"I was privileged to study Wudang Kungfu under the expert tutelage of Master Zihe during his 6-month stay in London. From the first class, I felt incredibly motivated and inspired to dedicate myself to the practice. In my opinion, what makes Master Zihe unique is his deep appreciation of Chinese language, culture and history and how this applies to the martial arts and Daoist practice as a whole. I found the training to be challenging but safe, with students given the tools and knowledge to push for greater strength, flexibility, agility, power without risking injury. I would also describe classes as fun and educational.

 

Master Zihe gives special attention to really explaining the reason and purpose behind each of the movements, as well as how to employ the correct posture and breathing for maximum benefit, all the time keeping students engaged and interested. It is clear that Master Zihe's skills and experience are hard-won, and his perfectionism and the values he promotes are inspirational and life-changing. Master Zihe definitely made a deep and lasting impression on me and my fellow classmates. I wholeheartedly recommend training under Master Zihe."

"Master Jeff Reid is an exemplary martial artist and teacher. I have been following him and his journey at Wudang for quite some time before we met and was already impressed by his skill as an artist. When I finally had the pleasure and opportunity to host him at our temple I was even more impressed by his kindness, down to earth manner, and thorough teaching style.

 

His class is very rigorous but calm and evenly paced. His knowledge is as deep as it is wide and he was able to reach students of all levels and had them all performing at a high level. I highly recommend him as an instructor and martial artist."

"I had the opportunity to take part in a two-day seminar held in Tenerife, 21 and 22 February, where we learned the Wudang Fuhu Quan form.  I regard intensive seminars as great training experiences, and I enjoyed this one very much. I couldn’t help but regret a bit that time passed so quickly.  I’d say that the development of the course was quite dynamic, alternating explanations, practise and short breaks. I really appreciated the emphasis Jeff laid on the importance of doing things correctly, even while stretching or practising some simple Qigong exercises at the end of the session.

 

I liked his explanations concerning movements and mechanics and those about applications of them as well, which impressed me very much owed to its sophisticated character, revealing deep human body knowledge behind. The most difficult or problematic actions of the form, such as kicks or sweeps were practised separately, which I also liked a lot. Regardless of each one’s level, Jeff tried to give everyone a key, an idea to focus on and get a better understanding of the movement.

       

While it is natural for Jeff, the fact that he refers to actions, applications, diverse aspects of the practise in Chinese language and illustrates its meaning (this may sound frivolous, as if this could be some product which is being advertised, but) provides let’s say kind of a more authentic experience, allowing (at least neophytes, such as myself) to catch some glimpses of such a distant and in so many aspects absolutely unknown culture.

 

I’d describe Jeff as close, dedicated and stimulating. I’ve valued his comments about his personal training experience, his eagerness to share his knowledge, how he kept an eye on every one participating and took care of individual mistakes and difficulties. I’ve benefited from highly valuable learnings and corrections, which I’ve taken into consideration in my usual practice.  I’d say with no doubt that this experience has made an impact on me and I just feel so glad and grateful to have had this chance."