Sifu Carl Della Vella

Mu Dong Kung Fu is the traditional Taoist martial art originating from China many thousands of years past. Mu Dong also known as Wu Dang, refers to the mountain regions of Hubei province, where the original Taoist temples were first constructed. Mu Dong Kung Fu is one of the oldest snake styles of the martial arts.

Wudang Mountain is located in the heart of mainland China's Hubei Province, South West of Shiyan City, known to the local people as Xuanyue Mountain. This mystical place is considered one of China's most cherished martial treasures. Known as the center of Taoist culture & study, Wudang Mountain is the birthplace of the Wudang school of Kungfu, a style that is known for focus on the internal practice in addition to physical movement.

The external element of Mu Dong Kung Fu includes the traditional forms passed down to us by Grandmaster Sam Wong as taught to him by Taoist Monk Ching Wan of Hubei, China.

Thousands of years ago, monks of the Mu Dong Temples were training in these very forms as performed today by our students.

There are many exercises that we teach in order to improve one's health, strength, coordination and overall well-being. Our program is only complete with both internal and external elements of Mu Dong Kung Fu mastered.

The internal element of Mu Dong Kung Fu involves the conditioning of one's nui gung to develop the body and mind in handling super human tasks with no harm to the practitioner. We share with chosen disciples, the secret conditioning exercises that the Taoist monks kept so well-closed from the outside world.

These sacred and secretive conditioning exercises have been handed down to a selected few practitioners of Wong Gar Mu Dong Kung Fu by Grandmaster Sam Wong.

Development of the physical body through strengthening and coordination of mind and body and the art of self defense.

Our style involves two philosophies of development. The external element includes forms, development of the physical body through strengthening and coordination of mind and body and the art of self defense. The internal element involves nui gung, development of the body's internal energy pathways through supervised exercises, in conjunction with the mastering of specific forms at the appropriate stages of one's development in the art.

Our chief instructors are qualified graduates of Mu Dong Kung Fu bestowed upon them by Grandmaster Sam Wong.