Welcome to Daoist Gate Wudang Arts!

Our teacher, Zhou Xuan Yun (Mysterious Cloud) was raised on the most sacred mountain in China, Wudang Mountain, where he trained and later worked as an instructor of Taiji Quan (Tai Chi Chuan), Kung Fu and weaponry. Xuan Yun is also an ordained Daoist priest, trained in ritual arts, chanting, divination, and qigong. Dedicating his life to passing the Wudang arts, Xuan Yun divides his time between the U.S. and China, offering classes and workshops on traditional Wudang martial arts, Qi Gong, and Daoist philosophy.

The Wudang martial arts evolved out of the fusion of ancient Chinese fighting techniques, and the teachings of Daoism (a Chinese religion based on the belief in the "Dao", the organic order of the natural world). The Wudang fighting arts were used by Daoist monks to prepare their bodies for long periods of meditation, and to protect themselves as they traveled from temple to temple. Studying traditional Daoist martial arts can develop your understanding of Chinese philosophy and religion. For hundreds of years the Wudang martial art have been kept secret, and only recently has it become possible for Wudang monks to share these great skills.