Dear Student,

This course was designed by Shifu Shi Yan Zi, a 34th generation Shaolin warrior, who has more than 40 years experience in Shaolin combat Kung Fu, Qi Gong and Chan-Buddhism. He was dispatched by the Abbott of the Shaolin Temple China to open the Shaolin Temple UK, which he is leading since 1998. 

The course is created for beginners and progressed students, it is easy to follow and progress can be achieved fast. You can become unshakeable and achieve your goals faster thanks to the masters profound knowledge.

We want to give everyone the opportunity to learn the Shaolin teachings and methods to maintain and improve everyone’s combat skills and to develop ones personality in terms of character and virtues.

With the knowledge of a 1500-year-old-tradition you can learn from home and save your valuable time.

The Shaolin Temple UK arranged this extraordinary 11 stage course for you, so that you can gain the basic Shaolin combat skills in a logical manner. Each stage will take about 50 to 100 hours to complete.

Each class takes you an hour; in order to acquire the necessary abilities you should repeat each class at least 5 times, or until you are able to remember the movements and you can perform them by heart.

Experience joy and fulfilment in your training and reach a momentum of profound personal development, get and sustain a perfect body awareness with these ancient secret movements.

In our online courses you can gain profound wisdom of the old techniques, learn them whenever and wherever you want.

The essence of this course is about becoming a peaceful person, from your inner being to your outside community, the true nature, the heart of the knowledge. It is not about going outside and fight on the street, the wisdom of Shaolin Kung Fu is about stopping violence.

The 11 stages of this course build upon each other, from preparation to foundation, this is rooster, followed by oxen and horse, then intermediate classes like dog, monkey and snake, at that stage advanced classes like crane, leopard and finally lion. Remember that each of these 11 stages will take 50 to 100 hours of your time, so all we are talking of a 500 to 1000 hours course from beginning to the end, depending on your abilities and your constitution.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the 11 stages of Shaolin KungFu, a traditional Chinese martial art form, through this informative resource. Visit this page for further reading.

All stages you can take part on the Shaolin Temple UK grading system by Zoom or directly here on the premises, you can book and plan your personal appointment in order to have a certificate representing your acquired skills.