Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute

The school was founded in the August, 1996, with occupied area 180 mu and about 1,000 students. Founded by Shaolin martial monk group and the Physical Education Institute of Zhengzhou University jointly, it is the only modern school of Dengfeng City which concentrates the study of Chinese boxing, training of martial arts, cultural education and computer application.

   
The school is located in the famous scenic spot of Dengfeng Songyue: standing by the famous temple-Shaolin in the west; facing Zhongyue Temple in the east; lie against the lofty Songshan; No.207 national road which brings the convenient traffic run in front of it to the place all over the country . The school is surrounded by a chain of mountains and greenery, and the beautiful environment provides a ideal place for studying or practicing the martial arts. The schoolmaster Shi Guosong (Local name: Hu Gaofeng), one of the Ten Famous Pugilist in Shaolin Temple, hold the post of the Chief Coach of Shaolin martial monk group, and he won the Gold Prize of male boxing in the World Wushu Tournament in Canada. What's more, he has been invited for several times to about ten foreign counties like Japan, Korea, America , Germany to perform for communication.


The school is equipped with good teachers, ascendant teaching conditions and advanced establishments, and it carries out the close management and integration of board and lodging for full-time schooling for civil and martial arts studying. There is office section, dormitory section, teaching building, practicing hall, computer room, bathhouse, dining hall of different sizes to satisfy the repasting need for various students. Additionally, the school engages 8 people of professors, teachers of middle and primary school, high-ranking coaches and famous pugilist to deal with the teaching study, professional directing and lessons. Literacy class is divided into primary part, secondary part and technical secondary part; wushu lessons is divided into class of children' boarding, general series of skills and tricks in wushu, and professional learning, qigong stunt, and short-time training. After learning, the school will award the diploma and recommend for a job once passing the examination. The student who gets excellent scores can be recommended to Shaolin Martial Monk group, the Physical Education Institute of universities for further studying, or to be kept to work in school.

School Masters

Master Shi Guo Song - Founder of Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute.
34th generation Shaolin Wushu (Martial Arts) monk. 
7th generation Shaolin Fo Han Boxing Master. 

One of the Ten Famous Arhats (Top Temple Guards) in Shaolin Temple to hold the post of the Chief Coach of the Shaolin martial arts monk group, Guo Song began learning martial arts at the age of six and was accepted into the Shaolin Temple at the age of thirteen. 

Under Master Shi Yong Ding, he studied Shaolin Kung Fu and under Master Shi Sheng Ci, he studied Buddhism. Guo Song has been trained in martial arts for over 20 years and has mastered many different martial arts styles, including Shaolin boxing and weaponry. He has been invited to visit over twenty foreign countries such as Malaysia, Japan, Korea, America and Germany to perform martial arts for cultural exchange.
1995 he won the championship of male sword in China North and South Shaolin Wushu (martial arts) Competition
1996 he founded the Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute in Deng Fong, Henan, China
1997 he was invited by the Japan Shaolin Quanfa (boxing) Association for martial arts exchange
1998 he embarked on a tour of Italy to teach martial arts
1999 he won the Gold Prize for male boxing in the Wushu (martial arts) World Tournament in Canada
2002 he was proclaimed the champion of the China Dengdian Cup National Shaolin Martial Arts Contest in male Boxing and Cudgel Playing
2004 he was awarded the championship for the First World Traditional Wushu (martial arts) Festival in male boxing and 2nd runner up in Cudgel Playing
2005 the Government of San Francisco proclaimed May 12th as “Master Guo Song” day in San Francisco


Master Shi Yan Chan - Brother of Master Shi Guo Song. 

He is now the president of Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute. In 1992, he was trained traditional Shaolin boxing in Shaolin Martial Monk Group. In 1994, he was recognized as one disciple of abbot Shi Yongxin, and given religious name Shi Yanchan. In 1996, he served as the chief coach in Shaolin Temple Martial Arts School. In 2004, he won the first place in long weapon& boxing of World Traditional Kung Fu Championships.

 He has been invited many times as the representative of Shaolin Martial Monk Group for Kung Fu exchange to Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Germany, England, Italy, places in Europe and America and so on. During the past years of kung Fu teaching and management with Master Shi Guosong, he has been devoting himself to the Kung Fu education.


Master Shi Chang Yuan  

He studied at Shaolin Temple Martial Arts School in 1995, then performed alongside Master Shi GuoSong and learned real Shaolin Boxing. He served as the leader of Shaolin Temple international performance team between 1998 and 2004. 

He has performed at Bangkok, Australia, Russia, Houston, and invited to perform in Japan by China National Tourism Administration at Sino-Japan 30th Diplomatic Relations Establishment Anniversary. He has been teaching at Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute since 2004, and awarded national and provincial excellent coach for many times. In 2006, he took part in the World Buddha's Sarira Exhibition at Singapore, Malaysia.

Master Shi Chang Bo

He started learning Martial Arts at 1996. In 2001, he won the second place in Shaolin broadsword, third place in Shaolin Boxing of Martial Arts championship contest in Zhengzhou. He has acted in the TV serial Broken Paradise Dreams. In 2004, he served as coach at Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute. He has performed at Saudi Arabia in 2007.


Master Shi Chang Bei

He was trained at Songshan Shaolin Temple in 1997. In 1999, he served as coach at Shaolin Temple Martial Arts School. In 2000, he served as coach at Shaolin Temple international performance team. He has performed and taught Kung Fu in Ukraine and more than 20 cities in Russia. In 2003, his group was warmly received by local governors at Las Vegas. In 2004, he has performed in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and taught at Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute at the same year. He is the chief coach of Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute.


Shaolin Monks Performance Team

We have been to over 30 countries.
We are professional Shaolin monk performance team. 
We carry on overseas performance of unique kung fu skills.

The earliest introduction overseas can be traced back 
to the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). It was Daichi, a Japanses monk, who came to learn Chan during the reign of Emperor Taiding of the Yuan Dynasty and he took Shaolin kung fu back to Japan. During Emperor Wanli’s reign of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yuanyun, a secular disciple of Shaolin Temple, went to Japan to teach Shaolin boxing. In the 1930s, Doshin So, a Japanese monk, came to learn the fighting arts at the Shaolin Temple, and founded the Shorinji Kempo Federation, the first of its kind in Japan, specializing in Shaolin kung fu. Today, the federation has more than 1.4 million trainees.

Shaolin kung fu has spread more quickly at a wider range around the world in recent year since China’s implementation of the economic reform and opening-up policies. Organizations concerning the dissemination of Shaolin kung fu can be found in dozens of countries, including France, Italy, the United States, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, and Poland. In recent years, the Shaolin Temple has attracted trainers from more than 80 counties and regions. Moreover, the Shaolin Temple has dispatched delegations consisting of eminent monks and master kung fu practitioners to dozens of countries and regions, including Japan, Singapore, France, Thailand, Belgium, and Italy. Shaolin kung fu has thus become cultural heritage shared by the entire world.


Programme List

1. Shaolin Eight-Section Brocade
2. Ground Tumbling Boxing; Zhui Feng Gan Yue Broadsword; Unarmed combat
3. Shaolin Special Boxing
4. Group Cudgeling; Iron-cloth
5. Imitative Boxing: the Hawk Boxing, the Leopard Boxing, the Monkey Boxing, the Mantis Boxing and others
6. the Monkey Cudgel
7. Hard qigong; Lying on Broadswords and Nails
8. Three-Section Cudgel; Double Hooks; Double Broadswords against the Spear
9. Flying Needle Piercing the Glass
10. Qigong; Jabbing the Body with Spears and Breaking Stones on the Back
11. Soft Whip; Broadsword; Shield Broadsword against Double Spears
12. The Child's Exercises
13. Group Shield Broadswords
14. Shaolin Yin Hand Staff
15. Forefinger Deep Meditation
16. Meteor Hammer; Double Broadswords; Nine-Section Whip; Double Whips
17. the Drunken Sword, the Drunken Cudgel, the Drunken Boxing
18. Qigong; Iron Arms; Iron Head
19. 18 types of Shaolin Weapons
20. Fight at the gate of the mountain


Exchange Stories

Culture Exchange Records
2003. Sep. Shaolin Temple Quanfa Training Center was established in Germany.
2003. Mar. Exchange Students Service Center was established.
2003. Aug. China-Japan Sister Schools were founded.
2003. Sep. Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute branch school was founded in Singapore.
2004. Dec. Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute branch school was founded in America.
2006. May. Visiting performance at Japan.
2006. Dec. Took part in the World Buddha’s Sarira Exhibition at Singapore, Malaysia.
2007. Feb. Visiting performance at Saudi Arabia.
2007. Apr. LINES Ballet in Collaboration with Shaolin Monks.


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