Written by Dao on Wednesday, April 08, 2026

A Brief History of Shaolin Toronto Spring Festival 2026 Performance

We performed for a large crowd at the main outdoor stage at the Toronto Spring Festival in February 2026. Our students practiced diligently for two months to bring you this short 7-minute performance!

Summer Term Resumes Outdoors on July 5th!

Posted by Dao on Saturday, July 03, 2021

If you've been waiting for in-person classes to return, the wait is over and it's time to join us again! Our summer term continues on July 5th, Monday, w... [more]

The Seated Position of Seven Points Method Sitting Meditation

Posted by Dao on Tuesday, January 05, 2021

These seated positions are some of the more common positions of the Shaolin Seven Points Sitting Meditation. There are many different way... [more]

Chinatown Festival 2019 Sunday Summary

Posted by Dao on Monday, December 16, 2019

This is a nice summary of our 1 hour performance at the Chinatown Festival, showcasing Master Dao along with his children and adult students. We were on the ... [more]

2024 T3 Fall Term Begins with the Aspect of Meditation

Posted by Dao on Monday, September 02, 2024

In the past month, we have had many performances - Chinatown Festival, Dragon Festival, and Community Outdoor Movie Nights with the City o... [more]

Try a Mini Shaolin Tai Chi Class with Master Dao at the Chinatown BIA Year of the Tiger 2022

Posted by Dao on Sunday, February 06, 2022

Thank you Toronto Chinatown BIA for hosting such a wonderful celebration for Chinese New Year! Wa... [more]

Master Dao demonstrates Big Flooding Fist Dahongquan

Posted by Dao on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Big Flooding Fist, or Dàhóngquán 大洪拳, is one of the top 10 Shaolin forms of all time. It is meant to be a powerful form with da... [more]

Shaolin Champion Book of Records - New World Records Set During the Winter Term

Posted by Dao on Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Congratulations to all the students that participated in the Shaolin Challenges in our last week of the winter term. ... [more]

Tempering the Heart to Master Peace and Happiness

Posted by Dao on Monday, October 06, 2025

What does Tempering the Heart mean? The idea of tempering the heart means keeping your emotions steady and not fluctuating. This is at the very core of Zen wisdom and is a very specific ski... [more]

Shaolin Virtue of Respect

Posted by Dao on Tuesday, September 10, 2024

What is the ? The is about understanding and navigating the many systems of rules that we follow. Examples of systems of rules include g... [more]

To Mirror or to Follow

Posted by Dao on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Understanding whether you are mirroring or following your instructor is very important to ensure you are doing things correctly. This is especially true if you are doing a ta... [more]

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