Our practical courses are courses for those who want to keep theoretical knowledge at a minimum, but love to do practical work, like giving instructions in sports, do relaxing massages, for instance on the work floor, or work as an acupuncture beautician or dietary advisor.

A Diploma program is a Mid-level Professional study that is based on hands-on methodology and basic knowledge of theory. The content is fixed to a high degree but can often be done in periods from 3 months  till 3 years depending on the intensity of the study. The examination is done by means of periodic examination and a final exam and a minor paper.

There is a wide range of choices.
• Short sport courses (finish within three months or follow the condensed course in China)
• A package of short courses (finish within a year)
• A short course (2,5 months) for Chinese Chair massage
• Chinese chair massage combined with relaxing foot massage (2,5 months)
• A short course to become an acupuncture beautician (2,5 months)
• A short course for dietary advisor (also available online)

At the end you are qualified to work in a sport school (or elsewhere), or give massages in a practice or in-company, give beauty treatments in a practice or work as a dietary advisor.

(The Chair massage course and the acupuncture beautician course and one or more of the sport courses are also included in the bachelor program.)

This course will give you the possibility to develop yourself into an all-round Chinese sports instructor. You can find work in Fitness centers, spa’s, council sport centers or become an in company sports instructor. Next to this it can be used for professional development  or as a business opportunity as YYC franchise participant.
Health sports are build on Chinese internalized martial arts and learn instructors to help people develop and maintain health in a diversity of fields injcluding better stamina and general condition.
Central in health sports is the sporter as human being and not as a machine, and how quality can be achieved in a natural way for everybody, no matter what age. No machines are used, no music that forces you into a rythm which might not be yours.

What will it get you?
The course contains theory and practice. At the end there is an exam and there will be an apprenticeship. After successful completion you will get a certificate Chinese health sports instructor
Yearly postgraduate schooling is required for maintaining and development of quality. The Wudang health sports instructor gets a combined STE-IOC seal and a plaquette which remains the property of the IOC.

The course consists of simplified theory and speeded up practice studies, which prepare to for immediate work in the field.

Theory
- Foundational knowledge of anatomy and physiology according to traditional classic Chinese and Western science.
- Comparative knowledge of Chinese, Indian and western views on breathing and functionality of body and mind.
- Contra-indications

Practice
- Classroom methods for giving instruction in 6 of the above mentioned sports
- First aid

You get 6 courses for the price of 5 + the extra background material mentioned above. You can take 1 or 2 years to complete this program.

Career possibilities
Freelancer or on contract as instructor in a sports school/fitness centre or with companies/organizations.