HOME NEWS ABOUT US LOCATIONS EVENTS MEDIA ONLINE SHOP CONTACT US KUNG FU TRAINING KUNG FU FIGHT INTERCLUB COURSES PRIVATE LESSONS TRAINING CENTRE MEMBERSHIP TIMETABLE INSTRUCTORS SHAOLIN BA DUAN JIN Chinese Qi Gong has a long history and a substantial content. Shaolin Qi Gong is a kind of advanced internal mind thinking which is a mix of Buddhism and Taoism, which can cultivate your life energy. Qi has the power to restore your body, making it strong enough to defend and resist against illness and physical attack. This kind of internal Gong Fu not only can strengthen your body, but also can refine your character, improve your physiological action and develop potential. Ba Duan Jin - Eight-Section Qi Gong Exercise is an accessible, fully-illustrated guide to this particular Qi Gong, which has been shown to improve the respiratory, cardiovascular and immune systems. The Ba Duan Jin exercise dates back to the Song Dynasty, and is broken down into eight sections, each of which focuses on a different physical area. The routine enhances limb strength and flexibility of the joints, and also fortifies the nerves. It can help in the treatment of illnesses such as osteoporosis and is also beneficial for mental health. This course will be of interest to Qi Gong and Tai Chi practitioners at all levels and people who are interested in Chinese culture. For more details and booking form please click here ACROBATICS COURSE The acrobatics course is a fun and inclusive way to improve your fitness, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and your acrobatic skills. In this course you will learn the Shaolin acrobatic movements such like high jump, double kick in the air, flying kick, butterfly kick, tornado kick, cartwheels, handstands etc. The course should be attended by anyone with some martial arts or other sports related with acrobatics, no matter what their previous acrobatic experience is. If you have not participated in any of these related martial arts or sports please contact us before booking. For more details and booking form please click here WEAPONS COURSES Most Chinese styles also make use of training in the broad arsenal of Chinese weapons for conditioning the body as well as coordination and strategy drills. Weapons training are generally carried out after the student is proficient in the basics, forms and applications training. The basic theory for weapons training is to consider the weapon as an extension of the body. It has the same requirements for footwork and body coordination as the basics. The process of weapon training proceeds with forms, forms with partners and then applications. Most systems have training methods for each of the Eighteen Arms of shaolin kung fu in addition to specialized instruments specific to the system. STICK(GUN) Shaolin Yin Shou Gun Shaolin Yin Shou Gun is one of shaolin sticks form. This form are varied, the world is divided into yin and yang, yang is hard, Yin is soft, in the martial arts, in hard side have soft side and in soft side have hard side, Yin Shou Gun looks soft, met the then turn to hard, to confuse others, soft as cotton, hard as iron. Common movements are: Pi Gun, Wu Hua, stab, Liao gun, Shuai gun. Yin Shou Gun in the Shaolin stick forms is the most widely recognised, this form is significantly different than other stick forms because its movements are unable to be predicted. SWORD (DAO) Shaolin Dao Dao was originally used in martial arts and as military weapons. As the Shaolin Kung Fu and the order of monks developed their skills, they became soldier monks for defensive needs. Dao has become the weapon most often used by Shaolin monks. In the late Ming dynasty, Shaolin Dao was used on the battlefield. Shaolin Dao consists mostly of Guo Tou, Guo Nao, sweep together with stab (Ci), Liao, Tease (Liao), cutting (Kan), blocking (Lian), throwing (Pao). Shaolin Dao forms are: Shaolin Dao, Saholin Kunlun Dao, and other Shaolin Chun Qiu Da Dao etc. WHIP (BIAN) Shaolin Jiu Jie Bian Whip is divided into: single, double, soft and hard and its materials include copper, iron, iron and wood; which are very different than the whips made of leather, used to drive cattle and horses. But the 7, 9 and 13 section whips are similar to those used to drive oxen. Shaolin Jiu Jie Bian (9 sections) consist of mainly blocking, throwing, point, cut, sweeping, sit, Liao and twist etc. Jiu Jie Bian is a soft metal weapon, which is characterized by the coordination of bodily strength, speed and skilful defensive. For more details and booking form please click here ________________________________________________________________________________________ ACROBATICS COURSES Location : UK Shaolin Temple Main Base. St Clements road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4DZ. CLOSED ________________________________________________________________________________________ WEAPONS COURSE Are you advanced enough to train at the weapons courses? The courses are not for anybody to join in. You must meet the requirements below: 1. You must have level 2 or higher in forms grading at UK Shaolin Temple 2. If you come from other clubs, you must be checked by one of UK Shaolin Temple’s coaches 3. You must have the valid martial arts licence STICK (GUN) Location UK Shaolin Temple Main Base. St Clements road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4DZ. Time/Date Every Saturday at 1.30pm – 3.00pm from 17th April 2010 - 17th July 2010 CLOSED ________________________________________________________________________________________ SWORD (DAO) Location UK Shaolin Temple Main Base. St Clements road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4DZ. Time/Date Every Monday at 8.05pm – 9.30pm from 22nd March 2010 - 5th July 2010 CLOSED ________________________________________________________________________________________ Any other courses will be updated here in the future. For more information please contact us.