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Introduction to the Academy


Yantai Shaolin Martial Arts Academy welcomes foreign students to come and study Shaolin Kung Fu and other Chinese Martial Arts in the peaceful mountains of Eastern China. The Shaolin Monks and Traditional Chinese Masters of the school seek to promote traditional Chinese Martial Arts and sincerely invite all those wishing to learn. Students can study traditional Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing), Qi Gong, Bagua, Xingyi, Baji, Praying Mantis Fist and Animal Style Forms. The school is located in a serene mountainous landscape, set in an environmentally protected area of natural beauty and cultural importance.
　

The Yantai Shaolin Martial Arts Academy is located at the foot of the Kunyu mountains, which surround the city of Yantai in Shandong province. There are many local scenic spots and historic places.

To the north of the academy there is the Bo Ocean. To the south there is the Yan Xia Cave. To the west, there is the Ma Gu Temple. And to the east, there is the Nine Dragon Pool. The Academy is ideally situated away from the distractions of the big city, and its beautiful surroundings support the martial arts training spirit. The air is clean and the environment is relaxed and tranquil. It is a perfect location for a serious study of martial arts.
Accommodation and food quality are very good. Generally, two people a room, but in autumn/fall and winter, there will be one person a room when there are few people here.Three or four students will share one room when more short--term students arrive in summer.

This area is also the birth place of Taoism. There is a mountain cave not far from school (called Yan Xia cave) where it is said the founder of Taoism meditated for many years. There are eight statues, "The Eight Immortals," of important Taoists inside this cave today as a mark of respect.

The city of Yantai is located by the sea and has three long sandy beaches, popular in the summer months for swimming and sunbathing. It is a nice place to go to and relax, and students are allowed to visit it on the weekends.



The Martial Arts

Along with traditional external Shaolin Gongfu (Kung Fu) the academy offers to teach the internal styles, such as Taiji (Tai Chi), Xingyi and Bagua. Both male and female students who are 16 or older are welcome to come and study. Younger students may be accepted if they are accompanied by a parent or an older relative (brother/sister). No previous martial arts experience is required. Only dedication to learn and a positive attitude. However, students with experience in martial arts may be able to learn quicker. In order to ensure the teaching quality, generally, there are around 7 students per master in winter and there are no more than 15 students per master in summer. This ensures high quality teaching on a personal level, and a close family atmosphere inside the group.


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Introduction of the Masters

Master Shi Xing Qing is a 32nd generation Shaolin monk. He is a master of internal kung fu and Qi Gong . He went to the Shaolin Temple when he was 8 years old and studied there untill the age of 17. During this time he learned Shaolin traditional kung fu and combat techniques up to the age of 15 when he began to study the internal martial arts such as Xing Yi.

In the 1st Shaolin kung fu competition he came first in the Shaolin Da Dao sword form. In 1995 during the Chinese national martial arts tournament he came first in the 65-68kg open fighting category where the competetors are allowed to fight with the style of their choice. In 1996 he also won the 65-68kg open fighting category at the Liao Ning province nartional martial arts competition, as well as first prize for his leopard form.He also took part in many other competitions and got good achievement.

In 1997 the Chinese government rebulit the Southern Shaolin Temple (Nan Shaolin Si) and Shi Xing Qing was appointed to help with its restoration. A few years later he traveled the world to share knowledge with different masters of different styles and also teach and spred the Chinese kung fu.

He has spent many years teaching kung fu to students from both China and the rest of the world. He is skilled in Shaolin traditional fist and combat techniques, Qi Gong, Yi Jin Jing, Leopard fist as well as the internal styles of Xing Yi, Ba Gua Zhang and Tai Ji


Master Shi Xing Jun is a 32 nd generation monk of Shaolin Temple. He went to Shaolin Temple to learn kung fu when he was 9 years old and stayed there untill he was 19. He is currently ranked at level 7.

He has a lot of teaching experience after spending 6 years teaching kung fu to foreign students from all over the world.

In the 1 st national Shaolin kung fu competition he was awarded first place in traditional Shaolin fist form and Shaolin spear form. At the 9 th sports meeting in Henan province he got first place for his Shaolin staff routine. In the Zhengzhou championships he came first in the traditional sword form.
He is skilled in all areas of Shaolin kung fu including Shaolin 18 weapons, many animal styles and Da Mo Yi Jin Jing which is an internal kung fu for mind and body.

　 

Master Shi xing long is the 32nd generation monk of Shaolin Temple . He learnt kungfu in shaolin since he was very young. He is good at shaolin combat, sanda (Chinese kick boxing), luohan fist, southern fist, shaolin staff and Shaolin sword. He is 7th band now. He has 7 years experience on teaching foreign students. 

Master Shi won the 60kg Sanda Competition in Dengfeng, in 2000. In 2001 he also won the staff in the shaolin martial arts competition which was held in the Henan province. In the lightweight sanda competition held in Dengfeng in 2002, Master Wang also came away with excellence too. In September 2002, he came second in the first kungfu king competition held in Henan province. More recently in 2005, Master Wang got number one in the first Sino-korea martial arts sparring competition. 

Master Shi Xingyuan is the 32nd generation monk of the Shaolin Temple. He went to Shaolin Temple to study Kung fu at the age of 11 and stayed there until he was 18. He is very skilled fist forms and weapon forms. He  specializes in Shaolin 18 weapons and many animal styles.

He has been teaching since 1998 and has many years of teaching experience. He is currently ranked at level 6. He has won kickboxing competitions in the 65kg weight category and also achieved first place in traditional staff form in the National Martial Arts Competition, which took place in Zhongzhou province in the year of 2000.


Master Zeng, 36 years old, is an artist of modern praying mantis martial arts . He started to learn traditional mantis fist at the age of 12.He won two first prizes in two different styles of mantis and one first prize in mantis staff in the first national mantis competition. He won the first prize in mantis boxing in a provincial competition held in Yantai city. He is currently ranked at level 6 in martial arts. He has 10 years of teaching experience and has students all over the world. He is good at mantis fist (7 styles), mantis boxing, mantis staff, broad sward, xingyi fist and qigong.



Training Plan

The follwing is a rough guide only. Each student will learn at a different rate depending on his/her initial skill level and dedication.

●Short term study
　　 (1 week - months)Shaolin kung fu history and theory, basic punching and kicking with flexibilty training and an introduction to Qi Gong and Tai Ji. 1-6 Shaolin fist forms, Chinese kick boxing with two person sparring and 1 or 2 basic weapons such as the staff, whip, sword or broadsword as well as basic Chinese conversation. All students have the option to learn hard Qi Gong which involves conditioning areas of your body for fighting such as your hands and a student who studies for 1-3 months should be able to cut a house brick in two with their bare hand.
●Medium term study
　　 (4 months - 1year)Shaolin kung fu history and theory, basic punching and kicking with flexibilty training and a more indepth study of Qi Gong and Tai Ji. 6-15 Shaolin fist forms including paired practice and the option of learning an animal form, Chinese kick boxing with two person sparring and more advanced weapons such as spear, double spear, two-section staff, three-section staff, double sticks, double canes (tonfa) as well as Chinese conversation. More advanced levels of hard Qi Gong can be reached including breaking wooden staffs over your legs and arms with no injury and the breaking of house bricks using your elbow or knee.
●Long term study
　　 (over1 - 2years)Shaolin kung fu history and theory, basic punching and kicking with flexibilty training and advanced Qi Gong methods and Tai Ji. Over 20 Shaolin fist forms including advanced forms such as tiger, leopard, monkey, snake, crane, mantis, eagle and druken boxing. Advanced weapon paired practice and advanced weapon forms such as double broadsword, monkey staff, double hooks, druken sword, bull whip, southern staff, southern sword and double chain whip as well as Chinese language, pressure points massage therapy and Buddhism. Advanced levels of Qi Gong can be reached including using your Qi to heal illness and injury and advanced hard Qi Gong such as breaking an iron bar over your head or hammering a nail into wood using the palm of your hand.Students who wish to concentrate their study on the internal martial arts and Qigong can study Taiji, Xingyi and Bagua palm.
　

● Of course, to what degree each student will learn depends on the student's physical and mental abilities, desire, and dedication to practice.

Besides the time off at the weekends, students are given each of the following a week’s holiday: Christmas, New Year and Chinese Lunar New Year. At this time, they can stay at the school (and train if they choose), travel or return home (two weeks’ vacation for each of the above vacations).

● Students can buy different kinds of traditional martial books, martial clothes, and martial equipment with the help of the academy.
Note: There is not any form of financial scholarship in the academy.
　

　 Shaolin Honorary Abbot, Fang Zhuang

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part of the rules in the academy. 

1.       Students must respect the masters, translators and each other. You should live together peacefully and friendly, not fight or cause any bad atmosphere in the school.
2.      If a student is struggling with his or her training, you should help them, but you should not laugh at or joke about students who are having difficulty.
3.      Respect individual’s belief. No gossiping on other’s personal religion or faith.
4.       No drugs, tobacco, cigarettes, alcohol or gambling in the academy. 
5.       Before you leave the school, you have to let your master know where you are going and get his permission to leave.

Hope every student coming here can live and train peacefully and friendly with students and masters in the academy, those who break those rules are not welcomed.

　

Daily Schedule 6:00 - 7:00   Taichi and Qigong meditation 7:10              Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00   the first class 10:00-10:30   break 10:30-11:30   the second class 12:00             Lunch 2:30 - 4:00     Afternoon training  4:00-4:30       break 4:30 - 5:30     Qigong  class 6:00              Dinner 9:30              Sleep

*The schedule times may vary depending on season.

Formal training in the early morning starts from 6 from Monday to Friday, but you can get up at 5:30 to run a little bit breathing fresh air along the mountain road.
　

During the week, the students are encouraged to go to bed before 10pm in order to regain strength for the next day's training. Fridays and Saturdays the students can go to bed later than 10pm.

• The academy staff working hours is from 6:00 to 20:00. Students are expected to respect these hours because it is impossible to work 24 hours a day, so we must clearly define these hours for the staff. The Internet room is open from 12:30 to 14:00 and 19:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Friday, while open on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 to 11:30 and from 12:30 to 6:00. Browse Internet is $25 US cents an hour in the Internet room. Students also can have Internet access in their rooms with $20 per month. There is a public telephone in the academy that can be used to call your family.
• Schedules for asking questions of masters and translators, etc. are as follows:

Shi fu/masters: from Monday to Friday 17:00 to 18:30 (17:00 to 18:00 during winter) in the training hall and ask some questions on kungfu at any time during normal class hours.

Saturday and Sunday is free time for everyone at the academy except for the kitchen staff.

* There are free lessons on Taoism, Buddhism, acupuncture and massage in the academy, but because we focus on martial arts in the academy, so these lessons are not the professional courses. Students can get some knowledge about them by request, but there is no certificate for them. However, there are formal mandarin class from 19:20 to 20:00 from Monday to Thursday.

　

　 

School Certificates
These are the Certificates from the Chinese government Education Department officially recognizing the school as a Martial Arts Academy.

  

School Address
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