About us!

We are a full time academy that is dedicated to the practise of Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese culture. We run a wide range of charitable projects throughout the UK, Europe and China that has benefited children, youths and our elder generation.

The Academy specialises in a range of Chinese Martial Arts that is beneficial to children and adults such as Shaolin Gong Fu, Tai Ji, Soft & Hard Qi Gong (Iron Body Conditioning), Qin Na (Joint Locking), Shaolin Weapons, Shaolin Gymnastics and San Da (Chinese Boxing).

Our Mission

As a full time academy we aim to teach Chinese Martial Arts, culture and martial morals to a high degree. We intend to be able to facilitate and coach a vast number of children and adults at a high standard and build their ambition towards big achievements and goals such as the Olympics.

We want to be able to help combat youth gang culture and street crime and give a better opportunity to socially and economically deprive children and their families. We are committed to helping families build stronger bonds, spend time together by participating in fun activities and become more engaged with their communities.

We want to help youths with problematic backgrounds such as anger problems and turn their negative energy into positive energy with the discipline of martial arts. We aim to teach the students to an Olympic standard and for the students to be able to reach the best of their potential.

We aim to get the community more into fitness and healthy living and help prevent childhood and adult obesity by teaching students to look after their health through the power of exercise and healthy eating as we believe the greatest wealth is health.

The Academy

Shaolin Temple Academy is officially affiliated with the Shaolin Temple of China, and known to them as the UK Shaolin Temple Warrior Monks training base.

All classes are personally taught by Shifu Yan Kun in the traditional Shaolin way. Shifu Yan Kun's aim is to bring Chinese Culture and the Chinese teaching of traditional Gong Fu to the UK and to train students to an Olympic standard.

The Academy invests all efforts to each individual student and gives people full encouragement by teaching respect, martial morals and training to be the best.

We are the first and only full time Shaolin Martial Arts Academy in South East London.

We offer classes in Shaolin Gong Fu (Kung Fu), San Da (Chinese Free Fighting), Tai Ji, Qi Gong, Shaolin Gymnastics, Shaolin Weapon forms and Qin Na (Joint locking). All members are welcome to use the facility for self practice.

We offer classes for children and adults, we accept children from the age of 4 years old.

At Shaolin Temple Academy, not only do we teach students at high standards but we also care about each individual student. The academy is known for its warm family environment and we give our personal attention to all students. We have a very welcoming atmosphere at the academy and aim to help our students achieve results and help them with their goals no matter how big or small.

The academy has positive team spirit and all students motivate one another and support each other. We understand that each student is unique and have different abilities therefore we push all students to their own level.

We're very serious about what we do and not only do we physically train our students; we also mentally train them. Each class that is taught, it is taught with passion and heart.

Gong Fu translates to 'hard work', we teach our students Gong Fu, not only at the academy but also with their school work, college work or at the work place. We teach our students to continue their 'Gong Fu' outside the academy and to work hard within their everyday life.

At Shaolin Temple Academy, we're more than a martial arts academy, we're a family and we welcome you to become a part of our growing family.

Find Us

Turning on Lagoon Road is opposite 'Honda' Garage