Hello everyone.

I will be in Shanghai for a year starting this September and I have found a school called Longwu Gongfu which offers Xingyi Quan classes. However, they are only offered once a week, one hour per lesson.

Without intending to sound ignorant, is one hour a week really "enough" to truly begin learning this art, or is it more than enough for a beginner like me?

When I was very little I took Shotokan classes for a while, and I remember the dojo had class five days a week, so perhaps that has coloured my expectations on how often one should train when learning a martial art. That's why I'd appreciate your advice, as I realize the situation with Xingyi Quan might be very different.

Thank you for any help!

Sebastian

Is this a commercial school that offers other arts as well, or a "private" school with a teacher that is only able to teach one class a week?

If this school teaches other arts several days a week and offers Xingyi as an after thought, then it might not be the best place to learn Xingyi.
(Please keep in mind that this assertion does not apply to Tim's ShenWu school)

However, one hour a week with a good instructor PLUS your own practice time (several more hours a week) is enough time to learn Xingyi. But as always, the quality of the teacher's knowledge and ability to "teach" is paramount.

Thanks,
Richard

I concur with Dick.