KUNG FU is a Chinese word meaning, skill derived through time and effort. In proper Chinese, it is pronounced, “Gong Fu”. Today, Kung Fu is commonly used to replace the word “Wushu”, which is the actual translation for Martial Art. Many styles of martial arts exist in China, some as young as 100 years and others as old as 500. As opposed to solely a healthful practice, a sport, a self defense or military hand to hand system, Chinese Kungfu always has three aspects, the cultural, the healthful and the self-defense. Sometimes, certain schools emphasized one aspect over the others but typically all three were included. These styles with lineage, tradition, emphasis on self-defense and health, are known as “Traditional” Styles. In the last few decades, the People's Republic of China recompiled and promoted a “Contemporary” version formalizing and systematizing the study of Wushu. This Contemporary version breaks its links with lineage and tradition and is practiced as a demonstration sport, much like gymnastics, judged and given points according to specific rules. Within China, this distinction is easily made with the use of Traditional or Contemporary before the word Wushu. Outside of China, particularly in English speaking countries, Wushu is often used to refer to the Contemporary version, while Kung Fu is used to refer to the Traditional Arts.

NATURAL STYLE KUNGFU or ZIRANMEN, is a rare and unique traditional martial art that includes methods of flexibility, hand forms, weapons, self-defense, and body conditioning. It calls for the use of the entire body in an integrated way to exercise and progressively strengthen the muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. It has similarities to both Shaolin and Wudang meaning it has the strong points of the so called external and internal styles, so the body is controlled in a way that is both powerful and graceful, fast and slow, hard and soft. Classes teach confidence, patience, and discipline while improving your grace, strength, agility, and self defense skills.

GRAND MASTER WAN LAISHENG'S SCHOOL CURRICULUM INTRODUCTION
There are many different styles in Chinese martial arts–internal and external; southern and northern; broad and straight sword, spear and staff; long and short fist–each with its own merits. To practice martial arts is, in fact, to practice the coordinated movements with one’s hands, eyes, shoulders, elbows, wrists, thighs and knees-thus Kung-fu! Through the use of “Jing-Qi-Shen” (essence-energy-spirit, some would say body-mind-spirit) as the foundation, and hands, eyes and body as the root to nourish “Qi” to a pure and natural energetic force, one will not be easily stirred by external influences and will be able to use one’s gongfu to face and conquer his opponent.