As I'm closing in on my first year at the school, I felt it a good time to convey how happy I am to have joined. The community of students here has been very welcome among both newcomers, veterans, and returners. I gotta start with my teacher, Sifu Philip Wong. It's easy enough to see his credentials, as there are many and well-published. What I did want to capture is how he interacts with the class I'm in. We have a spectrum of students across different ages and martial arts experience levels and he makes sure to get the best out all of us. He finds ways to get us to push ourselves a little more each day and is very present to ensure our forms are correct. And he genuinely cares about his students as people, able to connect with anyone from a variety of backgrounds. The facilities and gear are high-quality and up-to-date. There's plenty of sparring gear for different purposes; whether it's hand-held for punches or kicks, or padded dummies, it's great to have something for every need. And my thanks the top-of-the-line floor mats the school uses can't be expressed enough. As I'm pushing 50, making sure that the mats can provide me traction when we warm up, stability when we strike, and cushion when we practice falls is very important to me. I can feel safe, not worry about injury, and focus on the exercises. And bonus points for the workout playlist that makes me feel like a kid again. read more

Sifu Zhang is, IMHO, the very best Beijing-style martial artist in the Bay Area. She is extremely knowledgeable in so many forms of Wushu. But also able to demonstrate correctly and exactly. read more

Wong and Zhang Laoshi are both incredible teachers and wonderful people who are the top of their world. Starting during college, I did over 6 years of wushu with them, and have enjoyed every practice. Wushu is a great sport to teach you how to move your body and express yourselves physically. It also happens to be a great workout. read more

Our children have had the immense pleasure of working with Master Zhang and Master Wong for the last several years. It has been a truly life changing experience for them. They have had the extraordinary opportunity to learn the incredible martial art of Shaolin Wushu, which is so unique, beautiful, and very difficult to find. These talented masters have made immense efforts to get to know our children personally to support them emotionally throughout their entire learning experience. I have watched them transform and blossom under their training and guidance. One of my children who works with Master Zhang has even learned Chinese during her training as my daughter asked to be able to practice in a Chinese immersion fashion. When she has the opportunity to use it, her Chinese surprises and impresses people! Both of my children in the past have not felt comfortable with traditional competitive sports and found working with the talented masters at Pacific Wushu learning one of the most ancient martial art styles has been a perfect fit and wonderful and positive alternative to traditional athletics. They began with one on one classes during Covid, in their facility which is kept impeccably clean, meets the highest safety standards and is up to date, and have continued with online zoom classes even after we moved away. After some time of learning together, Master Zhang and Master Wong prepared my children do a demonstration for us and it almost brought tears to our eyes how much they had learned and how beautifully they could perform this strikingly gorgeous martial art! We couldn't be more grateful for all Master Zhang and Master Wong do for our children and our family! And how lucky we are that they offer this martial art to the community! read more

My granddaughter started kids Wushu classes at Pacific Wushu when she was 5 years old. Almost 6 years later, she continues to do so with enthusiasm. In addition to classes, Pacific Wushu celebrates Chinese New Year with performances by the students and invites family participation. Students also perform in community events. Sifu Phillip and Sifu Mei are exceptional instructors and provide excellent guidance and instructions. Over the years, through Wushu, interaction with other students and participating in performances, I have witnessed how it has helped further build my granddaughter's fitness abilities and self confidence. She is one of a few who can do an aerial cartwheel and we love watching her and other students perform. Thank you Pacific Wushu! read more

Throughout my children's ten plus years at Pacific Wushu, I have had the honor of witnessing both Masters Mei and Philip Wong with very young children through adult aged students and am moved by the tremendous care and attention that they offer every individual in their practice. That care and attention that they carry for each student is clearly demonstrated in every class and ultimately in time, tremendous individual growth in all areas of life for each of their students. read more

There are very few authentic martial art masters like Sifu Phillip Wong and Sifu Zhang Hong Mei who care about their community and provide a very safe family-friendly environment for their students. I studied Wushu under Master Wong in the '80s and 90s and during those formative years, I was in the best shape of my life. I've come back to study again under Master Wong not to compete but with the goal of reintroducing myself back into martial arts while improving my cardiovascular endurance, stamina, and flexibility. Training at Pacific Wushu focuses on combative skills that will optimize your agility, balance, coordination of hand-eye and feet as well as power, reaction time, and speed. If you are seeking a high level of martial arts instruction from true passionate masters who have practiced their entire lives then I highly recommend training at Pacific Wushu. read more

By far Pacific Wushu is top notch training. The instructors are a husband and wife team. Both Zhang Hong Mei and Philip Wong have a background as professional elite Wushu athletes from China and the U.S. I literally moved from NYC to NorCal to train at their school. During that time I was also member of the national wushu team. If you are looking for a great work out that combines whole body movement, flexibility, explosiveness and agility I highly recommend them read more

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Our daughter is on her 9th year studying under Masters Philip and Zhang. She's learned balance, agility, strength, and mental toughness. We are so grateful for this community. When all things quiet in the kids' worlds, I cannot wait to study Tai Chi! read more

Not a self defense school. Your knees or children's knees will get blown out. The safety carpets used in China protect your knees. If you are not using the specific carpets your knees will get blown. Most of the training weapons sold in this style get eaten by termite worms and china only sells imbalanced swords. I entered the US Army several years after attending this school and learned what real martial arts were -modern combative's combined with rifle training. The wushu instructors knees by my age were blown out. I am an expert marksman, and I got paid to train and my knees work fine at 44. Spend your young years getting paid to work out, getting free college and the best home mortgage loan terms by joining the military instead. At most if you choose a school like this you'll be a circus acrobat with bad knees before 30. Rifles are more fun than sticks and Chinese made floppy swords. Look how fun it is https://photos.app.goo.gl/fCBoCQMh7wsbzMAi7 Rangers Lead The way! read more

Pacific WuShu is amazing for our whole family. We started 5 years ago when our youngest was 5 and we love all their offerings, teaching style is amazing! So safe and builds confidence. All the young adults who come through the program have so many strengths and are wonderful role models for our younger kids. We appreciate the family style, the clear expertise, and well rounded approach. Sign up your whole family! We love Pacific WuShu. read more

Before starting private lessons with Master Zhang, I was notorious for starting and quitting every possible form of exercise. Running, yoga, acroyoga, figure skating, boxing, going to the gym - you name it, I tried it and I quit it because I got bored. I decided to try Tai Chi because I grew up hearing my 106-year-old and counting grandfather attribute starting to do Tai Chi in his 60s to be responsible for why he has lived so long. And I thought that maybe I could join the cool old ladies at the park and ask them how they always beat me running up the hills of Chinatown. To my surprise, Tai Chi turned out to be the one form of exercise I like and will happily do consistently. It is incredibly hard to do correctly and an excellent workout. In addition to having a world-famous reputation and impeccable pedigree, Master Zhang is a phenomenal instructor and is great at teaching the nuanced physical movements of Tai Chi and Wushu. She always makes every minute of lesson time count and is an excellent motivator. But she also keeps it real and isn't going to hesitate to call you out if you're not putting in your best effort, which is the kind of encouragement I need. Over the past year since I have started taking lessons, I have become significantly stronger and feel better able to focus at work and at home. I have also gained a lot of confidence in my ability to defend myself and as a woman in this day and age, that is incredibly empowering. My girlfriend is convinced that Pacific Wushu has added 10+ years to my lifespan. We'll see if I beat my grandpa. read more

Learn kung fu here from two internationally-renowned champions. They are a husband and wife team, and the wife , Zhang Hong Mei, is a gold medalist in the 1st International Games. Her husband's not too shabby either: he won 2nd all-around silver at the 2nd international wushu games and his moves were motion-captured for Tekken I, II, and III (the video game). These amazing bios and all the positive yelp reviews made me call them last week to set up a trial class appt. Background on me (for context): I am one of those people that hates gyms and gets very bored working out in traditional forums. I did some wushu as a kid and remember loving it. Phillip kindly gave me a free half-hour of personal introductory instruction, and today, I had my first class. The work out left me drenched in sweat and excited to go back. I think it may be just what I needed... Structure: You pay $119 a month and can drop in on as many classes as you'd like (they offer san shou (chinese kickboxing), tai chi, wu shu, and ba gua.). For wu shu, Phillip teaches on Mondays and Saturdays, and Zhang Hong Mei teaches on Fridays. They are both personable, humble, and easy to learn from. update is forthcoming read more

After many failed trials and disappointment at other Kung fu studios my husband and I almost gave up trying to find an authentic and positive Kung fu studio where our daughter would learn not only discipline but also proper form. Then luckily we found Pacific Wu Shu! At pacific Wu shu your child will not be taught by some kid of a higher belt class, they won't be overlooked and they won't just be a number. I love the dynamic teaching style led by Masters Wong and Mei. There are very attentive, give tons of positive reinforcement, they pay meticulous attention to each individual child helping them to maintain proper form while having fun and building self esteem and confidence. I honestly could not say more positive things about this studio. I highly recommend this place if you want your child to really learn. One of my favorite things about this place is that upon dismissal of class the kids are not allowed to leave without the Master seeing the parent, they pay attention to every detail which is comforting. I look forward to my daughter learning more and getting into weapons training... Did I mention that in less 2 weeks time she learned how to do a one-handed cartwheel!!! Impressive! I love this place!!! read more

So I trained at Pacific last summer. In short, the coaches are credible (I heart Zhang Hong Mei -- great coach with China-level standards and really good English, which is a rarity!), and I think my wushu improved a lot the summer that I trained there. They utilize the slightly over 1 hour of class extremely well, with basically only a five minute water break serving as a respite from the wushu. Their routine is pretty set (running and stance-based warm-up, stretching, kicks, jumps, forms, conditioning). They focus a lot on stance work, which is very good. Conditioning at the end focuses on core work (V-ups and whatnot). Both of those aspects of the studio, in addition to the coaching, is probably what improved my wushu the most. The reason why I only give 3 stars is because the size and the floor of the studio is terrible if you're serious about wushu. Basically, don't expect to be able to do a lot of jumps. Floor is kind of hard and feels like (from what I remember) that it has a wood base. In terms of length, it's EXTREMELY difficult to fit a jump combo. You do two butterflies and you're already on the other side of the studio. Also don't expect to be able to learn a long weapon although I do remember seeing people practice staff and spear once in awhile so I guess it's not impossible. However, it is one of the few credible schools in the area so I plan on coming back once I move back to the Bay. read more

Where else can you learn your kung fu from two world class champions? Mei, one of the teachers, was teammates with Jet Li during their Beijing Wushu Team days. Philip, the other teacher, is in Tekken and is also a world champion. From wushu, to taichi, to sanshou (Chinese-style kickboxing), this place has it all. And it's not a business! It's really a school! There are no belts, and no crazy gimmicks. Just come for a kick-ass workout - best in the Bay Area. Give it 6 months - you'll be able to do the splits too. read more

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Two of my kids take wushu here. The teachers, Phillip Wong and Zhang Hong Mei, are a husband/wife team and are fantastic! They expect the kids to work hard and wear themselves out. The beginning class is about punching and kicking pads that the teachers hold and about learning the sets. When they get into one of the more advanced classes they get to have swords and do some sparring but my kids aren't there yet. It's a little more casual looking that some of the martial arts studios we visited. The kids' uniforms consist of a black t-shirt and loose pants. Some of the instruction is in Mandarin, but they'll repeat in English if the student doesn't understand. Their website is a bit out of date, so call to get the updated class times. As of 1/2011 the kids beginner classes are on Tuesday 4pm and Saturday 9:15am. You pay by the month and get to come to both classes each week. They give a discount for siblings. They'll take kids starting at 4, but in my opinion they need to be able to concentrate pretty well. It's a 45 minute class and it's all wushu - no games or obstacle course type activities. read more

First things first: make an appointment if you want to stop by to either try a class or watch. The contact info is all on their website, so it's not hard to set up. I dropped by unannounced today and was allowed to observe, but I think they definitely prefer a warning. Impressions: Wushu makes me want to get hydrated, stretch, and stand up straight. This in and of itself is almost enough, but the work out you get looks suuuuper intense. Really, that's what I was looking for in a martial art: tons of movement. It's kind of funny; when I was trying to decide which martial art I wanted to study, I had sort of discounted wushu, just because you see it in so many movies and whatnot. Just overexposed, I guess. That was a mistake. Classes run about 15 bucks a pop: Monday, Tuesday, Friday. No more Saturdays, but they haven't updated the website yet (as of this date). You need flat shoes with a sole that won't stick to the ground (many students tonight had the Feiyue brand), but the only thing they require you buy from them in terms of uniform is a t-shirt. As for the actual class, first was tons and tons of stretching and some jogging combined different jumps or other motions. Then they got gradually into punches and kicks, spinning, jump kicks. Finished up with form practice, a couple cool-down exercises, and brief meditation. I know that it's going to be hard starting out, but I'm really looking forward to being a n00b at this school. read more

Pacific Wushu is run by a husband and wife team- both of them internationally recognized in their field. But you won't find garish displays of trophies and awards in this spare studio. What you will find is the real deal in terms of skill and spirit, and most importantly, the ability to teach others without browbeating or showing-off or gouging your wallet. We drove by this place almost everyday for a year before hubby rounded up the young 'uns with the promise of ice cream afterwards and started them on their wushu career. It is a testament in itself that they are still going six months later, three days a week. I would encourage anyone who is looking for a martial art for their kid or for themselves to check this place out. I feel it is especially good for kids who do not suit the aggression of other martial arts, as wushu is basically non-contact. However, it is very beautiful and require incredible skill, control and power. Did I mention that Mitchell's is just down the block? read more

I've just begun my training with Master Zhang Hong Mei. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to practice the art and spirituality that is Tai Chi. The door of opprty finally opened when I discovered their studio. I am a complete novice, joining an already advanced class yet, Mei keeps a watchful eye on my posture and flow of movement giving me individualism instruction throughout. I feel supported and encouraged by the members of the class as well. The energy in the studio is peaceful, confident, and intentioned. I'd like to echo some of the other's comments in that I feel better after her class. It is very clear that Mei lives and loves her work and as a result her students do as well. It's a wonderful environment and lovely way to transition from a hectic day into a calm and centered evening. My only regret is that I may have found Mei just as we are moving out of the city to the peninsula to cut the commute. Believe it or not, her class has become a consideration for NOT moving now. read more

This place kicks ass. I was getting pretty bored of doing the same old routine week in and week out at the gym getting hassled by roided up guys who think they're the sh*t for having big arms and a small brain. I've been interested in taking up martial arts for a while and have been to many different schools to see which one was the best fit for me, and I think I found it here. There are no hierarchy's here distinguishing one person from another with colorful belts. Just show up, practice, and go home feeling a sense of accomplishment knowing that you just had a real work out... then wake up the next day sore as hell but still relaxed because you took out all your stress by punching and kicking to your hearts' content. read more

This is a pretty good place to practice Wushu i feel...i trained in China for a few months and it's the first school that I felt like kept most closely with the type of training you would get there. They don't baby you too much, they don't make you take tests and that other nonsense..you just go, stretch, work out, do your million kicks, forms, etc. and you'll feel really really sore the next day! I only went once but compared to my other teachers I felt like the teacher here was competent if not moreso. Unfortunately they do charge quite a bit, and last I checked you could only go to maybe 2 or 3 classes a week (the fourth lesson is a combination of adult and kids classes, so you won't get a good lesson), so it wasn't worth it to me and I quit wushu completely. On the plus side the class size is very, very small (only 4 people including me when I went) but the room is also extremely small which is a little annoying. read more

This is a great class. I enjoy going to every week. You can go up to two times a week. They teach you at your own pace, but there is always plenty of new things to learn to make it exciting. The moves done by the more advanced students and the instructors are simply breath taking, it also serves as good motivation. Since I have started I have improved in terms of flexibility and endurance. The Wushu classes have multiple meeting times and locations catering to people with busy schedules. The instructors are quite amiable and extremely skilled at what they do. You can come to a class just to check it out, definitely worth it to people who want to know what they are getting into. read more

Amazing world-renowned instructors who are great with kids and adults of all ages. They are truly interested in the kids' development and fostering spirit and discipline while providing a safe and encouraging environment to learn Wushu. read more

I love this school, I love my masters, this is more then a school. Master Wong and his wife are the best, they are my family along with there son. personally there one of the best in the world no joke they are the most bad ass family ever haha excuses my french. If your looking to loose weight, get strong, shredded, defend your self, build up cardio endurance, gain flexibility back!! And way more!!! Come here!!! I'm preparing for the military and master Wong is my stone and is sharpening me. I have no patients and I have bin taking there tia qi class and I am now gaining patients and sooooo much core strength and balance this school has changed my life!! No joke read more

As of 2017, I am still attending Pacific Wushu's wonderful adult taiji class for all levels. The location is now in West Portal. Life changing! read more

I am going to give them 5 starts, because this place deserves it. I have never trained at Pacific Wushu, but the trainers also train at Stanford and I went there for a trial class. I was completely blown away by the quality of their teaching. Absolutely unbelievable and the price is right, too...I have been provided with a list of prices for Pacific Wushu as well, and they were very affordable...San Francisco, is however too far away from me, so Stanford works better. These people can turn you into a champion if you have the right attitude about wushu and are committed to succeed,. They are modest and always willing to provide you with the best tips in order to make your learning experience a great adventure. I just love them! I would love to go to their classes this summer, but am also taking karate, aikido and kickboxing and at the moment it is just too much for me...But Pacific Wushu and their Stanford Wushu team...both places rock and I would highly recommend them! read more

I have studied Taiji (Tai Chi) with Zhang Hong Mei for almost 15 years, and she is truly amazing as a coach and a person. When it comes to martial arts, she is the real deal. I feel better after her class than I do after any other exercise in the world. We do some stretching, some qigong and standing meditation, kicks, and then the Taiji forms. Mei possesses a profound understanding of the Taiji tradition and makes it accessible to everyone. I highly recommend her class. read more

I trained at Pacific Wushu on and off but the Sanshou classes are extremely well structured. It starts of with a warm up that last about 10-15 minutes, after hit pads with partner and Master Wong will announce what types of boxing combinations to do, after punching we begin our 100 rep kick routine which really warms up the bottom half and also listen to Master Wong if there's any new combinations in kicking. And takedowns after all the punching and kicking which is my favorite part of the practice because coming from a wrestling background I'm able to use those skills and put them in during the takedowns, Master Wong also teaches traditional Sanshou takedowns which work effectively when combining all three components (punching, kicking, wrestling) and after that usually one group that has been training for more than 6-9 months spar and the other group that have been training less than 6-9 months wrestle or work on some of the other components. After everyone is drenched of sweat we usually have 5-10 min of just conditioning which are usually sit-ups, push-ups, neck ups, 6 inches up etc. read more