Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit highlights the modern Scholar-Warrior

"In our school, we do not merely teach Chi Kung, Shaolin Kungfu or Wahnam Taijiquan; we teach a way of life that is meaningful and rewarding for ourselves and to other people.

We are quite clear about our aims and objectives. For most of us, we choose the scholar-warrior ideal. For those of us who are more advanced in our training, we aspire to be warrior-monks. We do not really go to war to be warriors or shave our heads to be monks. We aspire to these ideals, such as the clarity of thought and intellectual depth of a scholar, the courage and righteousness of a warrior, and the compassion and cosmic wisdom of a monk.

Actually all of us are warriors. If you compete in sport, work in a profession, or engage in business, you are a warrior. But we do not want to be a crude warrior, like one who is proud of a scar received from a football match, stabs his colleagues in their back, or drives his competitors to bankruptcy. We want to be a scholar-warrior or a warrior-monk, someone who not only excels in his profession or business, but also is a wonderful husband, father and friend, someone who is successful in life as well as compassionate and wise.

And we are no day-dreamers. We set our vision, and we find direction to our destination. We know the journey involves hard work, but we are confident we can accomplish our task. We know our Chi Kung, Shaolin Kungfu or Wahnam Taijiquan training will give us the mental clarity and internal force besides courage and determination needed for our journey, and we use our Ten Shaolin Laws to guide us in our daily conduct.

Our training is systematic, disciplined and very good fun. Laughter is a common sound in the training room."

Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

The Ten Shaolin Laws

There is no legal binding on the Ten Shaolin Laws; one cannot be prosecuted in a law court if he breaks these laws. The binding is moral. But they are not forced upon the follower; the follower accepts them because he chooses to, because he believes they are helpful to him in his physical, emotional, mental and spiritual cultivation. If he breaks the laws, despite sufficient warnings, he may be asked to leave the Shaolin training, not as a punishment, but because the training is not suitable for him.

The Ten Shaolin Laws

1. Required to respect the master, honour the Moral Way and love fellow disciples as brothers and sisters.
2. Required to train the Shaolin arts diligently, and as a pre-requisite, to be physically and mentally healthy.
3. Required to be filial to parents, be respectful to the elderly, and protective of the young.
4. Required to uphold righteousness, and to be both wise and courageous.
5. Forbidden to be ungrateful and unscrupulous, ignoring the Laws of man and heaven.
6. Forbidden to rape, molest, do evil, steal, rob, abduct or cheat.
7. Forbidden to associate with wicked people; forbidden to do any sorts of wickedness.
8. Forbidden to abuse power, be it official or physical; forbidden to oppress the good and bully the kind.
9. Obliged to be humane, compassionate and spread love, and to realize everlasting peace and happiness for all people.
10. Obliged to be chivalrous and generous, to nurture talents and pass on the Shaolin arts to deserving disciples.

The Hague classes February - April 2010

Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung

Generating Energy Flow

Thursday 19.30 -21.00 - starting February 11

All classes take place at The Treehut, American Book Center, Lange Poten 27a The Hague

For registration and further details, contact Sippe Douma at sippe.douma@shaolinwahnam.nl

Amsterdam classes January - March 2010

Shaolin Kungfu

Levels 1 & 2

Monday 19.00 - 21.00

Levels 3 & higher

Monday 20.00 - 22.00

Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung

Generating Energy Flow

Wednesday 19.00 - 20.30

Cosmic Shower

Wednesday 20.30 - 22.00

All classes are taught in the Hub Studio, Westerstraat 187-14, Amsterdam.

For registration and further details, contact Sifu Darryl Collett at darryl.collett@shaolinwahnam.nl

Instructor profile: Sifu Darryl Collett

Sifu Darryl Collett (Scotland, 1973) first started practicing martial arts in 1986. In August 2000 he travelled to Malaysia to train with Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit. After returning to the UK, he immediately stopped practicing all other arts and concentrated on Chi Kung. After advice from his Sifu, Wong Kiew Kit, he started practicing Shaolin Kungfu in 2001 and has never looked back.

His aim is to introduce high-level Chi Kung to a much wider audience and to pass on these Arts to the next generation of deserving students.

Sifu Darryl Collett now lives and teaches in the centre of Amsterdam, offering Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung and Shaolin Kungfu. He is also available for private lessons and business clinics.

Which Art suits me best - Chi Kung or Kungfu?

Shaolin Wahnam Netherlands focuses on teaching Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung and Shaolin Kungfu. Each student is encouraged to identify their goals and will be guided towards the most appropriate course.

Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung

A energy based series of exercises to stimulate health and vitality.

'Chi Kung' means 'Energy Art' and works by stimulating and harmonising our existing energy flow. The smoother our energy flows, the more efficiently our organs and facilities can operate. 'Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung' is "high-level Chi Kung", which also means that the results are obtained quickly, tangibly and in an extremely relevant manner. Someone practicing this art would notice rapid improvement in their health, concentration, energy levels and attitude to life.

Shaolin Kungfu

A traditional martial art with a strong emphasis on skill development and strategy.

Created first as a system of spiritual cultivation as secondly as a highly effective martial art, Shaolin Kungfu is unrivaled in scope and opportunity. The four main areas of Shaolin Kungfu are Health and Vitality, Combat Efficiency, Mind Expansion and Spiritual Cultivation. These are all covered within Form, Force, Application and Philosophy. Someone who practices Kungfu would be confident, quick-witted, able to make accurate assessments and rapid decisions.

About Shaolin Wahnam

Shaolin Wahnam Institute is an international school dedicated to promote authentic Shaolin Arts as taught by Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit. Shaolin Wahnam Netherlands was established in 2007 and is offering classes in Amsterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht.

The Shaolin Arts help students to accomplish their goals and enjoy a warm, vibrant and balanced life.

Originally from ancient China, the Shaolin Arts are a holistic combination of techniques, skills and philosophies that have been developed and refined over centuries of use. Combining the most relevant tools to match the desired results, students can expect real, tangible and definite benefits in their lives.