LION / DRAGON DANCERS

The Lion Dance is an exciting, loud and colourful demonstration of traditional Chinese culture. It is enacted to scare away evil spirits and to bring good luck, health and prosperity wherever it is performed.

 

The Lion Dance is the quintessential ingredient of any large oriental-themed celebration. The  Lion Dance Team is available for various special occasions, such as:

• Birthdays

• Business Openings

• Carnivals

• Corporate Events

• Chinese New Year

• Parades

• Promotions

• Stage Performances

• Weddings

• Workshops

 

To accompany the authentic Chinese Lion Dance they can also provide you & your special day with a variety of other traditional Chinese cultural forms.

 

The Martial Arts Kung Fu school perform the Lion Dance across the UK and are trained by the legendary Master Chi...

 

1986 – Master Chi was awarded the Lion Prize for his various contributions to and achievements in martial arts such as: donating old Seven Star Praying Mantis manuscripts and weapons such as an old two-section stick from the Chi family. At the National Martial Arts Gathering in 1986 he demonstrated Seven Star Praying Mantis which also resulted in him winning the Lion Prize.

 

1987 – The National Sports Council gave him an award for his outstanding work during the National Martial Arts Excavation of the 1980s.

 

1988 – The committee of the National Martial Arts Research Institute awarded him a ‘Contribution to Martial Arts’ award at the Chinese International Wushu Festival.

 

1991 – Master Chi assumed the post of Executive Director of Yantai City International Praying Mantis Boxing Union. From the 1980s to the 1990’s he also held the post of Executive Director for Dalian City Martial Arts Association.

 

1994 – He featured in the publication ‘Dictionary of Famous Chinese Martial Artists’.

 

1999 – He was appointed Vice-president of Yantai City Seven Star Praying Mantis Research Association.

 

2001 – Master Chi was awarded the winning prize at the Conference of National Praying Mantis Boxing Masters.

 

Today, Grandmaster Chi is considered one of China’s living treasures for his knowledge of traditional Chinese arts and culture. His understanding of Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Taoism and Buddhism; just to name a few is simply beyond words. He is considered the foremost authority and most knowledgeable teacher of Seven Stars Praying Mantis alive today and is the official worldwide guardian of this unique martial art.