Practical Acupressure Therapist Training Program
                   Tai Chi Academy of Wushu and Acupressure
                         www.tuina1.com (678) 698-2407

What is Tuina?

Tuina, i.e., Acupressure is a curing method of sickness and pain by using the fingers and palms to push down, or to move on the acupoints and the meridians in many different ways. It has more than 2,000 years written history in China.

The book* of "The Medical Advisor" lists 66 kinds of sickness, which are suggested for using acupressure.
• By The Editors of Time-Life Books, 1996, Time Life Inc. P. 20, P. 99, P.109, P.112, P.126, P.135, P.139, P.146, P.150, P. 161, P.168, P.233, P.253, P.259, P.273, P.296, P.303, P.310, P.328, P.343, P.353, P.376, P.383, P.389, P.391, P.393, P.393, P.407, P.410, P.417, P.439, P.475, P.476, P.480, P.483, P.499, P.585, P.591, P.593, P.599, P.605, P.607, P.625, P.630, P.650, P.669, P.689, P.691, P.692, P.721, P.723, P.731, P.749, P.756, P.763, P.768, P.803, P.805, P.808, P.814, P.829, P.832, P.837, P.843, P.852, P.864, P.877.

Who can apply for this program?

   1 Age: 18-45 years old.
   2 Education background for Tuina Therapist: HS diploma, prefer BS.
   3 Without infectious disease.
  4 Do not be afraid to touch and work on a human body for healing with self-control. Do not be afraid to be touched by classmates** and teacher at classroom for faster learning.
** A student has right to choose one or more classmates and/or refuse somebody to touch his/her body for practical training at classroom.

Why we need tuina?

   1 Tuina is one of important alternative treatments for healing pain and sickness. It does not need any medicine and equipment. It is the easiest and best choice for some pain and sickness. Sometimes, a patient can be treated inatantly at any time and any location.
   2 Tuina has more than 2,000 years history. The traditional knowledge and methods of tuina are disappearing in China. We need to rescue this ancient art.
   3 A lot people are suffering from pain and sickness. They are waiting for tuina therapists to help them. A lot of people are without job. This program will increase future jobs.

Present salary of a Tuina therapist

   $60-$150/hour.

What does it means of "Practical" of the program?

   It is different from four years program of college in China. It mainly focuses on practical healing skills. It is traditional teaching method. About a half of total class time are used for practising on human bodies with hand by hand teaching methods.
More about Teaching methods
   Student volunteer models are needed at classroom. The model learns faster and better than other students as he/she feels the right location of an acupoint. Every student has to practice tuina on a lot of human bodies. Every student has to be touched and feels the diffrence between the right way and the wrong way.
   Active Talk-and-Practice method will be used on the most classes. Suppose a class contain three hours. Then, one and a half hours will be used for lecturing on basic knowledge; another one and a half hours will be used for tuina on a human model. Every student has time to practice, to feel and to be felt by tuina.

Score of Tests

   Percentage score: 0-100.
   ABC score: F, D, P, C, B, and A.
   We will use above both score methods.
   The final score will be decided from the following scores.
   1 Attending score (5%)
   2 Small tests (25%)
   3 Final written test (30%)
   4 Final, practical and private tuina test (40%)

What is the difference between “Diploma” and “Certificate” of Practical Tuina Therapist Training Program?

   A certificate of Tuina Therapist will be issued if he/she passes both of written tests and practical healing tests, and it is used for applying business licence.
   A student will receive a Diploma of this program if he/she has a good attending score and passes all of the written tests, and if he/she failed at the final practical healing test. He/she can apply for another practical healing test ($200). A certificate of Tuina Therapist will be issued if he/she passes the test.

The size of a Class: 5-20.

Free healing Service

To be a model in tuina class: Free healing or body tuning up.

Charge of healing pain or sickness, or body tuning up:

   $20/hr. (By student, one to one or two to one)
   $50/hr. (By Advanced student, one to one)
   $150/hr. (By Mr. Yingzhang Wang, one to one)
The income of healing or body tuning up goes to the person who did it.

Qualification of Mr. Yingzhang Wang

   1 He has two MS degrees and he finished the all credits of three years Ph D program.
   2 He learned tuina and qigong from his family generation.
   3 He started to heal patients as a volunteer at age of 11.
   4 His more than 90% patients, who were suffered from pain of injury for one to thirty years, were healed after one to four hours tuina from Mr. Wang.
   5 His successfully healed patients had the following sickness or problems, i.e., lupus, spine C5 being distorted, lower back pain, cramps and pain from a half body or whole body, etc. Some of his patients avoided from surgeries as being healed by tuina.
   6 He wrote "Handbook of Acupressure"
   7 His DVD of "Tuina (Acupressure) - 1" were published in 2005.
   8 He has more than 30 years experience.
   9 He gradually realized that his some tuina knowledge and skills are not available from books and tuina therapists who graduated from four years Chinese traditional medical college after reading a lot of tuina books and exchanging the experience with the professional tuina therapists who are working as doctors at hospitals in China.

How much does it cost?

Tuition is $9,000.for Acupressure (Tuina) Therapist of the 1st level. Other Fees: $250-$300 (Charts, Books, Plastic Model and DVD, etc.).

Training Time

300 hours (6-8 hours/week, 1 year).

Contact

Yingzhang Wang, Tai Chi Academy of Wushu and Acupressure
wywtka@ymail.com. Please put "Apply for Tuina Therapist" as title for stop spam.
www.tuina1.com
(678) 698 – 2407.