Our Classes
Stockport Schedule
Mondays 8pm - Jian Shou Chuan
Wednesdays 7pm - Chen Tai Chi
Wednesdays 8pm - Hsing-I Chuan
Fridays 9am - Chi Kung
Next Seminar: Jian Shou Chuan 19-20 July
Essex Schedule
Thursdays 8pm - Jian Shou Chuan
Monthly - Jian Shou Chuan, see the Essex school page for details
Inverness Schedule
Multiple daily sessions in person and virtually - see the Inverness school page for details
We’re always happy to welcome enthusiastic new additions to our school.
We offer weekly adult (18+) classes for all levels in Chen Tai Chi, Hsing-I Chuan , Jian Shou Chuan (Splashing Hands Kung Fu) and Chi Kung exercise.
Interested? Come and have a FREE introductory training session.
Struggling to find time to attend regular classes? Not local to one of our schools?
Why not consider one of our intensive training courses, with self-study between courses to be completed in your own time - learn in a structured programme, to suit your own time frame.
Jian Shou Chuan translates to English as Splashing Hands Fist, its name derives from the fact that when training in this system, the hands are often open and move with such speed it is as though you were shaking water from them. It is possibly one of the last great secrets of Chinese Martial arts to be revealed to the general public. Thought to be developed in the late 1700’s for the temple monks, whose duty was to guard the gates at the Northern Shaolin temple, in China, and then spread later to southern China.
Practice this style for:
Martial skills and practical self-defence in the short-term
Highly functional fitness
Cross-train with other fighting styles (boxing, MMA) and sports
Class summary:
Format: technique practice, self-defence applications, pads and bag training, forms practice
Physical intensity: Medium-High
Syllabus:
Progression through defined levels of learning
Graded syllabus through to Black Belt
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Hsing-I Chuan (Xing Yi Quan) is a Chinese boxing style of Taoist origin. It's name literally translates as ‘mind form boxing’ or ‘heart and mind boxing’. It is an internal art that is concerned with life, health and creativity rather than death, destruction and swelling of the self-ego; which is so often the focus of most martial training today. It's movements are simple to look at and learn, but hard to master. It is straight forward and direct in it's actions, combining both soft and hard movements, therefore, it conforms to the Taoist principle of Yin/Yang.
Practice this style for:
Martial skills in the medium-term
Strong internal martial arts understanding
Traditional Chines martial art
Class summary:
Format: technique practice, forms practice, self-defence applications
Physical intensity: Medium, can be practised with different levels of intensity to suit the student
Syllabus:
Progression through defined levels of learning
Graded syllabus through to Black Belt
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Tai Chi Chuan (Grand Ultimate Fist) has long been treasured by the Chinese people as a way to preserve and promote excellent health and longevity. Modern research has also shown a wide variety of health benefits when practising Tai Chi, including better cardiovascular fitness, weight loss, living longer, reduced risk of falling and of developing a variety of chronic diseases.
Practice this style for:
Martial skills in the long-term
Long-term health and wellbeing
Cultivation of mind and spirit
Class summary:
Format: technique practice, forms practice, self-defence applications
Physical intensity: Low-Medium, can be practised with different levels of intensity to suit the student
Syllabus:
Progression through learning gates to access a wider range of techniques from basic to intermediate to advanced
Not a graded syllabus
Which Little Nine Heaven UK Schools:
Northern England - Stockport
Chi Kung and Meditation
Chi-Kung exercise is an excellent method for martial artists to prolong and heighten the benefit of their training. It also benefits non-martial artists in the same way and can improve the health of the body, both internally and externally. These special exercises will help the chi and blood to flow more freely throughout the body, nourishing the internal organs, making them stronger, reducing stress on the nervous system and helping to strengthen the body's immune system in order to build up resistance to disease.
Learn these exercises for:
Long-term health and wellbeing
Cultivation of mind and spirit
Balance with more applied martial styles
Class summary:
Format: technique practice, forms practice
Physical intensity: Low
Syllabus:
Progression through learning gates to access a wider range of breathing, movement and meditation techniques
Not a graded syllabus
Which Little Nine Heaven UK Schools:
Our School offers a variety of classes, to suit adults of all ages (18 years and over).
Practising these ancient systems can help to benefit you in many ways, including:
Improving fitness, flexibility, balance and mobility
Learning practical self-defence
Strengthening internal organs
Losing weight
Reducing stress
Meeting new people.