Hugo from France sharing his experience training at the Yuntai Mountain School in China.
I am Hugo, 24 years old, and I come from France.
I decided to come to this school for 9 months with a clear goal: to step away from my habits and focus 100% on myself — both physically and mentally.
After watching a couple of documentaries about Shaolin schools on YouTube, something just clicked. My instinct told me, “Go for it, this is what you need.” So I listened. Within two months, I had quit my job, left my apartment, sold my car… and booked a flight to China.
Now, as I write this from the back of a taxi on the way to the airport, I look back on these 9 months with a deep sense of gratitude:
- 9 months of intense training.
- 9 months of pushing my limits.
- 9 months of learning to embrace pain.
- 9 months outside of time.
- 9 months I will never forget.
I’m truly thankful to the Shifus for their patience, their guidance, and their incredible expertise. Every training session was an opportunity to grow, to get stronger, and to reconnect with what really matters.
One thing is for sure: I’ll be back. Maybe not for 9 months — ahaha — but I’ll return.
I don’t know when yet, but I do know that sometimes in life, we need to take a step back, rediscover ourselves, and go beyond our limits… and for me, there’s no better place for that.
