Yanmin Chen born in 1979, is a 34th Generation Shaolin
Temple Monk.
Shi Yan Ming is Yanmin's 'Shaolin Temple' name. 'The Shaolin
Temple' give a temple name to anyone who becomes a Shaolin
monk.
Yanmin started training in Gong fu (Kung fu) when he was
10 years old, in a local Gong fu (Kung fu) school. He went
to the Shaolin Temple in China in 1994. He trained hard
and became very disciplined whilst studying there. He spent
lots of time training in Shaolin Gong fu (Kung fu) and studying
Ch'an Buddhist culture and Philosophy. Specialising in San
Shou, forms, weapons and Qi Gong.
Yanmin came to the UK in 1998 while on the first-ever Shaolin
Temple Monks tour of the United Kingdom. He came to the
United Kingdom for a Shaolin Gong fu (Kung fu) show called
"The Wheel of Life," a show in London. He was
with the show from 1998 to 2001, during which time he travelled
to lots of countries and cities around the world. In 2001,
on the last date of the tour he decided he would like to
remain in London and bring Gong fu (Kung fu) to this new
world. In Bournemouth, Yanmin founded the 'UK Shaolin Temple'
and currently teaches authentic Shaolin Gong fu (Kung fu).
Website: www.ukshaolintemple.com
Email: info@ukshsaolintemple.com
Telephone: 01424 270097/ 01425 880001
Mobile: 07739 732612
