taiji

Authentic and meaningful experience! I learned a lot and will definitely continue the practice. As someone who wasn’t familiar with Chinese culture, tai chi, kung fu, or Taoism, it felt like stepping into a new world in an enriching way. It gave me deeper awareness of my body, something I hadn’t been able to access through yoga or Western medicine.

I also want to gently note that the description didn’t fully match what I experienced, so I came in with slightly different expectations. (This goes in both ways: I had a big private room while shared was states and I payed for my tai chi cloths while this was stated as a gift.) That said, I’m still very grateful that I went. In the end, what you take from it depends on your own willingness to engage with the process and what you do in your spare time.

During the winter months, the northern region can be quite cold, so the accommodation is moved to a more central location in China, about four hours from Shanghai, in the area where Avatar was filmed. It is an impressive landscape that is perfect for running and exploring. The region does attract a fair amount of domestic tourism. The Chinese people I met were very friendly and welcoming, although communication can sometimes be a bit challenging. The food was excellent, and I was pleasantly surprised by how balanced and nourishing each meal felt.

If you’re hesitating, I would still recommend it. Just come with curiosity!

Shifu (my teacher) is a very kind man with a good heart and the right intentions! He is teaching with his whole heart and you can tell that he is living his kung fu lifestyle. Whenever I had a question or was wishing for a specific technique he taught me. The language barrier made it hard at first but he did his best to understand each other through a translator app. We ate every meal together which made it more personal and I loved that! Since I only stayed for 5 days he focused on teaching me TaiChi. The whole experience wasn’t too hard on the body because the movements were mindful and slow. However the training has a lot of impact on the knees. Most of the other kung fu experiences I saw online were supposed to be very exhausting and hard. So this practice with shifu had a nice and almost calm intention to focus on internal work and breathing.

I also liked that the location was remote so I had enough “room” to be by myself and reconnect. It felt a bit like an all inclusive hotel because I got picked up from the train station and everything was well organized.

Master Shen had created a program specifically for me (as he does for all of his students) and he was a sharp and patient teacher. Also, a amazing host, gracious and humble, made his best effort to take us traveling through a lot (and I mean A-LOT) of beautiful locations, including mountains, temple and landmarks.

The accomodations were top of the line, spacious rooms at a level of a 4-star hotel! Food was varied, healthy and good-tasting. I have learned so much about Chinese culture and gong Fu.

You will get so much then what you've paid for, this is a must have experience. Highly recommended!

A very kind and professional teacher, adjusted trainings for me as I had previous injuries. I learned a lot about kung fu and chinese culture, visited various city sights. Trainings, location, food everything was great to me and I will definitely be back.

I booked a 6 day stay at the accomandation to get an insight in Kung-fu. For that price there is really nothing else you could ask for. I had 3 times training per day in a very small group, so you get the best out of the training. Moreover I got 3 hot, delicious meals per day.

I was a little sceptical in the beginning how the communication will work due to the language barrier, but in Kung-fu it is more important to see the movement and to get corrected. For everything else there sre translation apps, so it was an awesome experience and I can recommend it.

The location is really awesome. The day trips to the mountains were one of my highlights. The Kung-fu training is inside the hotel though.

I learnt so much from Sifu and the experience besides kung fu. It was soul healing.