Wushu - Chinese Martial Arts

Wushu is the centuries-old Martial Arts practiced in China. Wushu builds flexibility, speed, strength, balance, endurance, and coordination.

There are wushu practitioners world-wide that practice in a wide variety of styles. It is done with fist and foot, as well as with short weapons, long weapons, and flexible weapons. It is also the martial arts style popularized by Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and others in many exciting movies.

East Tennessee Wushu Team

The East Tennessee Wushu Team has classes (see below), performances, and demonstrations in the Knoxville and East Tennessee region. The team regularly performs at the East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, as well as other cultural festivals in the area. The team also sponsors cultural displays and interactive lectures on Chinese weaponry and martial arts.

Wushu Classes

Coach Michael Smith teaches wushu as practiced in the North of China. Currently, classes are meeting on Saturday mornings at McFee Park in Farragut, 917 McFee Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Intermediate students start at 9:30am, and beginners start at 10:00am.

These classes feature:
Warm up activities
Stretching: improving flexibility – attain splits
Plyometrics: building explosive power for jumps
Stance Practice: building a firm foundation
In-Place Fundamentals: punching, kicking, stances
Dynamic (Moving) Fundamentals: learning sequences of punches, kicks, and transition moves
Basic and Advanced Long Fist routines
Basic and Advanced Short Weapon Routines – Wushu Broadsword
Basic and Advanced Long Weapon Routines – Wushu Staff, Spear, Pudao
Basic and Flexible Weapon Routines – Chain Whip
Choreographed Sparring Routines
Muscle training: building strength
Cool Down activities

Please contact Coach Michael Smith for more details.

Coach Michael Smith has taught Chinese Martial Arts in the Knoxville area since 2005, and has won 9 gold medals in competitions in China. He earned a 3rd Dan rating in testing given by the Chinese Wushu Association in China. He has performed many local demonstrations in the Knoxville area with his students, and introduced many to the fun of Chinese Martial Arts and Culture through his Chinese culture booths at local festivals. Since 2011, he has produced the East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, the largest celebration of its kind in our region, and manages the KnoxvilleChineseCulture.org website that promotes Chinese culture in the Knoxville and East Tennessee area.