About

Wudangshan or the mountains of Wudang, located in Hubei province, China.

Legendary for their wisdom, martial arts and medicine.

In the 1200s, Zhang San Feng went into the mountains, found wisdom and eventually enlightenment (details). Here he created the basis of Taiji Quan, the basis for the  internal arts of Wudang. The (main) mountain of Wudang is one of the 4 sacred mountains of Daoism (Taoism) and is therefore an important pilgrimage site for practitioners of the Dao. 

The Dao is often described as "the way", but it is broader than that. Daoism is a philosophical/religious belief in which you believe in the law of nature. The process of creation (Dao) creates from ultimate emptiness, Taiji (yin yang), 

dependent extremes which in turn create everything. 

The idea is that you want to escape from the world of extremes,

you return to the source and that way resolve all resistance. 

The ultimate goal is to become one with the Dao,

becoming immortal is a nice perk.

 Cultivation of life is central therefore all aspects of life are closely observed. Food, sleep, movement, mindset everything is refined.

Through centuries of research, a wealth of wisdom can be found here.

Wisdom that we may need now more than ever.

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History

Although the healing arts of Wudang go way back in time, they have not always been as they are today. You should know that these mountains are full of Daoist monasteries and temples, often located in remote places, and contact with the outside world was avoided.

In this way, many different branches got the chance to grow, without too much influence from each other.

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This remained the case for centuries until the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) came, the Cultural Revolution strived to destroy the  'Four Ancients' (old culture, old habits, old customs and old thoughts ).

Religion was banned, temples destroyed and practitioners mistreated or sent to labor camps.

Daoists fled and scattered all over China. 

It was only after the Cultural Revolution that several large-scale projects were initiated to restore China's cultural heritage.

Teacher

My journey started in the last year of my higher studies in electromechanics,7 years ago. 

In search of "real" knowledge, I immersed myself in philosophy and health.

My first book on Chinese medicine was a true revelation.

(Traditional Chinese Medicine ~ Dr. Michael Grandjean and Dr. Klaus Birker)

I read that Chinese medicine (TCM) consisted of several aspects: 

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Nutrition, Tuina and Qigong. 

So for the next few years I did what I could.

Studying theory, learning my first Qi Gong forms (Qi gong for beginners ~ S. Kuei),learning to massage (Tuina ~ Sarah Pritchard) and since food has always been important to me I started with my "bowl system". By eating the same dish every day with subtle differences in ingredients, flavors and preparation methods, I was able to feel the effect these had on my body. Taiji was also discussed for the first time, but this stopped fairly immediately when I read that a teacher was needed for this. My first Martial art was Hubei Xingyi Quan, where I learned the basics, linking form and 12 animals from 2 books.

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There was a lack of solid foundations so I went looking for explanatory videos and came across the video of Master Yuan Xiu Gang in which he demonstrates Wu Xing Qi Gong. Completely intrigued by the form, I decided that I had to go to Wudang and preferably as soon as possible.

So I started saving for a year Wudang, maybe longer... September 2019, quit my job, ready to leave,  end of February is the time. Until Corona broke out...

Waiting at first, later looking for new ways, I decided to look for online lessons. 

I found the online program from Ismet Himmet,

for several months I practiced the "5 animal Qi gong",

but eventually put this aside when I saw that,Jake Pinnick

a tutorial sequence started from Tai He (form from the Wudang Taiji system).

From then on it went really fast.

After the last lesson there was an evaluation moment and from then on we stayed in touch.

Weekly private lessons were started and Jake Pinnick worked on his online platform. 

After evaluating the forms I had already learned (Wu Xing, Ba Duan Jin and Xingyi, transformed to Wudang style) 

we continued to learn new forms, supplemented with new tutorials on his platform and evaluation moments.

Now 13 forms later, I can say that I am very happy with how it turned out.

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