Where can we learn wushu?

me and my friend want to learn wushu, but we live in iceland.. so no school or anything.. what is the best country (and school) to go to to learn that?|||WUSHU is one of the hardest forms of martial arts to learn without a trainer. It is a rare form of martial arts. Maybe an instructional video? I live in the states and there are only a few in the US that teach . I know it is a Chinese Art not Japanese.|||China, try and find a authentic shoalin temple.|||asia and a dojo|||Well you can either go to China. There are several great places to learn wushu;





Shaolin Temple





Shaolin temple in Henan province is something of a martial arts Mecca at the moment, with some 2000 students studying in 8 schools dotted in and around the temple and in the neighboring town. One school is actually connected with the temple and is Buddhist. The rest are private businesses and are run independently of the temple. Moreover, a lot of what is taught there is contemporary Wushu. Because of the large number of western tourists that come here, living conditions are surprisingly good, with even a western restaurant near the temple. The monks living conditions are also not to bad, compared to say Chen Village The government has a lot of influence over what happens at Shaolin, so a lot of the skilled monks have left or been expelled.





Wudang Mountain





Wudang Mountain, the home of Wudangquan, is also a blossoming martial arts hot spot. Wudang Mountain is also covered in martial arts schools. Being in a rich province, the living conditions were not too bad. Ironically, Wudang Mountain is very near the Henan border, and the dialect they speak sounds a bit like the dialect they speak in Chen Village. One monk I talked to said that they are forbidden from teaching for money, so the government %26#039;helps%26#039; them by taking all the school fees. I got the distinct impression that the coaches teaching, although from the temple, were far from the best. Taoists are renowned for keeping secrets.





Recently Premier Jian Zhiming visited Wudang Mountain and bestowed upon it the status of being a %26#039;Special Economic Zone%26#039;. This gives the region special tax laws. With more and more involvement from the government, I expect Wudang Mountain to become very commercial in the future. A shame.





Xi鈥檃n Wu Shu Institute





Xi鈥檃n has a famous martial arts school, and is also a historic town. The film star Donny Yen studied here. As well as contemporary wushu coaches, they have a 18th generation Tai Chi coach from Chen Village, Chen Quanzhong.





The Beijing Wushu Institute





This is run by Wu Bin and is the home of the Beijing wushu team. The Beijing Wushu Team is known for its precise movements, and exacting standards. Jet Li the martial arts movie star learned his trade here. They often recruit teachers from The Chinese Wushu Association, also run by Wu Bin, to teach foreigners if there is something they particularly want to learn that is not available in the institute itself. The facilities here are also very good. Each room has a bathroom and aircon and TV, though you may need to share your room with a room mate. Also, the institute will pick you up from the airport and drop you off there too. They will also help you with other problems and occasionally organize trips out to the great wall during your days off. A lot of tourist attractions are a short walk away, while the rest are a short taxi ride away. Beihai park is literally outside the front door. There are usually a lot of other foreigners there, so it is easy to have a good time. The night life in Beijing gets better every year.





If you want to know more about travel in China, I would recommend reading a guide book. Good things have been said about %26quot;The Rough Guide to China%26quot;. The entire text is available on line. Of course there is the ubiquitous %26quot;The Lonely Planet Guide to China%26quot; which is published in a number of different languages.


Theses days though, Wikitravel is increasingly the way to go.





Or you can go to Canada and learn of this guy:


www.shouyuliang.com





Grand-master Shouyu Liang is very well respected. Look at this article:


http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine...|||www.usawushu.com