Shifu Shi Yankai
Shifu Shi Yankai is a 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk, the Disciple of Venerable Abbot, Shifu Shi Yongxin. He is the Headmaster of Shaolin Temple Hennan.
Shi Yankai 釋延開
Shaolin Kung Fu Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor. Currently serving as
the Supervisor of Shaolin Temple and Abbot of Shuiyu Temple, a sub-temple of the Shaolin Temple Henan.
About Shifu
1995 – Entered Shaolin Temple to study Kung Fu under the tutelage of Abbot Shi Yongxin, learning Shaolin culture from the master.
2004-2008 – Assigned by the master to go to Germany to establish the
European Shaolin Federation, responsible for promoting Shaolin Kung Fu in Europe. Visited over forty countries and regions in the EU, North America, and Africa, spreading and teaching Shaolin Kung Fu and Chan Buddhism, greatly admired and respected by Shaolin disciples overseas.
2008 – Returned to China to serve as the guest receptionist at Shaolin
Temple, responsible for daily hospitality.
2010 – Accompanied the national delegation on visits to Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and other African countries.
2011 – Became the Supervisor of Shaolin Temple, involved in the
management of daily temple affairs.
2013 – Interviewed by the World at This Moment (天涯共此時) program on
China Central Television.
2014 – Demonstrated the Shaolin secret Luo Han Quan, unique weapon Fire Stick (燒火棍), Shaolin’s 72 consummate skills, and the mysterious Yi Jin Jing (易筋經) on the Trendy World (流行無限) program on China Central Television.
2015 – Traveled to the United States with the Shaolin cultural delegation for cultural exchange.
2020 – Participated in the editing of the Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system Series Tutorial.
