He has well over 35 years of wushu and martial arts experience and is one of the few professional Chinese martial artists trained in the classical tradition (while on the Henan Province Wushu Team) and also trained at the prestigious Shanghai Physical Education University, the top wushu university in China. Master Li was born in China and began his martial arts training at the age of 7. Whether you wish to study for health reasons or for the martial arts, Master Li is happy to guide you along the way. Master Li’s teaching philosophy is to teach his students openly and hide nothing. His student’s ages range from 5 to over 70 years old. After all that, he even includes 3 Wushu Basic Forms. Master Li trains students in both the contemporary and traditional Chinese Martial Arts, both External and Internal Styles, from the most basic beginning levels to the highest and most demanding levels of proficiency for martial arts competition.

Stances, Jumping, Flying, and Flipping kicks combinations launch you into a new level of Wushu Excellence. Also includes, Kicking techniques, as well as 11 different single, double, and kick sweep combinations. Wu Shu Hand Forms, multiple Hand, Fist, Palm, Hook Palm techniques, and Flash Palm Exercises. These pages also show what judges are looking for when examining these taolu elements (i.e. In order to excel at Wushu taolu, you will need will need to master the following taolu techniques. Nandao - Sword Taolu (Southern Broadsword).Taijijian - Sword Taolu (Taiji Sword or Straight Two-Edged Sword).Taijiquan - Unarmed Taolu (Taiji Boxing).Nanquan - Unarmed Taolu (Southern-Style Boxing).Changquan - Unarmed Taolu or Form (Long-Range Boxing).Many Wushu schools have different or additional taolu so please check with your instructor to see what is required for your belt tests. Senior level events are competed using optional or “self choreographed” routines that can highlight the strengths of the individual athlete'. In junior level events, the taolu routines are “compulsory” whereas each athlete performs identical movements and sequences that have been developed by the technical committee of the IWuF.

According to Kung-Fu Wushu Western Australia, 'International wushu competition is categorized by junior (18 and under) and senior (18 and over) level championships. The taolu listed below are the compulsory routines for international Wushu competitions.

It provides video instructions for various unarmed and weapon-based Wushu taolu.Īccording to the International Wushu Federation, 'Wushu taolu is a set of connecting stylized movements choreographed according to certain laws, embodying the philosophical connotation of attack and defense.' This section looks at Wushu taolu (also known as Wushu forms).

Wushu techniques