£5.00
Wednesdays at The Dereham Meeting Point.
NR19 1ED
Yang style tai chi
10.30am -11.30am
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Please book your space in the class
Childrens Kung Fu £7.00
Adult Kung Fu £9.00
Adult Tai Chi £8.00
At Elsing Village Hall, Church St, Elsing, NR20 3EA
Wednesdays
Children's Kung Fu 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Adult Kung Fu 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Thursdays
Adult Tai Chi 7.00pm - 8.00pm
£8.00
Tuesdays
At Stibbard Village Hall, Guist Bottom Rd, Fakenham, NR21 0EX
Tai Chi Class 4pm - 5.00pm
Wensum Kung Fu & Tai Chi is a welcoming wushu club based in Norfolk, dedicated to teaching Northern Shaolin Chin Woo Kung Fu and Yang Style Tai Chi to students of all ages and abilities. Our goal is to make traditional Chinese martial arts accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful for everyone in our community.
We offer a wide range of classes and training opportunities:
Northern Shaolin Chin Woo Kung Fu — Traditional forms, dynamic movement, strength, discipline, and athletic skill rooted in the Chin Woo heritage.
San Shou / Asian Kickboxing — Practical striking, footwork, pad work, and partner drills for fitness, confidence, and real-world application.
Chinese Weapons Training — Solo routines and paired/duelling weapon sets, covering traditional long and short weapons.
Yang Style Tai Chi (40+) — Gentle, flowing movement designed to improve balance, mobility, relaxation, and overall wellbeing.
Personal Protection Courses/Mothers and Daughters Courses — Tailor‑made self‑protection workshops for groups of six or more, delivered at your location, complete with handouts and reference materials.
Private Training Sessions — One‑to‑one or small‑group coaching in any of our disciplines, personalised to your goals and experience level.
Whether you’re looking to build fitness, learn traditional martial arts, improve your balance and wellbeing, or gain practical self‑protection skills, our club provides a friendly, supportive environment to help you grow.
At Wensum Kung Fu & Tai Chi, we believe martial arts should enrich everyday life. It is our aim to provide the highest level of coaching and professionalism in our clubs, ‘demystifying’ the arts and encouraging students from all backgrounds to have a better understanding of the benefits of participating in Chinese martial arts (wushu). We achieve extraordinary results from ordinary people through our coaching system.
Join us at Wensum Kung Fu and Tai Chi. To learn northern Shaolin kung fu and yang style tai chi. We create a positive learning environment where we demystify these ancient systems into a positive and enriching activity.
At Wensum Kung Fu & Tai Chi, we teach the authentic Chin Woo Northern Shaolin system — a dynamic style known for its powerful long‑range techniques, athletic movement, and strong traditional curriculum.
Your First Year of Training
The first year focuses on building a solid foundation. Students develop strength, flexibility, coordination, and explosive movement, supported by progressive training methods and clear technical breakdowns.
Training includes:
Fundamental hand techniques — punching, blocking, parrying, catching, trapping, escaping, plus pad work and structured sparring
Northern kicking skills — leg raises, jumping drills, evasive footwork, sweeps, and powerful pad/shield kicking
Traditional forms — students learn Tam Tui, the foundational Shaolin routine (12 sections for adults, 6 for children)
Weapons training — introduction to the basic Shaolin cudgel form/routine
How We Teach
Head Coach Alasdair Monteith is a qualified Wushu coach and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics coach, bringing a unique blend of martial arts precision and athletic development. Every technique is broken down into simple, achievable components so students build confidence and succeed step by step.
Training is structured, supportive, and accessible — whether you’re a complete beginner or returning to martial arts after a break.
This is the first form in the Chin Woo system. The routine delivers the foundation skills of northern Shaolin kung fu.
Yes, our club participates in local, regional and international martial arts competitions and regularly conducts demonstrations and workshops. Head coach Alasdair Monteith has been training and competiting regularly since 1989 in Malaysia, Singapore, China, USA, Germany and the UK. Teaching our students how to compete they gain many life skills. Train the mind how to focus under pressure, maturity to receive feed back, courage and self-discipline and self-respect!
We offer classes for adults and children aged 8 and above. Please contact us for information about youth programs.
For many of us learning a martial art is an opportunity to improve our fitness whilst learning new skills and philosophies. With regular training you will increase your cardiovascular fitness whilst toning your muscles.
Physical training is a great method of improving self esteem particularly if you have had some challenging situations in your life.
With our qualified coaches you will learn skills and techniques that will give you an advantage in a physical confrontation.
In our classes we teach everyone how the human body learns physical skills. This makes us much more patient with ourselves. Sadly wushu isn't learnt is a single class, but by completing our programme it will give you results you wanted.
And of course training in a like minded group you will learn to accept help from your coach and give support to other members of the club. .
So, with everything to gain why not come along and have ago, and see where it leads!