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Yes. Shao-lin Kung Fu is a method of training specifically designed to take someone with no experience and give them the full set of skills that made the Shao-lin warrior monks famous throughout all of China. The system has proven successful for students over the course of 1500 years. There's no reason it can't work for you!

Definitely. The techniques taught in Shao-lin Kung Fu have been combat tested for generations, and the instruction at the Chinese Shao-lin Centers emphasizes a full understanding of the applications behind all of the movements taught.

Shao-lin Kung Fu is much older than all of these arts, so it has had a much longer time to develop an advanced repertoire of effective fighting techniques. It is said that "all martial arts come from Shao-lin." This refers to the fact that many other styles were created by someone wishing to share their exposure to Shao-lin's fighting methods with a new group of students. The application of Shao-lin Kung Fu is pragmatic and ferocious with an emphasis on the elegant delivery of finesse-based techniques.

It is a top priority of the SLC-CSC to keep the classes as affordable as possible, so that anyone who has a genuine interest in the Shao-lin art has access to it. View Memberships

The Japanese style uniform is virtually identical to what the monks wore when training (crossed tops, loose pants and colored belts to denote rank). Historical resources such as the frescoes from the Thousand Buddha Hall at the original Shao-lin temple show this in their depictions of the martial monks training. The frog-button, silky uniform that people often associate with Kung Fu is actually a relatively recent innovation, dating to the late Ching dynasty. Hence these fancier types of uniforms are both less historically accurate, and ill-suited to the intensity of traditional Shao-lin training.