Chinese martial arts — known under the umbrella terms Kung Fu, Wushu, or Kuoshu — encompass a rich diversity of styles developed over centuries across China's regions, cultures, and martial traditions. Training encompasses basics, forms, applications, and weapons, while philosophy, ethics, and cultural practice are woven into every aspect of study. This is not merely a sport system: it is a complete way of life, offering discipline, good character, and authentic transmission of knowledge passed down from master to student across generations.

Chinese martial arts is simultaneously a form of exercise and a means of self-defense. As a living expression of the world's oldest continuous civilization, it offers an extraordinary wealth of physical, mental, and spiritual possibilities — beneficial to mind, body, and soul. At Wu Tan New England, we offer you the opportunity to learn traditional Wushu Kung Fu as it was meant to be taught: completely, authentically, and personally.

Every class begins with one of the most important aspects of the art: courtesy. In each session, we make a deliberate practice of treating one another with respect and consideration — because the martial arts have always been, first and foremost, a cultivation of character. From there, classes move through a variety of warm-up exercises, then into the specific skills required for Wushu Kung Fu, and then into the foundational techniques that support all future progress.