# Shaolin Kung Fu **URL:** https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/c/wai-jia-the-kung-fu-forum/shaolin-kung-fu/16.md [Latest](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Shaolin Kung Fu category](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/about-the-shaolin-kung-fu-category/19)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/about-the-shaolin-kung-fu-category/19 "2025-10-04T00:53:01Z")
This form of boxing from Henan’s Shaolin Temple is easily the most famous form of Chinese Kung Fu and has developed into countless styles and variations. --- ## [USA Shaolin Open](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/usa-shaolin-open/63164)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/usa-shaolin-open/63164 "2026-10-22T21:31:40Z")
\> # 2026 USA SHAOLIN OPEN AND 15TH DENVER NATIONAL CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP OCTOBER 2-4, 2026 | DENVER, COLORADO REGISTER NOW https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSIc2PtcLQ/ --- ## [Zen/Buddhist brand names](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/zen-buddhist-brand-names/54100)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/zen-buddhist-brand-names/54100 "2026-10-18T18:56:57Z")
This has been a pet peeve of mine for a while now. What is up with all these Zen/Buddhist products in the West? For example, check out Lucky Beer. I confess, the bottles are cool, but ‘Enlightened Lager’? When is the… --- ## [Buddhists behaving badly](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhists-behaving-badly/57465)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhists-behaving-badly/57465 "2026-10-16T17:20:18Z")
I thought we already had a thread covering Buddhist monk scandals here already. Perhaps they are just a lot of loose threads. Maybe in the future, I’ll start collating them here. But for now, this is making my local n… --- ## [Yanfan (Franco Testini)](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/yanfan-franco-testini/41557)
**Author:** [@MasterKiller](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MasterKiller)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/yanfan-franco-testini/41557 "2026-09-30T16:20:36Z")
Is YanFei from the new issue the same dude… who used to have that website angrymonk.com or madmonk.com or furiousmonk.com…something like that? I know that dude was in L.A. --- ## [RIP GM Liang Yiquan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-gm-liang-yiquan/63258)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-gm-liang-yiquan/63258 "2026-09-29T14:48:29Z")
I just heard on the web. I wrote an article on him in our NOV+DEC 2003 issue --- ## [Buddhism trending](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhism-trending/59523)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhism-trending/59523 "2026-08-25T07:37:05Z")
I couldn’t quite find the right thread to post this so I’m making this new one. Maybe it’ll grow… Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern ment… --- ## [Victor Wembanyama](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/victor-wembanyama/63181)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/victor-wembanyama/63181 "2026-08-13T16:40:54Z")
Creating an indie thread for Wemby. this first post was in the Shaolin Journeys thread, starting in June 2025 World’s tallest monk? Victor Wembanyama spotted at China’s Shaolin Temple with shaved head By Fred He and K… --- ## [Buddhist robot](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhist-robot/58021)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/buddhist-robot/58021 "2026-08-10T16:34:45Z")
Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:42am EDT Robot monk blends science and Buddhism at Chinese temple BEIJING | BY JOSEPH CAMPBELL A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technolog… --- ## [Shaolin Journeys](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-journeys/42189)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-journeys/42189 "2026-08-06T08:42:34Z")
I’m seeing more and more of these, so I thought they might deserve their own thread December 23, 2007 In search of China’s Shaolin soul Shaolin monks are the stuff of martial-arts legend, but, says Peter Owen Jones, … --- ## [Neat Vid from Old Forum Member](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/neat-vid-from-old-forum-member/63217)
**Author:** [@DanChase](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/DanChase)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/neat-vid-from-old-forum-member/63217 "2026-07-24T03:55:24Z")
I just came across this a couple days ago. I thought it was pretty neat work from Josh (RenDaHai)… looks like he’s been keeping up with his training. --- ## [Kung Fu Nuns of the Drupka Order](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/kung-fu-nuns-of-the-drupka-order/59711)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/kung-fu-nuns-of-the-drupka-order/59711 "2026-06-30T15:51:45Z")
…but the best story of the day. It even beat out Kingdom of the Little People doing Shaolin kung fu. Page last updated at 14:58 GMT, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:58 UK Kung fu empowers Nepal nuns By Jo Jolly BBC New… --- ## [Shaolin Soccer for real](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-soccer-for-real/48658)
**Author:** [@GreenCloudCLF](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GreenCloudCLF)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-soccer-for-real/48658 "2026-06-15T20:12:05Z")
Shaolin Soccer Live! Brought to you by my friends at collegehumor.com…that means NSW ads people…and b00bs… --- ## [Tassajara Zen Center](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/tassajara-zen-center/43818)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/tassajara-zen-center/43818 "2026-06-03T16:44:07Z")
Right now, Tassajara Zen Center is threatened by wildfires. I took my Buddhist vows through San Francisco Zen Center at Green Gulch. I’ve spent many a retreat at Tassajara and done a few student stays there. It’s a sa… --- ## [Abbot scandals](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/abbot-scandals/37202)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/abbot-scandals/37202 "2026-06-03T07:38:48Z")
Dispute over sports car for China’s most famous monk www.chinaview.cn 2006-08-22 20:32:16 ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The gift of a luxury sports car by the Dengfeng City government to a monk for his contributions … --- ## [Lien Bu Quan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/lien-bu-quan/13792)
**Author:** [@Longquan](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Longquan)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/lien-bu-quan/13792 "2026-06-02T10:45:28Z")
Does anyone know of any online video clips or photo sequences of Lien Bu Quan (Lien Pu Chuan, Linked Step Fist, Longquan, Dragon Fist) form? I would like to compare versions. Thanks for your assistance. longquan88@hotma… --- ## [Venerable Abbot Shi Yongxin](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/venerable-abbot-shi-yongxin/15164)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/venerable-abbot-shi-yongxin/15164 "2026-05-29T15:23:51Z")
Last Friday, Shaolin Temple’s current abbot, Venerable Shi Yongxin, was elected to the post of Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association of China during the association’s 7th session. --- ## [Tagou](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/tagou/21464)
**Author:** [@firepalm](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/firepalm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/tagou/21464 "2026-05-20T01:08:36Z")
Gene, Read your article from a while back on the Tagou Institute, found the story & the school intriguing. Just the size of the school must make it a management nightmare. Yet from all reports it sounds that they are ab… --- ## [Do the Shaolin Monks still tour?](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/do-the-shaolin-monks-still-tour/41035)
**Author:** [@MightyB](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/MightyB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/do-the-shaolin-monks-still-tour/41035 "2026-05-07T02:42:13Z")
Does anyone know if the Shaolin Monk performance team still does tours in the US? If not, how about the Beijing Wushu team? If the monks still tour, how does one find information about their performances or go about b… --- ## [Shaolin-do teaching the SUPER SECRET invincible internal style](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-do-teaching-the-super-secret-invincible-internal-style/33989)
**Author:** [@Jarhead101](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Jarhead101)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-do-teaching-the-super-secret-invincible-internal-style/33989 "2026-04-03T15:06:42Z")
hehe, I got this in my email today: The Biggest Shaolin-Do news in years Grandmaster Sin has announced the content of his next 4 seminars in Lexington. We have waited for decades to learn the art called Liu Shing (mete… --- ## [Songshan Shaolin Temple Day](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/songshan-shaolin-temple-day/45411)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/songshan-shaolin-temple-day/45411 "2026-03-21T19:35:35Z")
We’ve covered Songshan Shaolin Temple Day since its inception in 2004. Songshan Shaolin Temple Day was officially declared by California State Assembly’s Speaker pro Tempore, Dr. Leland Yee, on March 21st, 2004. For th… --- ## [Shaolin Rasta - the 37th Chamber](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-rasta-the-37th-chamber/48979)
**Author:** [@Blacktiger](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Blacktiger)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-rasta-the-37th-chamber/48979 "2026-03-08T07:13:42Z")
There are more of us than you think… Thanks to Gene’s fantastic new book - he has uncovered a style of Shaolin that up until this point many practitioners did not know they were a part off. Had to get a thread going on… --- ## [Guardian Angels vs. Shaolin Protectors](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/guardian-angels-vs-shaolin-protectors/46241)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/guardian-angels-vs-shaolin-protectors/46241 "2026-03-07T22:21:36Z")
Sounds like a classic blaxploitation flick, right? The True Origins Of The Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa with original founding members Moroe in an early poster. Curtis Sliwa with original founding members Jeff and J… --- ## [New Abbot more traditional applications?](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/new-abbot-more-traditional-applications/63093)
**Author:** [@wizcoolc](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/wizcoolc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/new-abbot-more-traditional-applications/63093 "2026-02-14T20:36:54Z")
Do you think with the new Abbot there will be a resurgence in Shaolin traditional applications. I have noticed a slightly higher number of short clips on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook shorts and such focusing on two-man dril… --- ## [jiang hu article](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/jiang-hu-article/23186)
**Author:** [@ngokfei](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/ngokfei)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/jiang-hu-article/23186 "2026-02-12T17:19:07Z")
found this, thought it would be of interest to all croching tiger fans. Jianghu: A World of Martial Arts The term “jianghu” actually means rivers and lakes. It is used to describe the pugilistic world of ancient China.… --- ## [Shaolin Abbot Shi Yinle](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-abbot-shi-yinle/62921)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-abbot-shi-yinle/62921 "2026-02-11T07:52:55Z")
Abbot of Luoyang’s White House Temple appointed as new abbot of Shaolin Appointment follows criminal investigation into former abbot Shi Yongxin By Global TimesPublished: Jul 29, 2025 08:55 PM \[IMG2=JSON\]{“data-align… --- ## [My Cats Are Zen Masters](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/my-cats-are-zen-masters/27136)
**Author:** [@Green\_Tea](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Green_Tea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/my-cats-are-zen-masters/27136 "2026-01-14T15:48:57Z")
I don’t know that much about zen, but it seems like what I do know can be easily embodied in my cats. Maybe not all cats have achieved “enlightenment”. But somehow along the way my boys did. I study them a lot. I hav… --- ## [Shaolin commercialism](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-commercialism/43700)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-commercialism/43700 "2025-12-27T19:32:07Z")
a unit of the temple? China’s famed Shaolin temple kick starts online store Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:20pm BST By Sophie Taylor SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of kung fu and the star of many m… --- ## [RIP Qiu Feng](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-qiu-feng/60982)
**Author:** [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/rip-qiu-feng/60982 "2025-12-04T17:31:09Z")
Disbelief as China’s ‘most handsome Shaolin monk’ Qiu Feng killed in car crash at 21 Outpouring of grief at death of young martial arts legend whose talent saw him go global as kung fu ambassador Yating Yang in Beij… --- ## [Shaolin Temple Documentaries](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-temple-documentaries/31941)
**Author:** [@hanguolaohu](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/hanguolaohu)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/shaolin-temple-documentaries/31941 "2025-12-02T15:51:50Z")
Im currently editing a documentary about the Shaolin Temple and have been searching for any good documentaries that has footage of the Shaolin Temple pre-1990’s. Most of the docs I’ve seen were made fairly recently, it s… [Next page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/c/wai-jia-the-kung-fu-forum/shaolin-kung-fu/16.md?page=1)