Tung Acupuncture Training — One-Year Program & SMI Method
One year to learn Tung acupuncture, understand its sources, and build your clinical reasoning
Learn how to study Tung acupuncture points, understand their relationships with Shénjīng 神經, meridians and indications, and build a coherent treatment strategy.
A complete training in Tung acupuncture
Knowing the points is not enough to understand Tung acupuncture.
Across its different transmissions, numerous methods, maps, theories and ways of reasoning have developed.
It is therefore easy to accumulate information without knowing how to connect it in clinical practice.
The One-Year Program — SMI Method offers a different approach.
Throughout one year, you will study Tung acupuncture through:
- points and their indications;
- sources and texts of the tradition;
- Shénjīng 神經;
- meridians 經絡;
- palm and forearm diagnosis;
- internal and external conditions;
- bloodletting;
- clinical reasoning;
- practical skills and needling precision.
The goal is not simply to learn more points.
The goal is to understand how the information connects so that you can reason clinically.
Who is this training for?
You are new to Tung acupuncture
You want a structured training rather than a collection of point lists and isolated treatments.
You already practice acupuncture
You practice acupuncture but are looking for more precise and reproducible clinical reasoning.
You have already studied Tung acupuncture
You have studied a transmission, Tan, meridian approaches, or different approaches to Tung acupuncture, but feel that you are missing a structure that connects these areas of knowledge.
You are looking for comprehensive training
You want to deepen your understanding of points, sources, diagnosis, reasoning and practice.
Whatever your background, the program progressively guides you toward a more structured understanding of Tung acupuncture.
Two complementary approaches
Direct transmission. A study of the wider tradition.
The training is built around two complementary dimensions.
Direct transmission from Dr Hu Wen-chih 胡文智
The program is directly connected to the transmission of Dr Hu Wen-chih.
This experience provides practical knowledge of the transmission, its diagnostic methods and its clinical application.
It also provides direct access to the sources and materials associated with this transmission.
A cross-tradition study of Tung acupuncture
Tung acupuncture is not limited to a single transmission.
The Institute also studies the different traditions, texts, editions and transmissions that make up the corpus of Tung acupuncture today.
Sources are compared and studied, and where necessary, their differences are identified.
This dual approach is at the heart of the training.
Transmission provides clinical experience.
Source study places that experience within a broader context.
And the SMI Method provides a way to connect this knowledge.
Why the SMI Method?
A method for understanding the different approaches to Tung acupuncture
When studying several transmissions, it is possible to accumulate methods without truly understanding how they relate to one another.
The SMI Method provides a common framework.
Shénjīng
神經
A first entry point for understanding the relationships used in Tung acupuncture.
Meridian
經絡
A second entry point for analysing meridian relationships and their role in treatment.
Indication
主治
A third entry point for studying indications and their relationship with the selected point.
The SMI Method is not a new acupuncture system.
It is a clinical reasoning method applied to Tung acupuncture.
It allows different transmissions to be studied without treating them as separate and incompatible systems.
The Three Principles of Acupuncture.
Understand the SMI MethodWhat you will learn
Tung acupuncture points
Study points, their location, indications, characteristics, and the information transmitted through different sources.
The goal is to move from memorisation to understanding.
Theory and sources
Discover the texts and sources that help explain the development of Tung acupuncture.
Compare information when different transmissions or editions offer different interpretations.
Shénjīng 神經
Understand the role of Shénjīng in Tung acupuncture reasoning and learn how to integrate it into clinical case analysis.
Meridians 經絡
Study the meridian relationships used across different approaches to Tung acupuncture.
Indications 主治
Learn to analyse a point’s indications and relate them to the other information available.
Diagnosis
Develop a structured approach to diagnosis, including palm diagnosis, forearm diagnosis, observation, palpation and clinical analysis.
Internal and external conditions
Study the application of Tung acupuncture to different types of clinical situations.
The program covers internal conditions, external conditions, and painful and musculoskeletal conditions.
Bloodletting
Understand the principles and application of bloodletting within Tung acupuncture practice.
Learn Tung acupuncture through practice
Acupuncture training cannot rely on theoretical courses alone.
The program includes extensive practical work to progressively develop precision in clinical technique.
Point location
Learn to locate points precisely and develop reliable palpation skills.
Depth and angle
Understand how to adapt needling depth and angle to each point and situation.
Obtaining qì 氣
Develop an understanding and perception of the needling technique.
Needle sensation
Learn to observe and interpret different sensations during needling.
Sensitive points
Learn to identify and use information obtained through palpation.
Precise and low-pain needling
Develop controlled, precise and reproducible needling skills.
Supervised practice
Apply your knowledge with teacher guidance.
One year to integrate the method
Online
100+ h
of online training
Online courses allow you to progressively study theory, points, sources and clinical reasoning.
You can work at your own pace and return to the content through replays.
Live Q&A
5
sessions in the year
Regular sessions allow you to ask questions, return to difficulties encountered during the training, and connect the courses with your own practice.
In person
46 h
of practical training
Two three-day in-person sessions focus on areas that require direct interaction with a teacher: diagnosis, palpation, point location, bloodletting, needling and clinical practice.
The one-year journey
- Study Build your foundational knowledge through the online platform.
- Understand Organise information through the SMI Method.
- Observe Develop diagnostic and palpation skills.
- Practice Apply the principles you have studied.
- Verify Confront your reasoning with clinical situations.
- Integrate Progressively develop your own structured way of reasoning.
2026–2027 Program
Program start
September 2026
Platform access from August 2026.
Live Q&A
Live + replay- 17 October 2026
- 29 November 2026
- 21 February 2027
- 4 April 2027
- 4 July 2027*
* Date to be confirmed.
First in-person session
In person- 11–13 December 2026 Lyon
- 18–20 December 2026 Aix-en-Provence
- 8–10 January 2027 Paris
Second in-person session
In person- 7–9 May 2027 Paris
- 14–16 May 2027 Aix-en-Provence
- 4–6 June 2027 Lyon
Schedule — 9:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30. Sunday: ends at 16:30.
The venues
Paris
Espace City’zen, Maison du Jardin Botanique, Rte de l’Artillerie, 75012 Paris
Lyon
Ibis Lyon Sud Oullins, 2 place Kellermann, 69600 Oullins
Aix-en-Provence
Hôtel Escale Oceania, 12 av. de la Cible, 13100 Aix-en-Provence
Everything included in your training
Online training
More than 100 hours of educational content.
In-person training
46 hours of practical and in-person teaching.
Tung Encyclopedia
Access to the Tung Encyclopedia, your research and reference tool throughout the training. You will find Tung acupuncture points, indications and sources.
Learning materials
The resources needed to study and deepen the program content.
Live Q&A
Regular sessions with the teacher.
Replays
Recorded sessions remain available so you can return to the content.
Assessment
An in-person assessment process accompanies your progress.
Certificate
A certificate of training is issued at the end of the program.
The Tung Encyclopedia
A reference tool for studying Tung acupuncture
The training does not leave you alone with your course materials.
You also have access to the Tung Encyclopedia, a reference database dedicated to Tung acupuncture points and sources, with their information, indications and sources.
The Encyclopedia supports you throughout your training and can later become a reference tool in your clinical practice.
The sources are yours.
Reasoning is learned.
Training supported by continuous research
Tung acupuncture is a living tradition.
The training therefore draws on available sources, their comparison and their interpretation.
Different transmissions are not simply placed side by side. They are studied to understand:
- what they have in common;
- what distinguishes them;
- where their different interpretations come from;
- how the information can be connected within a coherent practice.
The training therefore brings together transmission, research and clinical practice.
After the program
The training can be a step toward deeper clinical practice.
Participants who have completed the program may request access to the clinical internship at the dispensary in Cambodia.
Access is by appointment and following an interview. It is not automatic: each request is considered individually.
Practical information
- Duration
- 1 year
- Format
- 100+ hours online46 hours in person
- Locations
- Paris · Lyon · Aix-en-Provence
- Tuition
- €2,200 — training with in-person sessions€1,865 — online training10 interest-free instalments
- Recognition
- ASCA / RME — Switzerland* (CSFV program or subject to the relevant authorities)Member of UFPMTC — FranceCertificate of training
- Preliminary interview
- A 45-minute individual interview allows us to make sure the program matches your background, practice and goals.
Who is this training not for?
This training is probably not the right fit if you are looking only for:
- a quick list of points to memorise;
- ready-made recipes for every symptom;
- training without personal study;
- a single method to apply without understanding the sources.
The program requires time, curiosity, and a willingness to develop your own clinical reasoning.
Let’s talk about your practice.
The 45-minute preliminary interview is also an opportunity to ask questions about the program, the level required, the online / in-person format, and your own background.
Book an interviewReady to deepen your Tung acupuncture practice?
One year to study the sources, understand the SMI Method, and develop your practice.