Founded in 1994 by 34th Generation Shaolin Temple Warrior Monk, Shifu Shi Yan Ming, the USA Shaolin Temple is a 501(3)c non-profit organization. Our mission is to teach the disciplines of Ch’an Philosophy (Ch’an Buddhism) through the core Shaolin disciplines of martial arts or action meditation: Gongfu (Kung Fu) Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) and Qigong (Chi Kung), continuing the tradition founded by Bodhidharma (Putidamo) in the year 527.
