Student Reports: Reviews of Our Kung Fu School in China

Group photo of international and Chinese students in front of the Confucius statue on the Shaolin Yuntai campus

What is it really like to train at a Kung Fu school in China? Here, our former students tell you in their own words: complete beginners and experienced martial artists from Europe, Asia, Oceania and North America, who stayed with us from a few weeks to more than a year. Read about their training with the Shifus, daily life at the school and what they took home with them.

Real studentsIn their own wordsBeginners and advanced

1998first international students
50+student reports
32ndgeneration: our Shaolin headmaster
家jiā, home and family

What our students say

Short quotes from our Shaolin family.

“Before coming here, I never did any Kung Fu. It was so nice to see how much progress I could make within this short amount of time.”

Anne-Sophie, Switzerland · 5 weeks · Read more (Anne-Sophie)

“I definitely got stronger and more flexible after 3 months. The longer you stay, the more it feels like family.”

Mahina, New Zealand · 3 months · Read more (Mahina)

“Every training session was an opportunity to grow, to get stronger, and to reconnect with what really matters.”

Hugo, France · 9 months · Read more (Hugo)

“Overall, this experience was truly inspiring.”

Pierre & Laura, France · several weeks · Read more (Pierre & Laura)

“I learnt that I can do more than I thought. I had a wonderful time and will definitely come back for a longer time.”

Doris, Switzerland · almost 5 weeks · Read more (Doris)

“Qi Gong, much more than just physical exercise, is connected to health, the mind, the spirit, and the meditative.”

Dominique, France · Read more (Dominique)

All student reports

The full stories, newest first.

Anna

Germany · 3 months

Anne-Sophie

Switzerland · 5 weeks

Mahina

New Zealand · 3 months

Hugo

France · 9 months

Dominique

France

Mike

2 months

Doris

Switzerland · nearly 5 weeks

Egor

Russia

Student photos

Our Shaolin family, in their own photos.

Dominique PerrinEgor RashchenkoDarwani Pulkit from IndiaNikhil Madan Ghanghav from IndiaTony Mouzet from FranceTeri DeeVanessa VildeuilNicolas Polyte

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FAQ

Student experiences: your questions.

Yes. Every report comes from a student who trained at our school and tells about the stay in their own words, usually with photos, some also with a video.

From all over the world. In the reports, you meet students from Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the UK, Denmark, Latvia, Russia, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the USA and Canada, among others.

It depends on your goals. In the reports, stays range from two weeks to nine months. Many students stay between one and three months.

No. Many students in the reports had never trained Kung Fu before, while others came with years of martial arts experience. Both are welcome.

Yes. Several students in the reports, such as Teri, Vanessa and Dominique, came back for another stay.

Yes. If you have trained with us, you can share your photos, a short message and, if you like, a longer report in one short form on our student wall.