History

The Shaolin Temple was 1st built around 495 AD by the Chinese emperor
Hsino Wen. It was in the great Shaolin Temple in the songshan mountains of central China that Buddharama, a sixth century Indian Monk first intro-duced Buddhism and a form of Mediation and fighting techniques. He introduced a form of breathing exercises based upon animal movements designed to strengthen and condition the body.

The art of Shaolin Kempo Karate has developed from numerous styles of
the martial arts including: SHAOLIN TEMPLE BOXING, JIU JITSU,KUNG FU, KEMPO, different styles of KARATE, as well as the secret
art of the WHITE TIGER (Chin Na). Each fighting system offers some-thing both unique and special, but each also has it's weaknesses that
make a fighter vulnerable. The ultimate in self defense lay not in one way or style of fighting but by the integration of these methods of fighting into one.

The Shaolin Kempo Karate fighting system is the only system that incor-
porates the movements of the original five animals: TIGER, LEOPARD,DRAGON, CRANE, and SNAKE. It is a system that promotes health and wisdom. Shaolin's theory of fighting is based upon effective multiple strikes off a powerful mobile base, with linear, angular and circular offensive and defensive motions with simultaneous manipulation of the opponent's upper and lower body masses. The art of Shaolin Kempo Karate with it's graceful movements for development of the internal energy & balance of the body's external strengths is the essence for producing a superior fighter. Shaolin Self Defense Centers believes by applying the physical and mental aspects of the martial arts into your personal lives, one will achieve harmony and balance.