My name is Scott Bird and I was born in 1982, Birmingham England. From a young age I became interested in Martial Arts and it wasn't long before I started my training in Shotokan Karate at the age of 11. After 6 years of training I achieved the grade of 2nd Dan black belt and was successful in numerous Kumite & Kata tournaments including the nationals and international matches in Europe.

1999 – Lived in Portugal for 2 years and taught Karate privately.

2001 – Returned to England and had a short spell in the British army.

2003 – I found a shaolin Academy on the Internet and within 1 month I was in North China learning Shaolin Kung fu. Although I stayed at the Siping Academy for just over 1 year many westerners cut their time short because of the bad management and lack of communication. After my time was nearly up I thought it would be nice to open my own Martial Arts School in China and put things right where many other Chinese owned schools go wrong.

So I and one of the masters from Siping got together and decided to open our own Martial Arts Academy in a city called Yantai, Shandong Province.

After several months of working with "Master" Su I soon realised our views were different on how to run a Martial Arts School for westerners. When I left the Kunyu Mountain Shaolin Martial Arts Academy I carried on living in China trying different businesses and training by myself.

2006 – I went on holiday to a UNESCO Global Geo Park called Taining Town. After staying in Taining for a few days I knew that it was the perfect location for martial arts practice and so I started looking at possible locations to build a school. My in laws used to be high up government in Taining so I was introduced to the Mayor and other top government who was all very supportive in me opening a martial arts school.

I spent over one year building and renovating RDS and 3 months travelling around China interviewing and searching for good masters.

Now I own the only western owned Martial Arts school in China, which can accommodate nearly 100 students, and is always being improved. Click here to see owner Authenticity

To own and run a Martial Arts School is a dream for me but another reason I wanted to open a school is for westerners to be able to come to China and get the training they want and not worry about being ripped off.

Below are a few reasons why you should choose the Rising Dragon Martial Arts School over others:

• You have 24hr support from another westerner who knows China like the back of his hand.
• Taining is not only beautiful but SAFE too.
• A broad selection of styles to choose from, some of them being very rare.
• Learn real Gong Fu (not watered down stuff) from some of the best masters in China.
• Good training facilities. (Modern & Traditional)
• Reside in a Global Geo Park voted one of the top 3 destinations in China.
• Study Sun Style for 1 year or longer and become a certified Teacher!
• 1 Year students get their VISA for FREE!
• Full time resident Doctor.

Thank you for taking the time to view my website, I hope to see you soon!

Yours Sincerely,

Scott Bird

P.S. If you have any questions at all feel free to ask and I will try my best to answer them as soon as possible.