Living Kung Fu is not just a training system.

It is a community of students, practitioners, and teachers from around the world who train, study, and grow together through practice.

Over the years, students from many countries and backgrounds have trained in China, joined retreats, and practiced through online training.

This page shares their experiences and stories.

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Student Testimonials

Students come from different backgrounds — some are beginners, some are martial artists, some are professionals, some are looking for structure and change in their lives.

Here are some of their experiences.

Marcel Feber, Germany

35 Years Old, 1 Months of Training

“I came to the Temple out of curiosity. However, I’m ever more curious now. One month can pass really quickly. The amount of information regarding Kung Fu, meditation and Chinese traditional medicine is pretty high. This trip made me rethink about my life. I really liked the way Shifu help the training. If I have a wish is to go deeper into the knowledge of Kung Fu. Awesome knowledge and patience from Shifu Yanjun. The Temple setting is very beautiful.”

Mehrdad Nasiri, USA

1 Month of Training

“Overall my experience here has been great. I came here with very little knowledge about Kung Fu and leaving with some more knowledge and in better physical condition. Personally, I’m happy that I got to be Shifu Yanjun student and learn from him. I found some of the speeches constructive and necessary for everyone and part of the experience. I very much enjoyed the life in the Temple. After almost 5 months of backpacking around Asia, I was hoping to find a place where I can have a routine, discipline and structure again and this place gave those to me and even more.”

Laura Areny, France

32 Years Old, 10 Days of Training

“This was a great experience even if 10 days might be a bit too short because as I start to adapt to the life here, I have to leave. It’s a great family with so much kind and interesting people. A great pleasure to train in such good mood and funny ways as the Shifus have a good sense of humor. Even if hard at the beginning, the training is really good and varied. Once again made in a good mood with fun from the Shifu. The Temple is an amazing place. To finish, thank you for the experience it will be a good memory, nice people met along the way and smile of Shifu in my mind for long.”

Esperanza Perez De La Torre, Spain

52 Years Old, 2 Weeks of Training

“I have enjoyed a lot the teaching methods of all the Shifu’s, showing and correcting the movements with respect and kindness, which makes the students feel able to get better day by day. I have learned four forms in two weeks: Shaolin Fan, Wu Bu Quan, Mei Hua Quan – Wu Shi and Tai Ji 24 Yang style. It is also important to teach the traditions and culture of China such as calligraphy or tea ceremony which we had the chance to learn. The location of the school located on the Shaolin Temple grounds makes you feel part of a special atmosphere.”

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