丹麦女孩在武当

 

我是一个来自丹麦(华裔）的女孩，在上个夏季我终于完成了我的学业，并获得了销售与市场学士学位。之后，我就来到中国旅行，也可以看望在北京工作的姐姐。两个月后，我来到武当山道家传统武术馆进行武术学习，至目前已经有三周的时间了。

在中国的春节期间，我第一次参观了一座道教宫观，神秘的道教文化引起了我的兴趣，使我忍不住想做更深入的了解。因此，当得知有一个机会可以去武当的时候，我 高兴极了，立即作出了延长此次中国之行的决定。在此之前，我一直都对武当充满憧憬，太多的人和电影中都提到有关武当山的故事，当然，还有令人向往的中国功 夫。

 

 

 

我在网上找寻功夫学校，最后我选择了武当山道家传统武术馆，它吸引我的原因是内外兼修的训练方式。

 

 

不同的国家生活方式习惯是有很大差异的。从丹麦到中国，异域的差异还是让我有些小小的担心，虽然已到中国多次，但是一些日常还是让我不太习惯。例如：丹麦厕所都使用坐式马桶而非蹲厕，不过习惯了就还好。

 

 

学校的食物比起其他很多地方还是很好吃的，但是我仍然会想念西餐。在家里我们总是中西餐结合，而武馆只提供中餐。不过，没有关系，我只需步行几分钟就可以到镇上买到我想要的。

 

 

刚 到武馆，在了解了我的基本情况与愿望后，武馆给我安排了一个教练。我第一次接触了气功与太极拳。尽管在这里待得时间不长，但我真的觉得通过习练，更加了解 感知了自己的身体，并且掌握了很多协调身体各个部分平衡与锻炼的方式方法。更重要的是，运用道家的观点看待养生。例如，我们所吃的食物，我们可以从很多不 同的方面获得所需的能量，当然，这些都需要不断的实践与练习。

 

 

与之前在北京和河南待过的学校不同，在武当山道家传统武术馆我觉得自己进步更大一些，大概是因为我从来没有练习过太极和气功吧。当然，这也属于整体的感觉。

 

另 外，在其他学校我们是多个人跟一个教练进行学习训练，而这里是一对一的教学，这是一个很大的优势。教练会更注意你的学习，也更容易指出你出现的问题，而你 也必须专注于自己的每一个动作。拥有个人教练最大的优势是，这里有来自全世界不同的学员，大家需求不同，程度也不同，教练可以根据学员自己的情况安排适合 的进度。这里也有很多功夫套路供你选择，比如：太极、八卦，再到剑类和扇子等。

 

 

在 日常的训练中，师父和教练也会对你进行指导。训练是张弛有度的，也是合理的，虽然也会很辛苦，但也不会让你累到像其他学校那样，失去所有能量而产生再也不 想继续下去的念头。我觉得这样对于一个不经常进行运动的人来说，是比较适合的方式。许多人告诉我，他们更喜欢来这里，而不是其他地方。并不是从小训练武术 的人才可以学武术，在这里每个人都有学习接触武术的机会，无论男女老少、零基础还是是已经学过武术的人。

 

 

除了可以学到武术与养生，这个学校也是一个超棒的社交平台。像之前说过的，你可以遇到来自全世界的，不同背景和历史的人们。而且这里有非常令人放松的氛围，有很多社交活动也能让你收获特别亲近的友谊。我觉得正是这些让许多学生想在这里停留更久的时间，并不断的回到这里来。

 

如果可以，我想我会在这里待的更久，而且肯定会再来。

 

 

作者：Yi Shu Zhang

翻译: Joey

 

 

The Danish Girl in Wudang

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I am a Danish girl who just finished my bachelor degree in sales and marketing this summer. I have been studying at wudang kungfu school for 3 weeks after having been in China for 2 months for travelling and visiting my sister.

 

 

This year was the first time i visited a Daoist temple during Chinese spring festival. After visitng the temple i was curious to learn more about Daoism. It was therefore a great opportunity for me when the chance to go to wudang mountain came to me as i wanted to extend my stay in China. I have always wanted to go to Wudang mountain after having heard alot about it from people and movies but also because i have always loved kungfu.

 

 

I started to search for schools online and found this school which apealed to me with its focus on both internal as well as external training.

 

Coming from Denmark which is totally different from China i was a bit concerned about the conditions. For example in Denmark the toilets are not holes but you sit on them. Luckily i have been in China many times before so i got used to it although it was a bit unconfortable in the beginning.

 

 

The food at the school was better than many other places i have been at although i often missed eating western food since we combine western and Chinese food at home. But it was okay and the town was just a few minutes walk from here so i could buy whatever i needed.

 

 

When i came i talked with the school about my needs and wishes and was assigned a coach. And for the first time a practiced qigong and taichi. Although i have only been here for a short time i really feel that i have learned a lot new about my own body as well as how to move differently. And although not much i have also learned more about how the body and mind works from a Daoist perspective, how things are connected and needs to be in balance which for example can be obtained through several ways including through the food we eat, our mindsets and through practice.

 

 

 

Compared to other schools i have stayed at in Beijing and Henan i feel that this is the place where i have progressed the most. Perhaps it is because i have never practiced taichi or qigong before and because of the holistic approach.

 

But also as at the other schools we only practiced in large groups instead of having a coach like here. This is a great advantage as there is focus on you and it gives no space for loose ends. You have to focus on each move. Having an  indvidual coach is also a huge advantage as there are people from all over the world with different needs and levels. Thus you are able to develop in your own pace and you get to focus on your own interests as you can choose to practice everything from taichi and bagua to sword and fan forms.

 

 

The coach and shifu are able to guide you in your needs and the training is hard but yet not too hard as in other schools where you loose all your energy and don't want to train anymore. I think for many people who don't practice sports everyday this is a better approach.

 

In fact many people have told me that they like to come here as opposed to other places it is not necessary to have trained martial arts since you were a kid, but there is place for everybody, young and old, newbeginners as well as people who have already studied martial arts.

 

 

Apart from the training part one of the greatest things about the school was the social environment. As mentioned you meet people from all around the world with different backgrounds and histories. The environment at the school is relaxed and allows for social activities and close friendships to be made. And i think it is a combination of that and the training program that make many students wanting to stay here for longer periods keep returning to the school.

 

If i could stay for longer i definately would and i am certainly coming back.

 

 

Author：Yi Shu Zhang

 

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