The Shaolin Monk
Lineage 34 · Since 495 AD
承 · The Lineage

A bridge from the temple to your living room.

The Shaolin Monk is not a brand. It is a living narrative — the wisdom of a 1,500-year lineage transmitted master to disciple, now made accessible to global practitioners.

Master Yuan portrait
Master Yuan · 袁师父
34th Generation Shaolin Disciple
34
Generation
12 yr
In Temple
4 yr
Academy
Age 6 – 18

The Sacred Temple · 少林圣殿

At six years old, Master Yuan stepped through the gates of the legendary Shaolin Temple. For twelve years he lived as a novice — rising before dawn, sweeping the courtyard, learning the basics again and again until the body remembered. He was confirmed as a 34th-generation inheritor of the lineage.

Age 18 – 22

National Wushu Academy · 武术学院

At 18 he was accepted into China's top martial arts institute. Four years of advanced training in the official high-performance Wushu standard added precision, sport-grade conditioning, and the modern pedagogical clarity he now brings to every video.

2020 – Present

His Own Hall · 私人武馆

Master Yuan founded his own professional Wushu hall to transmit his rare, lifelong knowledge to students from every continent. Today, his courses reach practitioners in more than 40 countries — and the doors of the Inner Circle remain open for the few committed to lineage transmission.

心 · Heart of the Practice
"Forging the body is the easy part. The hard part is staying. Most leave when the form gets long, the legs burn, and no one is clapping. The lineage belongs to those who stay."
— Master Yuan
40+
Countries reached
10,000+
Hours filmed
20
Inner Circle seats / yr
三原 · The Three Principles

The arc every disciple eventually walks.

价值 · Our Values

Three commitments we will not bend on.

Authenticity over aesthetics

Every form is filmed inside a real training hall. No green screen, no shortcuts.

Transmission over content

We do not publish lessons; we transmit a lineage. The difference is felt in the first hour.

Stewardship over scale

Inner Circle is capped at 20 seats per year. Some doors must stay narrow.

媒体 · Selected Press

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入门 · Begin

The gate opens for those who walk to it.

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