To make a short but fair summary of a four month period in China, that was so much more than simply an incredible fitness experience, will be an impossible task but I'll do my best...

I went to China to spend 6 months at the Rising Dragon School after only a decade of life in the real world. I had been working in Business Intelligence for a couple of Internet companies, and was burning out. I had been looking...

I didn't know what to expect when I arrived at RDS but living there for two months proved to be a wonderful experience. I was able to live simply; I'd train hard every day and have traditional Chinese...

Before I came to RDS I had no real martial arts experience and wasn't completely sure what I was getting myself into but I was ready. When I finally got there I knew it was the right choice, for the first few weeks it felt...

Before I came to the Rising Dragon School, I thought, "What have I let myself in for?" I knew that I would be sharing a room and living with people I've never met, in a remote part of the world, for two months! And the training...

I was on my first year of break from studying (starting again summer '11), and had decided to do some traveling during this time. I found the Rising Dragon School by searching on the Internet, and after reading through...

I started practicing Karate at the age of 14 and did some other styles on and off till my late twenties, after that I let myself go a bit like most people in their 30s. I always planned of doing something big for my 40th so with my...

Before attending Rising Dragon Martial Arts School I had trained in Seiken-Ryu Karate to a 1st kyu level and to 5th kyu In Aiki-Jujitsu...

Before attending RDS I had a few years of Wing Chun training, 6 months of Muay Thai and some Tai Chi and Qigong training...

Hi Scott,
Its Dominique - i came to train for a month at the school in August (...37...never done any exercise before.. if you remember!) Sorry this email is a little later than planned - time goes so quickly when you are travelling. Since I left...

First of all I'd say that you can't underestimate the fact that this school is run by a westerner, it might seem like nothing when you read that from home but when you are in a "true" Chinese school, well first of all...

Martial Arts has always been a huge part of my life. I started training in Judo when I was 8 and my love for training grew from there. I moved around a lot as a child so never...