Bloghttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/en-US2012-02-15T16:22:30ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Glennbrook South High School Visithttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2011/3/3/glennbrook-south-high-school-visit.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2011-03-03T12:38:03ZOn February 25th, 2011, 70 high school students from Glennbrook South came to the Chicago Shaolin Temple for a field trip.  The day began with Buddhist blessings, sitting meditation, and some discussion of both Ch'an Buddhism and Shaolin History.  Following that, Masters Heng Feng, Yan Peng, and Heng Chao, along with students Sunny, Luca, and Ben put on a kung fu and qigong demonstration.  The visit finished up with the students learning the beginning of a fist form.  It was a good experience for everyone involved and was the second time that high school visited the temple.

Here is some video footage of the day:

 

]]>Temple Closed 2/2/11, 2/3/11 for Chinese New Yearhttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2011/1/28/temple-closed-2211-2311-for-chinese-new-year.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2011-01-28T12:53:11ZOur temple will be CLOSED Wednesday, 2/2 and Thursday, 2/3 for Chinese New Year.  We had a good year of the tiger and are now excited for year of the rabbit!  We hope to see you all training hard and attending class frequently.  Amituofo.

]]>Performance at Tiger Pulliam Bodybuilding Championshiphttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/10/23/performance-at-tiger-pulliam-bodybuilding-championship.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-10-23T14:44:41ZOn September 26th, the masters and a couple students performed as the "halftime entertainment" at the Tiger Pulliam Bodybuilding Championship at IIT.  It was a well attended event and created some good exposure for the teachings of Shaolin.

 

]]>Temple Hosts Local Highschoolhttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/10/23/temple-hosts-local-highschool.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-10-23T14:30:59ZOn September 25th, 2010, 90 students from a local highschool came to our Temple to further their studies about Chinese culture.  Master Yanju along with other temple masters spoke about Shaolin history, led the students in sitting meditation and kung fu practice, and gave qigong and kung fu demonstrations.  It was a great event for everyone involved.

 

]]>Afternoon/Evening Closings on 7/24, 7/31, 8/7http://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/7/18/afternoonevening-closings-on-724-731-87.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-07-18T16:47:34ZDue to performances, the temple will be closed during the afternoons and evenings on 7/24, 7/31, and 8/7.

The performances on 7/24 and 8/7 will be in Chinatown Square and will start sometime around 4:30 pm.

]]>Independence Day Closingshttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/6/30/independence-day-closings.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-06-30T13:17:14Z通告

本庙将在7月3 - 5日（星期六，星期日，星期一）关门来庆祝美国独立日假期。所有课程将于周二7月6日恢复。祝有一个愉快的假日。

Notice

Our temple will be closed on July 3-5 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) to observe the Fourth of July holiday.  Classes will be resumed on Tuesday, July 6.  Have a good holiday.



]]>2010 Summer Picnic in Westmont, ILhttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/6/17/2010-summer-picnic-in-westmont-il.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-06-18T02:20:15ZWe will be involved with a summer picnic in Westmont, IL on Saturday, June 26th, 2010.  For more information, please view our flier.  The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.  You can pay ahead of time at our temple.

]]>China Masters Invited for April Anniversary Celebrationshttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/3/11/china-masters-invited-for-april-anniversary-celebrations.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-03-11T05:04:41ZMasters You Liang Zhu, Chao Zhang, Yuan Feng Wang, and Yang Yang Guo of the China Song Shan Shaolin Temple have been invited to come to Chicago and be part of our April 2010 festivities.  They will participate in the following events that have been scheduled :

  1. On April 18, 2010, we will be conducting a Buddhist ceremony along with a Shaolin Kung Fu performance.
  2. On April 20 – 23, 2010, we will have an exam for our students to advance to the next level.

To see the full invitation, click here.

]]>2010 China Trip Scheduledhttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/3/8/2010-china-trip-scheduled.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-03-09T03:16:57Z

Shifu Yan Ju is once again taking students to China this summer!  The trip will be from August 16th to August 30th and will cost approximately $3800.  The price includes all transportation, meals, lodging, and visa fees.  For more information, please download our flier.

]]>2010 Summer Camp Information Postedhttp://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/blog/2010/1/27/2010-summer-camp-information-posted.htmlChicago Shaolin Temple2010-01-27T14:33:28ZThe flier for the Chicago Shaolin Temple 2010 Summer Camp has been posted.  It can be found here:

http://www.shaolintemplechicago.com/classes/

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