Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the instructors qualifications?
   Master Jonathan Snowiss has been practicing Wei Tuo Qi Gong and Tai Ji Quan with Grandmaster Si Tu, Jie for more than 20 years. As a student at Pitzer College, he furthered his studies in Qi Gong by creating his own major in “Mind/Body Healing: Qi Gong” and graduated in 2001. He immediately went to Shanghai, China to continue studying Chinese language and Martial Arts with Grandmaster Si Tu, Jie, and Xing Yi Quan from Master Wang, Sen Lin. Grandmaster Si Tu announced that Jonathan is the designated future heir of the Wei Tuo lineage.
2. What is the Wei Tuo Academy?
   The Wei Tuo Academy is a school that teaches Qi Gong, Kung Fu, Tai Ji Quan and Meditation from the Wei Tuo Lineage. It is a lineage from the Southern Shaolin Temple and has had a solid lineage from 1644, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.
3. Can I try a class before I decide to join?
   The first class is free of charge. You will still get a normal teaching of the class to get a feel for the Wei Tuo Academy, Master Snowiss and the atmosphere of the class. After the session, you can decide to join the class.
4. Is there a monthly fee?
   The class fees for Kung Fu, Tai Ji Quan and meditation the same:
   • $60* for one class a week per month for a total of 4 classes a month.
   • $110* for two classes a week per month for a total of 8 classes a month.
   • $140* for three classes a week per month for a total of 12 classes a month.
   Discounts apply for active police, fire, and military, college students, and retirees.
   • $45* for one class a week per month for a total of 4 classes a month.
   • $90* for two classes a week per month for a total of 8 classes a month.
   • $120* for three classes a week per month for a total of 12 classes a month
   Beginning Qi Gong class has a different price set.
   • $180* which includes the book, “The Master’s Gift” of $30 value.
   • $160* discount students including “The Master’s Gift”.
5. Do I have to sign a contract?
   There is no contract. After deciding to take the class, you pay for the month, and if you cannot continue to come to the class then that is the way things are. Once you have been to the Wei Tuo Academy, whenever you want to return, you are always welcome to join again.
6. Is there a uniform requirement?
   The only requirement for clothes is that you are comfortable and in the Tai Ji Quan and Kung Fu class that during stretching your clothes won’t rip!
7. Why are there no belts in Kung Fu?
   There are no belts at the Wei Tuo Academy because we believe that they are unnecessary in a person’s development of understanding and ability. Belts often give a false feeling of success. This is not the case of all martial arts studio, but it is for many. Our tests differ for each person to see if they are ready to progress to the next lesson. Tests, unknowingly, are each class. Each class the student must show a progression of not only ability, even in the smallest amount, but also understanding of the philosophy, basic anatomy, basic Traditional Chinese Medicine, and how to apply them in daily life and application of these in self-defense.

* Prices subject to change without notice.