{"id":80129,"date":"2019-05-31T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=80129"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:23:20","slug":"american-students-become-kung-fu-masters-at-chicago-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/american-students-become-kung-fu-masters-at-chicago-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"American students become kung fu masters at Chicago studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Jessy Zhou <\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Medill Reports <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Master Wu Jing Chao came to the United States from China with a dream: to allow individuals in America to understand, appreciate and practice authentic Chinese martial arts. He founded Bei Dou Kung Fu in 2006, and says he was one of the first schools to officially offer classes that train Americans in the art of Wushu, as Kung Fu is called in China.<\/p>\n<p>To accomplish this goal, he established three standards for his school. Unlike schools that only offer classes to an established age group of people or only to adults, Bei Dou Kung Fu trains students of all ages, including adults, children and even senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"American students become masters of Kung Fu at Chicago studio\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/339017881?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Master Wu Jing Chao trains American students to become Kung Fu Masters. 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