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This page provides important information before you go to shaolin kung fu school to learn kung fu on matters of enrollment, visa’s, pre departure guidance, food, accommodation, academy facilities, weather and certificates etc.
1. Object of Enrollment on kung fu training
The academy provides instruction to beginner as well as more advanced students who are already proficient in martial arts and seeking additional or higher-level kung fu training.
a. Students who are healthy in both mentality and physical situation and love martial arts, regardless of your gender, age, religion, country, are all welcomed to come here to learn Shaolin kung fu martial arts.
b. Students who have never studied martial arts before should not expect to perform intermediate or advanced kung fu in one or two months. However, they will be introduced to Shaolin (the basics of Shaolin traditional Chi Kung, two short Shaolin fist forms, one weapon routine, elementary combat and one or two Tai Chi forms). Alternatively, students can choose Wingchun,BaJi, Xingyi, Bagua or Preying Mantis and will learn basics, a routine, one weapon form and Qi Kung. They should be able to grasp Wingchun,BaJi,Shaolin, Xingyi, Bagua or Mantis boxing basic gong fu and decide whether what they have learnt is the right path for them to follow in the future, training for longer periods of time.
c. Students who have already seriously trained in shaolin kung fu for several years or more can expect to learn and perform some of the more difficult kung fu movements, combat skills, higher internal kung fu as well as developing the underlying morality of the martial arts. We also welcome advanced students wishing to learn through challenging the masters.
d. Don't worry about age holding you back if you are middle aged or elderly. Many Chinese martial arts are suitable for middle age and old age people to learn, such as Ancient Qi Gong (Ba duan jin, yi jin jing, Five animal style and meditation that is not only good for health, but also helpful for your level of Kung Fu and for healing illnesses), Tai Chi fist / straight sword / fan, Xingyi fist, Bagua palm, Ba Chi fist and mantis boxing. Training schedules and exercises are customized to fit to you, according to your needs and abilities. There is no maximum of age to come, but there is minimum of it. You have to get an escort if you are not able to travel alone.
e. Longer kung fu training periods (after you have learnt for 5 years here) are available for those who find they want to advance their skills to higher levels in martial arts. However, the decision is made by the masters as to whether they will extend training periods, according to the student's apparent skills, trustworthiness, potential and interest shown.
2. Preparation before You Come to the shaolin kung fu Academy:
a. Please fill the application form and pay the application fee according to the website 1-6 months before you come to the academy. We will confirm your information after we get your application and application fee and will make some preparations for your arrival.
b. on Visa: You can apply for a tourist visa before you come to China. If you need any help extending it, we can help you extend it to more than 10 months when you get to the academy. We can also help you change your visa to a student one if necessary, year by year. However, please be aware that the maximum duration for a stay in this kung fu Academy is five years.
Many students want to get a student visa when they come here, and it is a requirement that you obtain an invitation letter and the JW202 form (when applying for the student visa). Once you apply for your student visa the academy would help send out both of these two forms to you. So you required provide correct mailing address for us to send them to you via post office.
Chinese Embassy web site for the visa
http://chinese-embassy.com/china-embassy.htm
c. New students who are saving to come to the academy have asked if there is anything they should do to prepare themselves. The best thing is to prepare yourself physically: proper diet, sprinting and long distance running (2 km a day or so), swimming, cycling, skipping , ping pong, push-ups, sit-ups, etc… stamina training will help new students learn martial arts faster and easier. Any sport or hobby that breaks down muscle tissue so you can rebuild it, stretches and strengthens your muscles, improves your breathing and enjoyable to perform, is good to do.
d. You can bring with you to the school your sports-like clothes, loose trousers and things you need from home. In classes, the translator will attend and masters here can speak simple English. If you want to go out and do something in your spare time, the translator can also help you with that. Also bring towel, toiletry.
The weather here:
Siping is a beautiful city, and own four distinctive seasons. March, April and May are spring season, which the temperature is from 5°C to 25°C , June, July and August are summer season , that is from 19°C to 30°C .September ,October and November are autumn, the weather is getting cool, from 0°C to 15°C .December, January and February are winter, it is from -25°C below zero to -15°C below zero, There are beautiful snow and there are the heating system in each room and training hall during the winter.
e. Insurance: We recommend you purchase a major medical insurance policy to pay for major illness or injury that may be incurred while you are in China if you decide to attend the academy. You should check the details and cover of your insurance plan in your country.
f. Traveling to the Aademy: Travel to China shaolin kung fu school,there are no direct international flights to Siping City . Therefore, you need to first fly to Beijing (the Capital of China) or Shanghai, and then from Beijing you can take a domestic flight (about 1 hour 50 minutes; around $160 for economic seats) or take train to Siping railway station(6:30 hours; around $45) to Chang chun Long Jia airport. we can provide an all-terrain vehicle, driver, and translator as a free pick-up service from Chang chun Long Jia airport or Siping train station to the academy.
Notice: Please book the flight that reached Chang chun long jia airport before 9:00 o’clock at night if it is possible, otherwise it is quite late for the translator and driver to pick up.
After the translator picked you up from the airport and arrived the academy, the key of your dormitory will be given to you, there are bed, sheets, the bedding, desk, wardrobe, washbasin, thermos bottle for free, meanwhile we will charge 15 dollars deposit for it, that will be refunded when leaving academy.
The flight timetable from Beijing to Changchun
Flight Number
Departs Beijing
Arrives Changchun
Duration
CZ6174
06:40
08:20
1h 40m
CA1609
06:55
08:40
1h 45m
MU2070
15:15
17:10
1h 55m
CZ6146
11:25
13:10
1h 45m
CA1649
08:55
10:50
1h 55m
CZ6144
10:25
12:20
1h 55m
CZ6150
18:35
20:30
1h 55m
You also can choose to take train from Beijing railway station to Siping railway station.