This is mentioned in the cover story of our Shaolin Special 2013.
This is in the wake of the 2012 European Shaolin Culture Festival.
Shi Yanxu just posted a placeholder on our calendar:
10-12-2013
Shaolin Festival in Los Angeles
For more information, contact: Shi Yan Xu
Phone: (626)292-1355
Event Address: 9143 La Rosa Dr.,
Temple City, CA, 91780 USA
Online: -
a facebook page
Actual website address is :
http://www.shaolintempleculturalfestival.com/
Please check the website and our Facebook pages regularly as we do update it frequently.
Should be very exciting . Shaolin monks performances x 1000! They always put on the best shows for the Abbot . 
Or people can post here with questions and I will help answer them .
What is the Warrior’s Cert exam? (the website page for that entry was blank). Also, are only standard Songshan sets allowed in the competition?
Thanks for the assist, ShaolinDiva!
Maybe you can answer the question posed on our other thread here: Is the North American Shaolin Federation connected to the previous Shaolin Association of North America or is it something completely new?
For tournament registration form:
http://www.shaolintempleculturalfestival.com/registration.html
For detail of the week’s events info:
This thread: “Hey ShaolinDiva, we have questions that the website doesn’t answer.”
ShaolinDiva: “Hey KFM Forums, here is a link to the website to answer your questions!”
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Welcome to real Shaolin.
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Thought Shaolin already was global. :rolleyes:
Shaolin temple goes global
IANS India Private LimitedBy Indo Asian News Service | IANS India Private Limited – 7 hours ago
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) The Shaolin Temple, known as the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is preparing to stage its first cultural festival in the US as part of efforts to expand its global clout.
The first North American Shaolin Cultural Festival is scheduled to be held from Oct 8 to 14 in Los Angeles, according to Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Buddhist temple in the city of Dengfeng in central China’s Henan province, reported Xinhua.
The temple has successfully hosted an annual Shaolin Temple Day in California for nine consecutive years, Shi said.
He added that the temple has over a million followers in North America.
“We’re working to build a platform to support exchanges between Shaolin disciples and kung fu lovers across the world,” he said.
Over the last two decades, Shi and his disciples have visited more than 60 countries and regions, mainly to stage kung fu shows. The abbot regularly spends two months a year conducting overseas trips.
In September, Shi will lead a delegation to take part in an international martial music festival to be held in Russia. The “Shaolin fighting monks” will demonstrate their kung fu skills in Moscow’s Red Square, according to Shi.
Shaolin kung fu has gained worldwide popularity through the success of Chinese kung fu movies, particularly those filmed in the 1970s.
Shi said training for the inheritors of Buddhism has been crucial to the 1,500-year-old temple’s development.
“We encourage our young monks to travel overseas to expound scriptures and pursue their practice. We also welcome people all over the world to learn kung fu and practice Zen Buddhism,” he said.
The temple, which has more than 300 locally registered monks, also has more than 40 overseas culture centres, mostly in the US and Europe.
Shi said he expects a boom in Buddhism’s popularity in the west and believes that the religion can blend well with western culture.
“Buddhism can win respect from the world because it can peacefully co-exist with other religions. It focuses on the purification of the soul,” he explained.
In order to bring Shaolin martial arts to a wider audience, Shi has joined hands with a Beijing-based film company to shoot a 3D kungfu movie – a remake of the 1982 blockbuster “Shaolin Temple”.
Born in east China’s Anhui province, Shi became abbot of the Shaolin Temple in 1999. He has courted controversy in recent years for developing business operations, such as profitable kung fu shows and online sales, and has subsequently been referred to as China’s “CEO monk”.
However, Shi said he always insists on making time to meditate, despite his tight schedule.
“How wonderful it would be if I could sit in my meditation room for dozens of days at a time,” he mused.
“That’s what I hope for my life from the bottom of my heart,” he said.
I have my ticket and hotel booked now
Who else will be there?
California?
Why’s it gotta be all the way down there all tucked in the corner and stuff?
Hope to see some of you there!
I am honored to serve as serve as MC at The Art of Shaolin Philosophy on October 11, 2013 at UCLA.
More on THE ART OF SHAOLIN PHILOSOPHY
Admission is FREE.
Speakers include Dr. Tu from Harvard University, Dr. Niu and Dr. Liu from Beijing University. Shaolin Monk Shi Yanyong will be speaking on Chan (Zen). Shaolin Monk Shi Yanyin will be speaking on Kung Fu. Shaolin Temple’s Abbot, the Venerable Shi Yongxin will be in attendance. English translation is to be provided.
From Violet Li
2013 Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival is near (Video)
October 4, 2013
Violet Li Tai Chi Examiner
To millions in the West, Shaolin is a synonym for Kung Fu or martial arts. No doubt that 2013 Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival, which will be held on Oct 11 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, will have great martial art programs of Kung Fu Competition, Shaolin Warrior Certification Exam, Shaolin Kung Fu Evening Gala, Master Classes, and Warrior Coach Camp. But it will also include Shaolin Culture Exhibition, Shaolin Temple Cultural Center Opening Puja and Taking Refugee Ceremony, and Open Discussion Forum on Zen and Modern Life.
Shaolin Temple was first established in China by Indian dhyana master Buddhabhadra about 1500 years ago. Buddhabhadras contribution to mankind not limited to bringing Buddhism there. He combined Chinese medicine, martial arts and Indian healing arts, and built a foundation for Shaolin Kung Fu. Throughout its long history, Shaolin temple was destroyed several times by bandits, warlords, and even military forces, but it survived and reconstructed itself again and again. To protect itself against the aggressors and sometimes to defend the emperors, Shaolin temple has always maintained a martial art troupe. Shaolin martial monks have developed a system with the most extensive martial arts regimens for bare hands, kicking, short weapons, long weapons, and sparring. Many martial arts have since derived from Shaolin Kung Fu.
Shaolin Kung Fu Master Classes will be taught by Shaolin Temple coaches on Fri Oct. 11 at Shaolin Temple Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
On Friday Oct 11, Abbot Shi Yongxin, an accomplished Zen scholar and the head of Shaolin Temple in China, will host Puja ceremony at Shaolin Temple Cultural Center. You can watch a video Abbot Shi Yongxin via a link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16UkOyDSgSY.
The Kung Fu Competition will include 200 divisions in Shaolin Kung, other Traditional Chinese Martial Arts, Tai Chi (Taiji), Kenpo, Karate, and Group Performance. The grand champion will be awarded with a free 2-week Kung Fu training camp in Shaolin Temple in China. The Competition will be held on Saturday Oct 12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Shaolin Warrior Certificate Exam will take place during the same time at the same location as the Competition. Students, who complete the Shaolin Temple Warrior Camp, are eligible for examination.
In the evening of Oct 12, there will be Shaolin Gala at the LA Convention Center. Shaolin Kung Fu masters will exhibit their astonishing arts as anticipated.
A three-day official Shaolin Warrior Coach Camp will be held on Oct 13-15 at Shaolin Temple Cultural Center.
On Sunday Oct. 13, a forum on Zen and Modern Life will explore the evolution of science, technology, and medicine from past tradition to modern life.
This event is organized by North America Shaolin Federation and Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA, and supported by Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine along with 24 Shaolin academies and martial art schools. For more information, you can click the link here http://www.shaolintempleculturalfestival.com/index.html or watch video clips on YouTube presented by Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd3lDrI5UhB54imGFju5e3g?feature=watch.
I know, I know…Where is the UCLA talk on this? It’s not on the official website because of an oversight. It is part of the official proceedings, or so I am told.
And there’s that moment…
…that moment when you are in the midst of the chaos of your own event and monk friends ask you to plug their event.
Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival-Los Angeles 2013- Kungfu Magazine
Who here from the forum will be attending?
I know enoajnin, Shaolin Rasta & Lokhopkuen will be there as we’ve discussed it, and I imagine ShaolinDiva and wenshu too. Anyone else?
Did LA just get scooped?
The UN beats LA Convention Center…
First Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival Held in New York
2013-10-10 16:29:03 Xinhua Web Editor: Liu Ranran
Shi Yong Xin, current abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple, offers a Buddhist greeting at the end of his speech during the first Shaolin Temple cultural festival held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Oct. 9, 2013. [Photo: Xinhua]
Monks from China’s Shaolin Temple demonstrate Kung Fu, or traditional Chinese martial arts, during the first Shaolin Temple cultural festival held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Oct. 9, 2013. [Photo: Xinhua]
More updates
More to come. See you in LA!
Shaolin kung fu dazzles the UN
Updated: 2013-10-11 05:34
By HU HAIDAN at the United Nations (China Daily)
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Shaolin kung fu dazzles the UN
Shi Yongxin, the 30th-generation abbot of the legendary Shaolin Temple, led a cultural delegation to perform kung fu at United Nations headquarters on Oct 9.
Performing traditional Chinese martial arts moves, the 18-member group wowed the audience, many of whom said they had never seen such feats before.
Shi introduced the Shaolin culture, saying Shaolin kung fu could be considered a media outlet, as it provides a ready way of sharing the wisdom of Chan Buddhism and Shaolin’s contribution to the peace and health of mankind.
He said that the Shaolin Temple, which was founded during the Northern Wei Dynasty (495 AD) and is the birthplace of Shaolin martial arts and Zen Buddhism Shaolin kung fu, was legendary around the world.
Steve Orlins, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations attended the event.
Orlins said sports and cultural exchanges play an important role in US-China relations.
He recalled the legacy of “ping-pong diplomacy”, and said he believed that exchanges like the Shaolin delegation’s visit would strengthen the friendship between the two countries.
The appearance was co-hosted by the American-China Sports Association (ACSA) and Union National Culture & Sports Foundation.
Chen Ping, chairwoman of ACSA, said she views Shaolin kung fu as a holy and sacred tradition.
“The success of tonight’s event inspires us to develop sports and cultural exchanges with confidence and determination,” she said. “We will continue our efforts to make a difference.”
Since Shi took office, he has continually promoted Shaolin martial arts and the Shaolin Temple in general. Shi and Shaolin Buddhist monks have visited Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the US, Russia, and other countries to spread Chinese traditional culture in order to promote friendship and understanding between foreign cultures.
The essence of Shaolin kung fu is the unity of Zen, which focuses on the combination of chan (mind) and kung fu (body).
The performance at UN was part of the 2013 Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival.
As part of the festival, Shi gave a speech at the Memorial Church at Harvard University on October 8, where he described the fundamental aim of Buddhism as being to spiritualize the mind, seek wisdom, reflect on your motivations, live a simpler, healthier lifestyle, study the Buddha’s teachings regularly, and keep practicing and learning from others.
Shi and the Shaolin cultural delegation will give a kung fu demonstration in Los Angeles on Oct 12.
Shaolin abbot gives talk at Harvard
By Lin Liyao
China.org.cn, October 10, 2013
Shi Yongxin gives a speech at the Memorial Church in Harvard University. [Shaolin.org.cn]
The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, gave a speech at the Memorial Church in Harvard University on October 8.
As a warm-up activity for the first North American Shaolin Kung Fu Cultural Festival, the speech was entitled “The Practical Wisdom and Spiritual Cultivation of Buddhism”.
During the 3,000-word speech, the abbot explained doctrines and values of Buddhism and introduced culture of Shaolin Kung Fu.
The speech mentioned that “the fundamental aim of Buddhism is to spiritualize the mind and seek wisdom”, and he also talked about “the cultivation dharma-mukha and practice content of Buddhism”; “the core of Mahayana – Zen Buddhism”, and “Shaolin Kung Fu as the unity of Zen and Martial Arts”.
After visiting Harvard University, Shi Yongxin and the Shaolin cultural delegation members will also visit the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, and hold a Kung Fu Contest in Los Angeles.
Hello ???
Is everone so overwhelmed, that he/she can’t utter a word or a video-clip about the festival ???
