowledge.
In 2015, Master Hu planned and hosted the “Wudang Sanfeng Sect’s First Martial Arts Exchange Conference” in Wudang Mountain successfully, with more than 1,000 Sanfeng Sect disciples from around the world participating.
In 2016, Master Hu felt that it was not easy to cultivate Wudang Taoist disciple, so he established the Taoist Jing She in Qiong Tai Temple, Wudang Mountain, and concentrated on cultivating disciples behind closed doors.
In 2017, Master Hu visited the G20 Summit in Germany, participated in a series of cultural activities, and demonstrated Wudang martial arts in Germany.
In 2018, Master Hu was invited to visit Taiwan to give lectures and promote orthodox Taoist culture and Wudang martial arts.
In 2019, Master Hu moved Wudang Kung Fu Academy to a new location in Yuanhe Temple, Wudang Mountain, then has been teaching in academy till now.
Master Hu Videos
Master Luo Li Zhi, was born in Chongzuo, Guangxi Province, a 22nd generation disciple of Wudang Quanzhen Sect (Daoist name: Li Zhi). the Director and Head Coach of Wudang Kung Fu Academy.
Master Luo loved Chinese martial arts since he was a child. When he was 6 years old, he went to the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. He studied in the Shaolin Temple for several years but failed to master the method. When he was 15 years old, he came to Wudang Mountain alone to study Wudang Kung Fu. He studied Taoism deeply for more than ten years and learned the true transmission of Wudang Kung Fu. He has fully inherited the traditional martial arts of the Wudang Mountain family.
Master Luo Videos
Master Wang Xian Zu, the 15th generation disciple of the Wudang Sanfeng Sect, Executive Director and martial arts coach of Wudang Kung Fu Academy.
Master Wang has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He came to Wudang Mountain in 2005 and systematically studied the Wudang Sanfeng sect martial arts at Purple Cloud Palace. After graduation, he went down to the mountain with his daoist brothers to open a martial arts school and taught for many years. He has rich teaching experience for Chinese and foreign students.
In the course of more than 20 years of practice, Master Wang studied Taoist classics assiduously, extensively acquired Taoist knowledge in various aspects such as martial arts and Yili in Taoism, and practiced both civil and martial arts.
Master Wang behaved in a refined manner, lived in poverty and enjoyed Taoism, and had many connections with Taoism. Since the establishment of the Wudang Kung Fu Academy, he has been sticking to the academy, abiding by the academy’s rules and never exceeding them. He concentrated on studying, studying Taoist scriptures, grasping the wonders of yin and yang, and determined to climb to the pinnacle of alchemy.
Master Wang Videos
Master Li Shi Xiang, an ordained Daoist priest (Daoist name: Shi Xiang), the 15th generation disciple of the Wudang Sanfeng Sect, martial arts instructor of Wudang Kung Fu Academy, and leader of Wudang Kung Fu Performance Troupe.
Master Li has been learning folk martial arts since he was a child, and has been studying Wudang Kung Fu in Wudang Mountain for more than 20 years. Master Li is proficient in various boxing techniques of Wudang Taoism, and is especially good at Wudang Qi Gong.
In the past years, Master Li has visited many countries on behalf of Wudang Mountain and conducted Wudang martial arts and Wudang cultural exchanges in the United States, Germany, France, Japan, Russia and other countries and regions.
Master Li Videos
Master Tang Zi Qing, an ordained Daoist priest (Daoist name: Zi Qing) and a 16th generation disciple of the Wudang Sanfeng Sect, currently he is the martial arts coach of Wudang Kung Fu Academy.
Master Tang was born in Guangdong Province, China in 1986. He has studied martial arts since he was a child. He has a strong interest in Wudang Kung Fu and Taoist culture, and is determined to become a practitioner who inherits the tradition and promotes Wudang martial arts. In 2016, he came to Wudang Mountain to learn Wudang martial arts and Taoist culture from his master Hu Shi Huang, the 15th generation disciple of Wudang Sanfeng Sect in Wudang Mountain. While studying in Wudang Mountain, he respected his teachers, studied hard and practiced hard, and was accepted as a disciple by Taoist Master Hu Shi Huang.
Master Tang was deeply loved by his master. Under master’s diligent training, he mastered Wudang’s secret Wudang internal martial arts, which is not passed down to others. He is especially skilled at Wudang Sanfeng Tai Chi Fist, Tai Chi Sword, Taiyi Five Elements and Wudang Health-preserving Exercises.
