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WHITE TIGER WU SHU Association G.B
White Tiger is the name of our club, not the name of the style of Wushu that we teach
White Tiger Wushu Association G.B
is based in Seven Stars Martial Arts Academy on the Wirral, England
We started on the Wirral and have been teaching Wushu/Kung Fu since 1978.
We teach several styles of Wushu and can cater from complete beginner onwards
The tiger is a very ancient concept in Chinese Martial Arts
“there is only room enough on a mountain for one tiger”
During the Han Dynasty people believed the tiger to be the king of all beasts. Legend had it that when a tiger reached 500 years old, its tail would turn white. In this way, the white tiger became a kind of mythological creature. It was said that the white tiger would only appear when the emperor ruled with absolute virtue, or if there was peace throughout the world. Because the color white of the Chinese five elements also represents the west, the White Tiger thus became a mythological guardian of the west.
The Chief Instructor is Master Brian McKinney, one of the early pioneers of Wushu in Great Britain. Master McKinney has been teaching Wushu since the late 1970’s. His credentials and track record are impeccable. Master McKinney came from a background of both Martial Arts (since the late 1950’s) and Meditation (since the late 1960’s). Master McKinney studied under and received initiation from one of the great Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Masters. Master McKinney had been teaching both martial arts( Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, JuJitsu, Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu etc ) and Meditation before taking up Wushu in the seventies. White Tiger Wushu Association G.B is the result of this experience. White Tiger Wushu Association G.B is the Wushu section of Chinese Wushu Research Institute G.B.
In 1987 Master McKinney received Martial Art/Tai Chi Teaching certificates from Beijing University,The Peoples Republic of China. Master McKinney has studied with and is authorised and advised by some of the Top Wushu / Tai Chi / Qigong Masters in The Peoples Republic of China. They include amongst others:
Master Men Huifeng
Professor of Wushu – Beijing University
One of top ten named Wushu Masters in China
9th degree black sash
President-
Master Kan Guixiang
Professor of Wushu – Beijing University
8th degree black sash
Founder of Beijing Chen Style Taijiquan Research Institute
Successor of Chen Style Taijiquan
Co-
Master Xia Bei Hua
One of the most famous masters in China
Beijing University
Master Zhang Wenghuang
One of the most famous Grandmasters in China
Beijing University
Master Li Deyin
Vice-
One of top one hundred named Wushu Masters in China
Master Han Jin Song – now Australia
Executive Officer – IWT Committee
Secretary General-
Secretary General -
Head Coach – Australian National Wushu Team
President-
Master Xu Hao – now Italy
Tai Chi master -
Italian National Coach
Master Qiu Hui Fang
Multi Times National Taiji Champion – Peoples Republic of China
Multi Times Taiji World Champion
National and International Taiji Coach for Peoples Republic of China
Anyone wishing to study the art of Wushu can be assured of the quality of guidance offered at White Tiger Wushu Association
Branches and Associations registered to Master McKinney:
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