What is Shaolin Kung Fu?

For almost 15 centuries the Shaolin Monastery has been synonymous with the greatest fighting skills on the planet. Boxing Classic: Essential Boxing Methods references the Shaolin Monastery as the birthplace of Chinese Boxing, and the practitioners of this martial art are known to be skilled beyond imagination. The battles fought by Shaolin Monks have become legend worldwide, retold though the ages in print, performance and film. While the origins of Shaolin Kung Fu are often disputed, and many claim to teach the true, authentic Shaolin style, the worldwide demand to learn Shaolin Kung Fu has resulted in the opening of schools throughout the UK, Germany, Australia and the USA.

Expert Village is proud to present Shaolin Kung Fu Master Bruce Wen, who shares the secrets he learned after years under the instruction of Shaolin Monks. He shows you the meditation techniques you’ll need to discipline your mind to successfully execute Shaolin punches, block, kicks and more. You’ll learn the various stances, tumbling and flipping moves, and how to throw a punch, multiple kicks, and essential defensive moves. Bruce demonstrates the basics of Chinese boxing, including Little Wrist style, Long Fist and slow form, as well as how to use some of the legendary weapons used by Shaolin masters, like the staff, the sword, the Autumn & Spring Knife. Finally, Bruce shows you a few moves that will certainly intimidate any potential foe, including how to break a spear with your throat, how to break metal bars with your head, and a move that will quickly settle any argument, ripping a phone book in half. Watch these free video learn the secrets techniques of Shaolin King Fu masters today!

"Hey everybody, my name is Bruce Wen and I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. Today let me show you how to become a Shaolin Martial Artist. I came from a family background of martial arts. My grandfather started training in Shaolin Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple in the early nineteen hundreds. During the 1920 burning of the Shaolin Temple he escaped and went south to Fujien. Later he got married and gave birth to my parents. After a while I was born. So at the age of three, my father decided that he would take me to the Shaolin Temple to preserve the training of Shaolin Martial Arts. So in 1986 I started training at the Shaolin Temple at the age of three. After several years of training I competed in national and international Chinese martial arts tournaments. I also traveled world wide with the Shaolin Martial Arts tours, and we gave performances all over the world. In 2005 I started the United States Shaolin Martial Arts Academy in Los Angeles. Currently I teach more than two hundred students."