Classes & Workshops

The foundation and basic principles of Shuai Jiao are based on traditional Chinese martial arts and adapted for combat training. Shuai Jiao techniques and principles are very simple, effective and most importantly, quick. Because of its speed and effectiveness, an opponent often does not have a chance to counter. Shuai Jiao is an art that does not rely on muscular strength alone, it always emphasizes avoiding direct impact with an opponent’s power and emphasizes getting close to an opponent quickly and using the opponent’s power against themselves. Because of its effectiveness, Shuai Jiao has been trained along with all styles of Chinese martial arts and is one of the four major elements in traditional Chinese fighting.

Mongolian Bökh is one of the oldest styles of martial arts and wrestling known and is the grandfather style to Chinese Shuai Jiao. Wrestling is the most important of the Mongolian culture’s historic “Three Manly Skills”, that also include horsemanship and archery. Genghis Khan considered wrestling to be an important way to keep his army in good physical shape and combat ready and Mongolian wrestlers developed a high level of sensitivity and response to use wrestling tactics to conquer the lands. Bökh has a unique set of rules and approach to wrestling that has an extremely deep understanding of application.

From a technical point of view wrestling styles shares some similarities with traditional wrestling and other arts but, Shuai Jiao and Bökh training techniques, basic principles, applications and purposes are distinctively different from other styles. These differences give these styles there distinctive and unique characteristics and feel.

*For beginners loaner equipment can be provided, students who wish to take part in this class are encouraged to have their own equipment i.e. wrestling jacket or gi.