San Ling encompasses some of the finest points of Chinese
culture, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong and Wushu.
San Ling's founder Dr.Wen has studied all these arts for many years
in mainland China. His ambition to bring his knowledge to the west
was fulfilled in 1991 when he set up his first Wushu classes in
London. San Ling Centre in Swiss Cottage quickly followed, there
are now clinics in Baker Street (NW1) and Golders Green (NW11).
Dr.Wen's plans for the future include setting up a combined Martial
Arts and Traditional Chinese Medicine school teaching these skills
at a location to be confirmed.
Traditional Chinese Medicine has been used in China for well over
2000 years and still provides about half the medical treatment
in China today. It includes the use of herbal treatment, acupuncture,
acupressure and tuina massage, and the practise of Qigong exercises.
All these methods work on the principle of balancing the Yin and
Yang, regulating the flow of Qi energy in the channels and harmonising
the function of the different organs. They look at the person
as a whole, treating not only the symptoms but also the root of
the problem, and promoting the person's own natural healing power.
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Chinese Herbs |
- We have a selection of over 300. |
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Acupuncture
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- Stimulating points along
the energy channels using fine needles. |
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Tuina Massage |
- Stimulating points along the energy channels
using massage. |
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Qi Gong |
- Working with internal
energy (Qi). |
Wushu roughly means "martial technique". Translated
more literally it means "stop fighting using fighting techniques".
The arts are separated into two categories. These are "internal"
meaning they emphasize the use of Qi energy (Qi is the universal
energy found in all living things) and "external"
meaning they emphasize the physical aspect (this doesn't mean
there is no internal side, forms such as "Tongbei"
and "Mian" Quan ("Through the back" and
"Cotton" Fists) both rely heavily on the use of internal
energy.
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Tai Ji |
- Gentle meditative internal martial
art. |
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Shaolin |
- Traditional Chinese external
martial art. |
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Xing Yi |
- Internal form of Wushu |
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Bagua |
- Daoist based internal
martial art. |
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Qi Gong |
- Working with internal energy (Qi). |
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San Da |
- Free fighting |
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