O h i o       S h a o l i n      Lineage    

The remarkable story of Shaolin-do is a story of over a thousand years, traversing many countries across the earth. It begins in ancient Nepal-India and China. Then at the end of the 19th century it travels to Indonesia and then across the ocean to America. The Shaolin legacy continues in our modern world due to the life-effort of the current Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé, a man of great charisma and humor; incredible physical prowess and mental capacity. Sin The’ is a true master and is the living vessel of many of the few surviving authentic treasures of Shaolin. 

INDIA

   Bodhidharma       Grandmaster Sin Kwang The’

The saga of Shaolin begins with Bodhidharma the third child of Chieftain Sugandha (Brahmin king) of Southern India and a member of the Kshatriya (a warrior caste).  The root of his training was Vajramushti.  He spent his childhood in Conjeeveram (also known as Kanchipuram and Kancheepuram), the small Buddhist province south of Madras.  He received his training in the Dhyana school of Buddhist meditation (which was later transliterated to Ch'an in Chinese, Zen in Japanese and Son in Korean)  from his master, Prajnatara, who was responsible for changing his name from Bodhitara to Bodhidharma. Shaolin arts and Zen thought are inextricably woven.

    Prajnatara       Shakyamuni          

Shakyamuni Buddha  (approximately 563 BC - 483 BC) was born Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit form, or Siddhatta Gotama, Prakrit form) in Lumbini ( modern day Nepal), to the Kshatriya caste of warrior-aristocrats; the title Buddha (enlightened one) was later bestowed upon him by his followers. He is also commonly known as Shakyamuni (or Sakyamuni), "The sage of the Shakya/Sakya clan", and as the Tathagata  Shakyamuni is the historical Buddha who was born in India. Siddhartha was immersed in ancient Hindu philosophies which were already a part of the much more ancient Vedic tradition such as the Yoga Sutras, compiled by Patañjali. He left home at 19, in his 30s  realized complete awakening or enlightenment into the nature and cause of human suffering and the steps necessary to eliminate it. This sudden enlightenment is called a state of "Bodhi," and hence the name "Buddha," or "enlightened one."
The Buddha emphasized that he was not a god nor the messenger of a god and that Enlightenment was not the result of a supernatural process or agency, but rather the result of a close attention to the nature of the human mind which could be rediscovered by anyone for themselves. Gautama Siddhartha was reported to have been athletic and fit throughout his life, competent in martial arts such as chariot combat, wrestling, and archery, and later easily hiking miles each day and camping in the wilderness. Images of a fat "Jolly Buddha" or Laughing Buddha are actually depictions of a different character. A superb teacher, with a fine grasp of the appropriate metaphor, and tailoring his teachings to the audience at hand. For the remaining 45 years of his life, he traveled the Plain of central India (region of the Ganges river , teaching his meditation practice to an extremely diverse range of people, from nobles to street sweepers, and including many adherents of rival philosophies and religions., taught 40 some years, entered Nirvana when he was about 80 years old, and left a legacy of teachings. Shakyamuni Buddha was alive in the 11th century B.C. (the 24th year of Zhou Dynasty in China). His first disciple was the Master Ajnatakaundinya, the first Bhikshu in Buddhism. Master Ajnatakaundinya was the first enlightened Bhikshu and the first great Arhat. According to one legend, the Buddha was to deliver a sermon, and many priests were present to hear him preach.  Instead of saying anything, the Buddha held up a flower.  All the priests stared in amazement, but Mahakhasyapa smiled.  The Buddha declared that Mahakhasyapa had received the mind-transmission of the Dharma.  Inasmuch as Mahakhasyapa's experience is the type of experience exemplified by Zen Buddhism In Indian Buddhism, a Luohan is a person who aims his daily life on reaching Nirvana, without special concern for his environment. This in contrast with a Bodhisattvas, who gives up Nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment. In Chinese Buddhism, a Luohan (Lohan) is a monk that reached enlightenment, but held off entering Nirvana, in order to help others in this world. 
In China the first 16 disciples are regarded as Luohan. Beside the 16 there are 2 others who are looked upon as Luohan; they are the first 2 disciples of Bodhidharma/Damo. Altogether there are 18 Luohan.

'To keep the body in good health is a duty: otherwise the mind is not strong and clear'                                                                                                                     Buddha

CHINA

 Then, about fourteen hundred years ago Bodhidharma (Bodhidharma in Sanskrit, Pu-Ti-Ta-Mo, Buti-Damoin or Ta-mo in Chinese, Bodai Daruma in Japanese) who was a Buddhist master and an accomplished Kshatriya warrior, left western India, penetrating mountain ranges including the Himalayas and crossing unbridged rivers through complete wilderness, to travel to China and present lectures on Buddhism. Ferociously ugly, with wide, piercing blue eyes; and bearded with wild curly hair, who was known as he arrived in China as a "barbarian", is now known as the founder of Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism and of the Shaolin arts. Some historical notes have him arriving in Canton, China at  470 AD, leaving there and arriving next in Ching-Ling (which is now Nanking). Since even present roads between India and China would not be described as good, one can only imagine the greatness of Bodhidharma's spirit and physical strength as he made this several thousand mile trip alone. This journey was the death bed wish of his master Prajnatara who wished to spread the "sudden" philosophy of Chan Buddhism outside of India proper and particularly to the land of Song Dynasty China. Northern Wei, 495 AD     Bodhidharma (Da Mo), 527 A.D

   Shaolin Temples        

There were more than 6000 monasteries and nunneries in the three regions of Tibet - U-Tsang, Dotö and Domey. Of these hardly any are left undamaged and the majority were totally destroyed. In exile, more than 200 monasteries have been re-established in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Around 600 Tibetan Buddhist centers are functioning as religious and cultural centers in various countries around the world. At the time the last of the Shaolin temples burnt in 1928, there existed 700,000 monasteries & temple complexes in China. By the 1980's less than 30,000 still stood. Today only remnants exist. The buildings, however do not hold the treasures of Shaolin; We contain them.

                 “Tao”    (道)

Honan (Henan)( He Nan Si) : 1^st Temple. 539 AD Yogi Bodhidharma (Ta Mo) traveled across the Himalayan mountains to Northern China from Western India teaching Dhyana Buddhism (Ch’an Buddhism). Shaolin temple kung fu AD 495 can trace its origin to the first Buddhist monastery in  world-famous Shaolin Temple located at the foot of the Wuru Peak of the Shaoshi (Songshan) Mountain northwest of the county seat of Dengfeng,  near the city of Zhengzhou Henan Province . It was here that Bodhidharma became famous for meditating 9 years facing the rock wall of a cave. Bodhidharma, the twenty-eight patriarch, traveled from India to China to spread the the precepts of the nature of our existence . Bodhidharma did not teach a certain system of meditation, but breathing and meditativeness, which could be taken into life's daily activities with the strong faith that this practice would lead to the enlightened state of mind. This philosophy and practice became Zen Buddhism. The temple had been founded in 496 AD  to 1644 in honor of an Indian monk named Brahdra, whom Emperor Hsiao Wen of the Northern Wei dynasty had invited to China to preach Buddhism. During most of its history, Henan Temple was the seat of the most senior monks in the Shaolin Order. SHAOLIN means "small forest" after the young forest that grew around the complex. K'ang -Hsi, Ching Emperor destroyed this temple in late 1600's. It was rebuilt later, but never regained former glory.  Chou (Zhou) Dynasty, 570 AD

At the Shaolin monastery courtyards complex Bodhidharma introduced a series of 49 ancient Prajna yogic exercises, known now known as the I-Chin-Ching (YiJinJing) or Muscle/Sinew Change Classic, to strengthen the monks mentally and physically. Hua Tuo who had lived (in the second century A.D.) towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty created the 5 Animal "Frolic", which taught chi circulation through specific points for each animal. This training too is incorporated into the regimen of early Shaolin. It was these methods that eventually evolved into the legendary Shaolin martial arts and later reached the Ryukyu Islands and developed into Okinawa-te, the proto-karate which is accredited to Gichin Funakoshi. Kara-te' is a Japanese word and originally meant "China Hand" because of its source - the Shaolin Temples in China. Forms are taught in an increasing complexity and difficulty. In modern Shaolin-Do more advanced styles are introduced after the black belt level is reached. Basic powerful styles such as Tiger and Mantis are taught first. Next are forms requiring great flexibility like Monkey and 8 Drunken Immortals. Finally Golden Snake system which requires incredible chi training and intense, disciplined study.  

                                            ORIGINAL FORMS OF THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE

I Chin Ching       Yi Jin Jing     易 筋 經    Changing of the Sinews & Tendons 49 Postures

                                                (Dat Mo Yit Gung Ging)         ( aka: "The Muscle Change Classic")

Wu Qin Xi        U Si Nei Hua To   Hua Tuo' Five Animals Training

                                                                                ( aka: "Hua To's 5 Animal Frolic/Play")

Ching Se Ch'uan	She Quan		Golden Snake 18  Forms
Ti Long Kuen	Di Long Quan		Ground Dragon 18  Forms
Hou Ch'uan	Hou Quan		Monkey 18 Forms
Pa Hsien Ch'uan	Ba Xian Quan		Eight "Drunken" Immortals
T'ang Lang Ch'uan	Tang Lang Quan		Praying Mantis 18 Forms
Ban Lian Hua Ch'uan	Wan Lian Hua Quan		Ten Thousand Lotus Blooming 18 Forms
Mien Ch'uan	Mian Quan		Cotton Fist

Fukien ( Fu Jian Si): 2^nd Temple.  The Shaolin wooden men hall was erected in the Lohan Tung or Buddha Hall. This temple was burnt a second time by the Shaolin themselves in advance of an invasion force sent by the last Manchu Emperor Kwang Hsu during the Boxer Rebellion around 1875-1908. The Shaolin monks, priests and practitioners fled planning to rebuild one day and restore the temple. The one theme was to preserve the treasured teachings of Shaolin. Currently, both Shaolin and Chan (Zen) studies are being restored and revived world-wide. Ch'an is an abbreviated form of ch'an-na, the Chinese equivalent to Dhyana in Sanskrit, jhana in Pali, and later, Zen in Japanese.

Putian Southern Shaolin Temple In 1990 archeologists found the ruins of a temple complex on Jiulianshan near Putian villeage in Fujian Province. It took them 2 years to decide that this was indeed the location of the famous and long lost South Shaolin Temple. It was quite a spectacular finding, and reports of the excavation activities could be seen on TV  all over China. Soon after this it was decided that a brand new temple was to be build, bearing the name 'Southern Shaolin Temple'.  The original name of the temple was "Quanlin Yuan".
Different from what you may expect, the new building wasn't planned in the direct vicinity, but actually on the exact same spot of the old temple.  In a temple it is usually possible to walk strait through the middle, but in the South Shaolin temple there is a small pool, forcing visitors to walk around. Besides the pool on either side is a courtyard reserved for putting up stele; Master Sin Kwang Thé  (Zheng Shen Guang). the U.S. paying his respects to the temple put a stele up.                           

Kim Ka Chuan	Ching Ka Quan		Golden Centipede 6 Forms
Ma Ch'iao Ch'uan	Ma Que Quan		Sparrow 6 Forms
Pai Hou Ch'uan	Bai Hou Quan		White Monkey 6 Forms
Yeh Ma Ch'uan	Ye Ma Quan		Wild Horse 6 Forms
Tieh Ku Ch'uan	Tie Gu Quan		Iron Bone Training
T'ieh Chang Kung	Tie Zhang Gong		Iron Palm -Shin Training
T'ieh Pu Sa	Tie Bu Sha		Iron Shirt Training
Tuan Ch'uan	Duan Quan		Short Distance Fighting

Hui K’o (Shen Kuang) (485-593) knelt before Patriarch Bodhidharma for 9 years and finally cut off his arm to show his sincerity before the Patriarch transmitted the mind-seal Dharma to him. He was given by Bodhidharma the Buddhist name Hui-k'o (Able Wisdom), and became the second patriarch of the Ch'an/Zen Sect in China. 

continued the Ch'an tradition & was introduced into Japan by Eisai (see picture below) The Southern-style of Ch'an Buddhism is roughly represented in the Zen tradition by the Soto Zen school.  Soto Zen was continued in Japan by Dogen.

Wudang (Wu Tang) (Wu Dang Si)  located southwest of Dangjiangkou City, northwest of Hubei (Hupeh) Province, China. Local people call it  Mount TaiHe or Mount XuanYue. Mount Wudang is perhaps the most famous Taoism holy land in China.  : 3rd Temple. In Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhuli entitled Mount Wudang as “Grand Mountain.” Only at this period of time Mount Wudang  flourished and became the imperial temple. Known for Taoist teachings and for the Internal "soft" martial arts systems.

Tai Chi Ch'uan	Tai Ji Quan		The Grand Ultimate Fist
Chen Chen Shih Lao Chia Chen Shih Hsin Chia Tai Chi San Se Liu Se	Chen Shi Chenshi Laojia Chenshi Xinjia TaiJi san		Chen Wangling Old Frame New Frame 83 & 71 Tai Chi Iron Fan
Yang long 108 Yang (37postures) or 60/64 movements Tai Chi Chien 32 Tai Chi Dao	Yang Luchan  Shi Cheng Man Ching Taijiquan jen simplified 1957 TaiJi Tao "Saber"		Yang "Long" form Yang "Short" form Tai Chi Straight Sword mixed Tai Chi Broadsword
Wu (Quan You) & son (Wu Jianquan)	Wu Shi "Zhong Jia" ("medium frame")		Wu Style
Wu Yuxiang	Hao Shi "small frame"		Ou (Woo) Wu3 Style
Sun LuTang 98 (Tai Chi, PaKua, Hsing-I)	Sun Shi "Huobao Jia" "lively pace frame" "Seals and Closures Tai Chi"		Soen (Sun) Style Kai He Huo Bu
Peking 24	Beijing (1956) committee -chairman-Li Tian-Ji  also, 32 Sword , 66 Combined Routine, 48 & 88 Yang ; uncle of  Li Deyin, one of the creators of 42 routine.		Standard Simplified Chinese National Version, 24 Form, "Yang Style"
Pa Kua Chang Pa Kua	Ba Gua Zhang Ba Gua		8 Trigrams Palm(Classical, 8 Animal, Snake)                   Sun-Moon Fork
Hsing-I Ch'uan Hsing-I Chien	Xing Yi Quan Xing Yi Jen		Mind-Form and Heart-Mind Intention Fist Double edge swords
Liu Hsing Ch'uan	Liu Xing Quan		Meteor Fist

O Mei Shan ( E Mei Si): 4^th Temple.  "White Eyebrow Mountain" in Szechuan province .

36 miles of green stone steps lead to complex of 75 temples in this remote mountain region (3rd to the 16th century).

·       Emei Shan, Buddhist mountain of the west, Sichuan province, 3099 meters. Sacred to Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra.

    Samantabhadra (aka: Viśvabhadra, 普賢 Chinese: Pǔxián; Japanese: Fugen)

Specialized Bird Systems:

Pai Ho Ch'uan	Bai He Quan		White Crane 18 Forms
Ying Jow Ch'uan	Ying Zhao Quan		Eagle Claw 12 Forms
Chin Chi Ch'uan	Jin Ji Quan		Golden Cock 6 Forms
Pai Ei Ch'uan	Bai E Quan		White Swan 6 Forms
Tuo Tai Ch'uan	Tu Da Quan		Ostrich 6  Forms
	Ya Quan		Flock Wild Ducks  forms

Kwantung Province ( Guang Dong Si) (Canton):

Hu Ho Shuang Hsing (Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen :  core of the Hung Ga style/system)	Hu He Shuang Xing	拳術	Tiger-Crane Duet (Tiger and Crane Double Form)
Ch'a Ch'uan	Cha Quan		Fist of C'ha
Chin Chang Lang	Jin Zhang Lang		Golden Roaches 6 Forms
Wan Feng Ch'uan	Wan Feng Quan		Ten Thousand Bees Attacking 6 Forms

Mount Hua Temple ( Hua Si) in Shensi province: Hua Shan

无标题文档  There are five peaks of remote Mount Hua: the Morning Sun Peak, the Lotus Flower Peak, the Jade Lady Peak, the Wild Goose-resting Peak and the Cloudy Terrace Peak. From a distance, these five peaks look like a five petal lotus flower among the mountains, hence the name of Mount Hua (Hua means flower in Chinese ) Originally it was called ‘Western mountain’ (Xi yue) - because it was the westernmost of the five Taoist peaks. Mount Wudang covers an area of 321 square kilometers wide, with very rich beautiful sceneries and culture relics. The main tourist resorts include: three ponds, nine springs, nine wells, nine platforms, ten pools, ten stones, eleven caves, thirty six cliffs and seventy two peaks, Green (Blue) (Azure) Dragon-shaped Ridge called “Cengling” (Bilong ji)

Hua Ch'uan

Hua Quan

Classical Fist of Hu and Modern Hua

Ie Lu Hua Chien	Yi Lu Hua Quan		First Road of Hua Fist
Ar Lu Hua Chien	Er Lu Hua Quan		Second Road of Hua Fist
San Lu Hua Chien	San Lu Hua Quan		Third Road of Hua Fist
Se Lu Hua Chien	Si Lu Hua Quan		Fourth Road of Hua Fist
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ie Pu	Hua Quan Dui Da Di Yi Bu		Fist of Hua 2 Man Set #1
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ar Pu	Hua Quan Dui Da Di Er Bu		Fist of Hua 2 Man Set #2
Hua Chien	Hua Quan		Modern Hua Fist - 8 Sections

T'ieh Chang Kung	Tie Zhang Gong		Iron Palm Training
T'ieh Ching Kung	Tie Jing Gong		Iron Shin Training
Tuan Ch'uan	Tuan Quan		Short Fist
Chang Ch'uan	Chang Quan		Long Fist

Chen Yuan-Ping is credited for bringing Shuai-Chiao to Japan. His intimate knowledge of Shuai-Chiao's joint locks, controls, takedowns,

and throws formed the basis of what became Jiu-Jitsu, which later evolved into Judo and Aiki-Jitsu.

Shantung Temple: ( Shan Dong Si)           

Hei Hu Ch'uan	Hei Hu Quan		Black Tiger 18 Forms
Tan T'ui	Tan Tui		Springy Legs 108 aka: Seeking Leg "Snapping Legs"

              Other Shaolin material taught to date:

Pai Ho Ch'uan ( Bai He Quan - White Crane)

Pai Ho Chuan Tse	Bai He Zhuan Chi		White Crane Flips Its Wings
Pai Ho Chan Tse	Bai He Zhan Chi		White Crane Jabs Its Wings
Pai Ho Chuan Chiao	Bai He Zhuan Jiao		White Crane Spins Its Legs

Hua Chien ( Hua Quan - Fist of Hua)

Pa Hsien Ch'uan ( Ba Xian Quan - Eight Immortals)

Chue' Pa Sien  (Hsien)	Zui Ba Xian		Eight Drunken       Immortals
Ti Ie Chien - Lan Chai He	Di Yi Quan - Jian Cai He		First Fist
Ti Ar Chien - He Siang Ku	Di Er Quan - He Xian Gu		Second Fist
Ti San Chien - Siang Chung Li	Di San Quan - Xiang Zhong Li		Third Fist
Ti Se Chien - Li Tie Kuai	Di Si Quan - Li Tie Guai		Fourth Fist
Ti U Chien - Chuang Kao Lao	Di Wu Quan - Zhuang Guo Lao		Fifth Fist
Ti Liu Chien - Chao Kuo Chiu	Di Liu Quan - Cao Guo Jiu		Sixth Fist
Ti Chie Chien - Han Yang Chie	Di Qi Quan - Han Xiang Ji		Seventh Fist
Ti Pa Chien - Li Tung Ping	Di Ba Quan - Lu Dong Bin		Eighth Fist
Ti He Chien - Ti Tang Kung	Di He Quan - Di Tang Gong		Ground Techniques

T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Tai Ji Quan) (TaiJi jian)   -  "Grand Ultimate Fist"

T'ai Chi Ar Se Se' Tse'	Tai Ji Quan Er Shi Si Shi		"Peking" Combined 24 Posture Simplified Tai Ji 1956
Yang Se T'ai Chi Ch'uan	Yang Shi Tai Ji Quan (Cheng Man-Ching 37)		Yang Style, Grand Ultimate Fist (64 Postures) "Short Form" Man Ching
Sin Chia Chen Se Tai Chi Chien	Xin Jia Chen Shi Tai Ji Quan		New Generation Chen Family Tai Chi Chuan (83 Postures)

Pa Kua Chang ( Ba Gua Zhang - Eight Trigrams Palm)

Pa Kua Chang	Ba Gua Zhang		Eight Trigrams Palm, Original Form
Pa Kua Pa Sing Chang	Ba Gua Ba Xing Zhang		Eight Trigrams Palm, Eight Animals Form
She Sing Pa Kua Chang	She Xing Ba Gua Zhang	八卦掌	Snake Pakua, Python Form

Hsing I Chien ( Xing Yi Quan)

U Shing Chien	Wu Xing Quan		Fist of Five Roads
Pi Chien	Pi Quan "metal"		Fist of Chop or Chopping
Peng Chien	Beng Quan "wood"		Fist of Bang or Banging Fist
Chan Chien	Zuan Quan "water"		Stopping Fist
Pao Chien	Pao Quan "fire"		Cannon Fist
Heng Chien	Heng Quan "earth"		Horizontal Cross Fist
U Hsing Lian Huan Chien	Wu Xing Lian Huan Quan		Five Roads Linkage Form
Hsing I Se Ar Hsing	Xing Yi Shi Er Xing		Hsing I 12 Animal Forms
Lung Hsing	Long Xing		Dragon Form
Hu Hsing	Hu Xing		Tiger Form
Hou Hsing	Hou Xing		Monkey Form
Ma Hsing	Ma Xing		Horse Form
Kue Hsing	Gui Xing		Turtle Form
Niao Hsing	Niao Xing		PheaQuaFo (Coot) Form
Chie Hsing	Ji Xing		Chicken Form
Yeng Hsing	Yan Xing		Swallow Form
Se Hsing	She Xing		Snake Form
Tai Hsing	Tuo Xing		"Ostrich" (Emu) Form
Yia Hsing	Ying Xing		Eagle Form
Shiung Hsing	Xiong Xing		Sun Bear Form
Hsing I Chien San Sou Pao	Xing Yi Quan San Shou Pao		Hsing I Two Man Set

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Indonesia

INDONESIA –JAVA

Su Kong Tai Djin 1849 - 1928, Ie-Chang Ming 1880 - 1976 Beginning in the eight century AD other temples were established. These temples developed their own specialized systems, meditative practices, and herbal medicine. Among these temples was the Fukien Temple whose last Grandmaster was Su Kong Tai Jin and his younger associate Ie-Chang Ming. Su passed the title on to Ie Chang Ming. Among those that studied with Grandmaster Su where: Ie Chang Ming, Lui Su Pong, Gi Shiao Fu, and Qui Gwong. Ie later escaped from mainland China to the mountains of Bandung Indonesia some time after the last temple burnt in 1928. Grandmaster Ie was a KungFu master and a man of incredible chi. He was one of the last original survivors of Shaolin.

(USA)  LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – LOS ANGELES, CA.    

Sin Kwang Thé  born 1943 . Since Shaolin-Do students are a direct lineage to the Temple right up to its destruction, we have the final cumulative version of the Shaolin teachings. When you hear the name Shaolin-Do, you now know that it refers directly to the art that descends from Grandmaster Su Kong Tai Djin of the Southern Shaolin Temple in Fukien, passed to Grandmaster Ie-Chang Ming, and inherited by our current Grandmaster, Sin Kwang Thé. In 1968 Sin Kwang Thé became Grandmaster and has re-ignited Shaolin world-wide as the most comprehensive internal system and fitness and health, and the most complete martial art on the planet.

    Sin Kwang Thé (Zheng Shen Guang)  & Elder Master Bill Leonard

OHIO                            

Dennis and Jerome Cook are third generation disciples of the original Shaolin temple boxing. Our school in Hamilton Ohio at ZONE Fitness is managed by Sifu Dennis and Sifu Jerome who began studying Shaolin-Do in 1979. Together with their brothers Virgil and Paul and sister Dorothy, they attained their black belts under the training of black-belt David Duane Tankersley. Instructors Dennis and Jerome have continued their studies directly under Grandmaster Sin for over two decades. Dennis continues to teach the entire Shaolin-Do system following a Black Belt path. Jerome is instructing the Internal styles Black Sash path and Children's kung fu classes. They are also proud to continue their advanced training weekly for the last nine years under legendary Senior Master Bill Leonard at the home kwoon (dojo) in Lexington Kentucky.  Lineage

             Cook brothers    

               Elder Master Leonard               Dennis and Grandmaster The'                                                                            Jerome performing Pakua                  Dennis teaching the entire complete Shaolin-Do system.  Paul teach children's classes. Jerome also teaches internal  styles.

We offer the complete range of Shaolin instruction, from mixed adults and children black-belt path; children only (7 -13 years); to our adult only Internal kung fu path. Our art displays the “hardest of the hard” styles, such as Iron Palm and Long Fist; and “the softest of the soft” styles, such as Chen Tai Chi, Hsing-I and Pakua. We teach all tradition Shaolin studies of breathing and meditation, weaponry, authentic animal forms training and the temples’ most rigorous conditioning methods preserved anywhere.

Our students Joe Harmon , Katy Moeggenberg and Mike Hall have  a school in Blue Ash just north of Cincinnati Ohio  For other Ohio Shaolin schools follow the links below. 

           

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