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There are some things you can choose to do in life that are too cool to pass up. Learning Kung Fu in China with grandmasters and becoming a Kung Fu ledgend in the home of this ancient martial art has to be number one. Our Kung Fu Academy linked to the Shaolin temple, has trained students in China that recently performed some Kung Fu moves on stage with Jackie Chan at the world martial arts games.
The Xtreme Gap Chinese Martial Arts Academy has been founded on the simple principle of having the very best world class Kung Fu Masters available to teach you Kung Fu in China, in a stunning setting (a UNESCO global heritage site) is the ideal place for learning Kung Fu.
The level of Kung Fu you learn really depends upon your learning ability and how long you train for, but one thing is for certain, a couple of weeks spent on your gap year learning Kung Fu in China will be enough to turn you in to a serious bad ass. If you haver alot of time on your hands, and interest, you can train for a whole year and gain an instructor rating.
If you choose to train in Sun Style for one year you can do a teachers course and come away a certified Sun Style teacher recognized by the Chinese Martial Arts Association and the International Sun Lu Tang Martial Arts Association.
Sun Style consists of the 3 internal styles of Tai Chi, XingYi and Bagua.
Every group has it´s own master who specialises in a different style. The groups will have maximum of 10 students. This means that you will be given lots of attention.No slacking off! Concentration and a 100 percent effort is expected!
The lessons are in Mandarin which is cool, you really get in the culture, and lets face it, true Chinese Kung fu masters are not great linguists, they are however excellent at martial arts.
It will not stand in your way to learn - we will make sure there is someone present to ensure you understand all the moves.
What you can expect to learn and achieve by attending the Xtreme Gap Martial Arts school in China: Increased health & fitness. Basics in which ever style you choose:
You will learn at least 2 fist forms and also basic hard Qigong (optional) and Basic Mandarin (optional).
1 to 3 months is enough to get a grip on the basics of Chinese Kung Fu, no matter which ever style you choose to learn. If you are a Kung Fu practitioner back home you can expect to progress quicker than at home.
There are many Kung Fu academies in China. Some of them excellent some of them terrible. The most famous academy of all is the Shaolin Kung Fu Academy. The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple is a Chán Buddhist temple at Song Shan near Zhengzhou City Henan Province in Dengfeng, China. Westerners can train there although you can expect to be one of thousands of pupils mostly Chinese monks adhering to a strict monastic principals and schedules. Life is pretty dam hard when you enroll and drop out rates amongst westerners are extremely high as they can´t hack the basic living conditions and extremely tough training which is delivered in Mandarin.
Our Kung Fu School is Western run, but affiliated to the Shaolin Temple though connections with Shi Yan Lu 2nd in charge of the Shaolin Temple. This ensures that many of the best Shaolin monks come to teach at the academy along with the impressive roster of Kung Fu masters that act as resident mentors.
Scott who runs the school, is from the UK and has lived in China for years, recently he had the honour of training with and performing on stage with Jackie Chan (along with some of the students from the academy) at the first World Martial arts games in China!
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