Sifu shi yan ming on shaolin, in his own words joe perez. His kung fu classes have been featured in usa today, the new york times, new york daily news, and entertainment weekly. This is an outstanding book, holistic in its approach to total fitness and the warrior spirit. Sifu shi yan ming, a 34thgeneration shaolin warrior monk, is respected not only in the martial arts world but also in the entertainment world by stars like jet li, jackie chan, wesley snipes, and the wutang clan.
Trained at the shaolin temple in henan, peoples republic of china prc since the age of five, shi yan ming defected to the united states in 1992, before opening the usa shaolin temple in manhattan, where he has taught hundreds. During a seminar in amsterdam, sifu taught the basics of chan zen philosophy together with tai chi chuan, gong fu and chi gung. He is sifu shi yan ming, a 34th generation warrior monk hailing from chinas shaolin temple, birthplace of chan buddhism 1,500 years ago and mecca of all. Yan ming teaches the students at his usa shaolin temple that there is no better workout program than his brand of kung fu for getting the body and mind into warrior condition. In his loft in new york citys greenwich village, sifu shi yan ming trains men and women of all ages, body types and backgrounds in the fundamentals of kung fu.
In 2006 rodale books published shis own book, the shaolin workout. Although shi met his buddhism shifu, shi yong qian, almost immediately after entering the temple. Talk story about sifu shi yan mings birthday party. Chan philosophy and the martial arts the buddhist shaolin monks. He masters broad sword, staff and shaolin trditional form such as dahong. Interview with 34th generation shaolin temple disciple, shi yan ming, abbot. It would allow temple to host joyous ceremonies, like weddings, birthdays, and seminars. The shaolin workout ebook by shi yan ming 9781609616724. Learn all of the philosophies and combine them together thats your philosophy. A short video made in 2004 featuring rza of the wutang clan with shifu shi yan ming of the usa shaolin temple and his students. His disciples and students includes bokeem woodbine of spiderman, wesley snipes of blade, rza, rosie perez. Sifu shi yan ming, a 34thgeneration shaolin warrior monk. My interpretation of the shaolin workout created by shifu shi yan ming. The shaolin temple in new york she was up with master shi yan ming and the rza drinking wine out of glass.
Sifu shi yan ming is a most positive and inspiring teacher. A 34th generation shaolin warrior monk from chinas shaolin temple. In a loft space in manhattan, sifu master shi yan ming trains men and women of all ages and body types in the fundamentals of kung fu. And moving right into that, the usa shaolin temple holds an annual warrior monk retreat training camp in. Shaolin workout part1 by iemke postma iemke postma. Sifu shi yan ming, a 34thgeneration shaolin warrior monk, is respected not only in the martial arts world, but also in the entertainment world by stars like jet li, jackie chan, wesley snipes and the wutang clan. Brian gray of inside kung fu magazine has called him a living. February, 1964 is a 34th generation shaolin warrior monk, teacher and actor, best known as the founder of the usa shaolin temple. Learn the secrets of the 1,500yearold shaolin kung fu tradition from a 34th generation shaolin warrior monk. Ive been training with sifu shi yan ming for over a decade, travel to china and the shaolin. Shi yan ming is a 34th generation shaolin warrior monk, teacher and actor, best known as the. Displaying the shaven head and orange robes of a shaolin monk but with a hip gray hoodie tossed on top, shi yan ming cuts a disconcerting.
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