15 Days, Multiple Departures
PATH OF THE MONK
The path of the Monk puts more emphasis on personal and spiritual development and self-healing and is less physically demanding.
Be part of a supportive community with a structured daily routine.
Improve physically and mentally – look and feel good at any age!
Develop self discipline and self mastery.
Explore new philosophies and cultures.
Develop and grow as a person.
DISCOVER THE MYSTERIES OF OUR ANCIENT ARTS
Learn Qigong (Chi Kung) the art of cultivating your spiritual energy (Chi). Unlock your energy flow, unite mind, body and breath.
Learn the famous Shaolin internal strength training. Tap into the internal power that you have always had. You should have time to learn the full routine if you train diligently.
Learn a 19 step form of the Sun-Frost White Crane Soft and Gentle Art – the forerunner of Tai Chi.
Work on your self so that you are better able to support the people close to you.
Learn the basics of unarmed combat and self defense: protect yourself and those around you.
When we set out to design the Kung Fu Retreat, we looked to make all of our dreams about a perfect Kung Fu, Chi Kung (Qi Gong) and Meditation school come to become reality. We spent many years choosing the ideal location then set about building a full time, residential school with all of the elements needed by serious students and teachers alike. We have been perfecting the Retreat over the last 15 years and, although we are constantly fine-tuning and improving, are now close to the ultimate Kung Fu venue.
Of course it is, and we take pride in our Retreat’s excellent safety record.
While we can’t guarantee that accidents won’t happen, the experience at the Kung Fu Retreat is designed to be completely safe. We have never had a serious accident, and everyone who comes here is encouraged to push themselves only to a level they are comfortable with a view to increasing their health, stamina, and flexibility.
We do not encourage hard sparring since it often leads to injuries. When people attend one or two classes a week as is common in the West, having to miss a few weeks’ training because of an injury is no big deal. When you have flown all the way to Thailand and invested time and money in attending a Retreat like ours, it would be much more serious. This is why we are purposely very protective of our students. Please do understand that we do not accept liability for any injuries sustained whilst staying with us. If in doubt, please take out travel insurance.
Our Chief Instructor, as well as our other instructors have reasonable knowledge of back issues, but they are not qualified to give any treatments.
Yes, you can. Running is not included in our program and we usually train barefoot. The roofed training ground has 2 cm jigsaw mats and will make you stepping on bare feet more comfortable.
Your knee injury should not hold you back. The most important thing to remember is not to do anything which could injure your knee, even if other people are doing it. So for example, do not squat lower than is safe. In the mornings much of the exercise is fairly soft and aimed at recovery and improving health so if anything, it should help your knee.