About us
We founded Okanagan Valley Wudang in 2022 to carry forward the living tradition of Wudang martial arts. Rooted in the Daoist culture of Wudang Mountain, we teach Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Qigong as complete systems of cultivation—martial, spiritual, and medicinal. By training together, we preserve a lineage that has been handed down to us and invite our students to join us in walking the path of Dao through discipline, health, and inner transformation.
We spent six years living and training in China under master Yuan Xiu Gang at the Wudang Daoist Traditional Kung Fu Academy. While there we studied Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, meditation, herbal medicine, Daoist music, and ancient and modern Chinese language.
In 2014 we moved to Houston where Simon wrote his PhD under Jeff Kripal and Anne Klein at Rice University. In 2019 we moved up to Penticton, BC, and opened our Kung Fu school.
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Read about Simon
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Kung Fu
We train Wudang Kung Fu as a martial discipline that refines strength, agility, and spirit through forms rooted in Daoist philosophy
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00-7:30, Internal Kung Fu Wednesdays 7:30-9:00
Kids Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30-5:30
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Tai Chi
We practice Tai Chi as a moving meditation, balancing softness and strength to cultivate harmony of body, mind, and breath.
Wednesdays and Sundays 10:00-11:00
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:40-7:00
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Qigong
We cultivate Qigong as the foundation of Daoist practice, using breath and movement to nourish vitality and align with the flow of nature.
Wednesdays and Sundays 11:11-12:12
Dragon Sword Workshop
A follow up to our popular 2025 Dragon Sword workshop!
We will be leading a short, half-day sword workshop in Penticton on Saturday, March 28th from 1-4 p.m. We will introduce everyone to the fundamentals of the Chinese straight sword (jian 剑), beginning with basic stances, cuts, and blocks. Then we will learn Parts 1 and 2 of the Wudang Dragon sword form 龙华剑, the simplest sword style in our system, exploring the movements, principles, history, and mythology woven through it all. Attendees will leave having a grasp of the nine fundamental techniques 九法 and the three postures 三姿 of the Dragon Sword. We will also cover the first four partner drills 对炼.
A handout will be included with a section of the Dragon Sword manual 剑谱 as well as the Secret Song of the Dragon’s Transformation 龙华歌诀, a traditional incantation to intone before practicing the form (it helps turn you into a dragon).
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