Da Pao Quan Challenge

Our current goal for this challenge is $150,000.00.

Celebrating the USA Shaolin Temple's 15 years of accomplishments, we are challenging ourselves to raise $150,000 by our anniversary this year, December 19, 2009. Let's set the cannons off!

The USA Shaolin Temple was founded in 1994 by Shaolin Temple Warrior Monk, Shifu Shi Yan Ming. It started out in a small location on Mott St in Chinatown. People trained even though there was no heat or electricity; now it occupies a 5,000 square foot brightly lit loft space on Broadway in Soho.

Shifu is the last monk trained in the Shaolin tradition. It is imperative that a Shaolin Temple is recreated in his lifetime so that the knowledge, history, and wisdom can be passed on to the future generations. Thus, Shifu has come to America to share the 1500 years of Shaolin philosophy with the rest of the world.

The message is simple: self respect and understanding purifies the heart and mind, only do good to help yourself and others, in these ways you help the world. This is the driving force that continues to fuel the success of the USA Shaolin Temple. The philosophy inspires over millions of people around the world, students, and disciples including Bjork, Jim Jarmusch, John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, RZA, Wesley Snipes, Bokeem Woodbine, and many more. With the hub rooted in the heart of New York City, the USA Shaolin Temple continues to stretch its branches across the globe, extending to the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, South Africa, and eventually to all the countries.

Join in with the celebration of the USA Shaolin Temple's 15th year anniversary and help us exceed our goal. As part of the festivities, Shifu Shi Yan Ming will conduct a seminar in Da Pao Quan, taught for the first time here in America. The funds raised for the Da Pao Quan Challenge will go towards the acquisition of land in upstate New York for the permanent new Temple.

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