October 10, 2026
Kung Fu and Wushu: how to run a school with several styles - Wing Chun, Shaolin, Tai Chi, Taolu
The term Kung Fu covers very different styles: Wing Chun, Shaolin, Tai Chi, plus Wushu in its sport form (Taolu). Many schools offer them in parallel, which means several programs, instructors and types of students.
How do you organize several styles under one roof?
The simplest is to treat each style as a distinct group, with its own schedule and instructor, then divide it by level or age. A Tai Chi student doesn't have the same needs as a Wushu Taolu one, and mixing them complicates both teaching and records.
Marking the styles you practice in the school's profile helps families looking for a specific style to find you.
What place do demonstrations and forms competitions have?
Kung Fu and Wushu have a strong tradition of public demonstrations, and the sport form Taolu has forms competitions. Both bring visibility and motivation but require preparation: sign-ups, fees, costumes, travel.
Treated as events with a participant list and automatically generated fees, they no longer eat days of messages and spreadsheets.
How do you keep track of levels and gradings?
Each style has its own progress system, and parents and students want to know where they stand and what comes next. A per-student record, with the date of the last grading and the next step, avoids confusion when instructors change.
On top of that, grading fees can be tracked separately from the monthly fee.
Dojo Master helps you keep groups by style and level, mark the styles you practice in the school's profile, organize demonstrations and competitions with sign-up and fees and communicate directly with parents and students.
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