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World Tai Chi Day 2012 Photos

We had a very successful turnout for the annual World Tai Chi Day event. Photographs from Atlanta have already been posted on our main site.  Click here to view the pictures and join us next year. We also hope to add more pictures from all the other schools as soon as possible.  Check back again for more updates.

April 29, 2012 at 11:10 am | News, Past Events

US Open International Martial Arts Championship

July 15, 2011 at 6:47 pm | News, Past Events, Press Releases

In Celebration of World Tai Chi-Qi Gong Day…

Shaolin Grand Master Shi DeRu Teaches One of His Chan (Zen) Meditation Series at Piedmont Park in Atlanta

LIU International Shi DeRu Shaolin Institute invites health and healing conscious people world-wide to join the Mass Chan Meditation, & Tai Gong Exhibitions & Mini Workshops led by Grand Master Shi DeRu (Master Shawn Liu). First of the series will start at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, on World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day, 9:00 Am-12:00 PM on Saturday April 30th, 2011. This global health & healing event will unfold across the planet, beginning in New Zealand, it will spread time zone by time zone across the globe through the U.S. and over 70 countries across 6 continents.

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April 18, 2011 at 3:41 am | News, Past Events, School In the News

Shaolin Raises Funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® & Helps Community Shape Up like Shaolin Warriors

Norcross, GA (PRWEB) April 9, 2011

The institute invites all health conscious individuals to get healthy, lose weight, de-stress and to have fun with a unique program of “A Taste of Shaolin” way to lose weight and gain great fitness.

Many world MMA and MA champions like Cung Le, a Strikeforce Champion and Patrick Barry, one of the best UFC fighters and many other international and national champions, started their training here with the US National Kung Fu SanShou Team under Shaolin Grand Master Shi DeRu (Master Shawn Liu.), who has been featured on Chinese Central TV & other Chinese international networks with 6 documentaries and two Western Martial Arts magazine covers.

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April 10, 2011 at 12:59 am | News, Past Events, School In the News

“Buddy Up for a Better Body” Fitness Buddy Contest

For Immediate Press Release:

Date: 04/01/2011

Contact:  770-286-9808, 251-662-3225, 504-835-1877; www.shaolin-world.net

LIU International Shaolin Institute challenges the Community to “Buddy Up for a Better Body” Fitness Buddy Contest for Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds.

The institute has designed this unique program to introduce to Americans “A Taste of Shaolin” way to lose weight and gain great fitness.  

The institute invites all health conscious individuals to get healthy, lose weight, de-stress and to have fun while doing it. The institute offers a great opportunity with a contest program of three months of Cardio Kickboxing, Meditation, Tai Gong and Nutrition Planning and Consultation for free. “We challenge each one of you to team up and pair up with friends, spouses or even sons or daughters for a healthy mind and body” said the coordinator of the institute.

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April 2, 2011 at 7:39 pm | News, Past Events

Patrick Barry vs. Joey Beltran set for UFC Fight Night 23, Jan 22, 2011

Date: Jan 22, 2011
Location: Killeen, Texas
Venue: Fort Hood
Broadcast: Spike TV

• Shaolin Institute senior student and Chief Assistant Sanshou Instructor Heavyweights Patrick Barry (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will take a challenge to fight Joey Beltran (12-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at the UFC’s second “Fight for the US Troops” event.
• This is the 2^nd time Patrick Barry will fight for UFC main card.
• Barry talked about the UFC matchup with his institute and his Shifu Shawn Liu –Shi Deru (www.shaolin-world.net), describing his opponent as one that walks forward like the fictional characters from the classic horror films.
  “He’s a living zombie,” Barry said. “Everything you throw is going to land on him, but he’s going to constantly walk forward and, eventually, you’re going to get too tired of hitting him in the face. And then, he’s going to catch you.” Along with him, his old Sanshou team mate from New Orleans, UFC light weight veteran fighter Melvin Guillard will fight the UFC new star Evan Dunham. Both Melvin and Patrick were appeared in their coach’s documentaries on CCTV’s People and Society人与社会
• (http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1204197572751611) 以及 中央电视国际频道的华人世界（http://news.cctv.com/china/20081119/105609_2.shtml）

“UFC Fight Night 23:UFC Fight for the Troops 2″ is expected to be held Jan. 22 in conjunction with Fort Hood in Texas, which will air on Spike TV.

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January 21, 2011 at 3:07 pm | News, Past Events

Shaolin Qi Retreat 2011

When: February 26 – 28
Where: Pensacola Beach Escapade
Topics:
Shaolin Chan Meditation, Cleansing; Refreshing, Communication, Healing,
Learn about yourself and rediscovery your natural-self;
Awakening and Enlightening.

3 Days’ Qi Retreat

Feb 25^th 2011

Date:   February 25-28, 2011

Topics:

Shaolin Chan Meditation, Cleansing; Refreshing, Communication, Healing, & Recharging

Learn about yourself and rediscovery your natural-self;

Awakening and Enlightening.

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January 10, 2011 at 3:10 pm | News, Past Events