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 Yantai Shaolin Academy I carried on living in China trying different businesses and training by myself. 
2006 – I married my girl friend who is Chinese and went on holiday to a place called Taining which is a UNESCO global geo park. After staying in Taining for a few days I thought it would be an amazing location to set up a Martial Arts School. My Father in law used to be top government in Taining so I was introduced to the Mayor and other top government who was all very supportive in me opening a Gong Fu School.
I spent over 1 year building and renovating my school and 3 months travelling around China interviewing and searching for good masters.
Now I own the only western owned Chinese martial arts school which can accommodate nearly 100 students and it is always being improved.
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.
Here 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
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. |