ℹ️I'm a martial artist based in France, my wish through this project is to bring home knowledge and culture from authentic Chinese kung fu.

ℹ️This campaign aims at financing my time in China, the end goal is to be able to teach kung fu when coming back to France, to preserve an endangered Chinese immaterial heritage of traditional kung fu, and to better the access to traditional Chinese martial arts in France.

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TRAVEL FIRST - MEET MASTERS

☯️During my very first trip to China, thanks to my friends and contacts there, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit and train with multiple schools and masters, in order to see for myself the quality of their teachings.

☯️After spending my last Euro travelling multiple provinces I finally found a master who I truly bonded with, Master Li from SiChuan.

MASTER CHOSEN - START TRAINING

☯️First step is to come back to SiChuan and finish my teacher cursus. Knowing martial arts is one thing, but knowing how to teach other is an additional set of skill that needs to be taught.

☯️Master Li, the teacher I chose for this project, is a SanDa local champion and a complete martial artist. Just like I am, he is open minded and loves to discover new styles from various horizons. This is why he has practiced many styles such as BaJi Quan, Choy Lee Fut, Wing Chun, TaiJi and SanDa, but most importantly PanPoMen, which is a style that is getting rarer and rarer this days.

☯️I had the opportunity to talk with some of his other students during my stay and all of them gave me positive and intresting feedbacks ; one thing in particular I especially valued was this : Master Li teaches authentic down to earth kung fu. He very much distiguished what is efficient in combat from what is more useful as a health and fitness practice and made sure he provided teachings according to the disciple's goals.

Absorber le savoir Transmettre le savoir

ABSORB KNOWLEDGE - SHARE KNOWLEDGE

☯️I always keep an eye on the authenticity and pertinence of what I learn, there are many frauds in the martial arts community so it's important to check the skills of the masters in person, ask questions, and avoid any schools who refuse to disclose their lineages. This is why I make a point in thoroughly researching the styles I learn, and test the techniques in sparring or real at every opportunity.

☯️The PanPoMen style of kung fu is a Chinese intangible heritage that suffers from a very low number of disciples because of its very localized instruction and absence of a will to marketize itself outside of its province of origin. Despite the conservation efforts that exist through various manuals nothing is worth a true authentic practitioner of this century old art who can one day share his knowledge to the next generation.

☯️This project aims at bringing true martial abilities to people who come for combat skills, and authentic health practices to those who seek longevity.

OPEN A SCHOOL - BROADEN VIEWS

☯️The end goal of this project is to share a knowledge of martial culture and philosophy to the West.

☯️I also wish to see this project bring a new perspective of the world to those who never had the chance to visit China. Share with them the story of people who have been misunderstood by those who live so far from it, go beyond clichés and stereotypes and promote peace between the people who saw my birth and those who ambraced me as if I was born among them.

⏱️In summary :

Get certified in China.
Get certified in France, the access to this certification being enabled by the Chinese certification.
Join (or hopefully open) a school. I have many friends here who have their own place to teach and it will be easy enough to find a time in the schedule where I can use the gym for my practice.

📸 Everything will be documented as best as I can, and I will upload all of this on my Instagram and YouTube. Content will be translated as best as I can with the time I have. There will be other topics on martial arts discussed along side this project.

🥋After my certification, I will welcome anyone who donated to come and learn with me if you ever come to France. Otherwise, I have plans to organize seminars, in and outside of France, and make videos accessible in English as well.

Rendre le Kung Fu Accessible en France

Rendre le Kung Fu Accessible en France