What is Kui De Tang?

What is Kui De Tang? » mission statement » About

Our school in Worcester is the one and only official branch of Kui De Tang outside of the Peoples Republic of China. It is the same school that Grandmaster Wang Yunsheng first established in the early 1890’s to teach his newly created style of Gong-Fu (Kung-Fu) called ‘Seven Stars Praying Mantis’.

Originally Kui De Tang was the name of the Wang family home, and has been for many generations. The ‘Kui’ star is one of the seven stars in the constellation known as the plough, or big dipper. It is the star that sits at the tip of the bowl. Therefore, Grandmaster Wang Yunsheng named his style ‘Seven Stars Praying Mantis’. Since then, this martial art has been quietly handed down from one generation to the next by members of Grandmaster Wang’s family.


Mission Statement

mission statement » About

Kui De Tang is a unique school of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts based in Worcestershire, England.

Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of authentic Seven Stars Praying Mantis Gong-fu, as created by Grandmaster Wang Yunsheng and transmitted by his descendants. Our school provides tuition in all aspects of this unique and rare Chinese martial art. Providing society with, regardless of age or gender, the opportunity to benefit from all physical, mental, spiritual and cultural aspects of this treasured Chinese art.


About

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As a teenager Jaime Gonzalo Rodriguez first started to learn Seven Stars Praying Mantis in the UK. Since his first visit to mainland China in 1998 he has trained, lived and researched Seven Stars Praying Mantis for prolonged periods of time throughout the People’s Republic of China. He has painstakingly managed to seek out the most knowledgeable Masters of the style from whom he has received corrections, exchanged knowledge, and of course studied with.
Today, Instructor J. Rodriguez is the official 5th generation disciple and adopted son of the Wang family, having been bestowed with the name Wang Mengyi. He is also a 21st generation disciple of the Huashan Taoist sect.

As well as being a licensed practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, he has a wealth of knowledge to hand regarding many Chinese related subjects such as Taoism, astrology, culture and language.