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  Brampton Road
Bexleyheath
DA7 4HH

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Award Winning School Shaolin Temple Academy has been established in 2008, with over a decade worth of coaching and mentoring local students within the community from novice beginners to cultivating them into UK, European and International Champions representing Great Britain.

We're proud to be a National Award Winning Martial Arts school winning the UK's title as 'The Best Combat Zone Gym of the Year 2016 -2017 & 2017 - 2018' awarded by the National Fitness Awards. We're a School of Excellence and we're dedicated to the practise of Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese culture.


We're experienced in training and coaching children from the age of 4 years old to adults up to 70 years old. We have taken inflexible students who couldn't bend to touch their knees, being able to get into the splits and high kick.

We have worked with the Stroke Association, helping stroke survivors to move with the power of Tai Chi. We have performed for the Dorchester Hotel, the Hackney Empire, worked with Arsenal football team, been featured in a hip hop music video,

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 traditional Chinese martial arts school of excellence we aim to teach Chinese Martial Arts, culture and martial morals to a high degree.

We want to help as many people in the local communities to promote movement, health and teaching new skills with the influence of martial arts.

We are committed to helping families build stronger bonds, spend time together by participating in fun activities and become more engaged with their communities.

With several decades of education and skills we have learnt and applied through martial arts and self development, our goal is to pass this onto generations and help as many people develop a strong, positive and successful abundant life.




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 the Chinese teaching of traditional Gong Fu to the UK and to make a positive difference to our students lives.

We've cultivated National and International Champions in Shaolin Gong Fu and San Da. Our students have won 15 International medals representing Great Britain at the 9th and 10th International Shaolin Wushu Competition holding over 60,000 spectators and competing against 65 countries world-wide with over 1500 competitors. We won over 50 medals at the European Shaolin Championships competing against 30 European countries and winning over 100 medals at the National Championships with the British Council of Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) in traditional forms and full and semi contact fighting. We are also proud to have won the title as the UK's Best Combat school of the Year for two years in a row (2016-2017 and 2017-2018).

Our Master of the Academy, Shifu Yan Kun, British born, achieving the highest ranked non-Chinese in the world to achieve Dan 6 in Shaolin Gong Fu. He is a 34th Generation Disciple of Shaolin Temple China by the Abbot.

We've changed many students' lifestyles and behaviour from aggressive youths causing fights on the streets to now strong minded individuals committing to giving to their community and spreading Shaolin culture. We have a strong family community as we're committed to helping and guiding students achieve their goals.

We have helped many students build their confidence, find their identity within a positive environment and committed to focusing their energy into becoming successful whether it be in training, education, or work.

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