DINGYI KUNGFU
What's the Program?
When you come to Dingyi's, you are provided with a joint Kungfu/Chinese homestay experience. Dingyi has two regular practice areas- one in Kunming city and one in the nearby Zi Hai village. At times he also travels with his students to nearby areas in Dali, Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge in order to vary the setting.
While living in Dingyi's house, you experience a regular Chinese lifestyle. You eat home-cooked fresh meals with him and his family (his daughter and son are five and three years old, respectively), spend your free time with them, drink Chinese tea at least once a day and - according to your curiosity level - hold many long conversations with Dingyi about the Chinese ideas and way of living.
A standard day with Dingyi looks like this:
(The schedule varies according to the type of Kungfu that you are studying- you may have practice before breakfast and after dinner as well)
8:30 Eat breakfast
9:15 Warmup + self practice
10:15 Lesson/review with Dingyi
11:15-15:00 Lunch and a break
15:00 Self review and a lesson with Dingyi
17:00 The day ends- after this you eat dinner and have free time to practice, rest or walk around the area.
Every Saturday is a day of rest.