Shaolin Kungfu & TV Film

Shaolin Temple Xiaolong Kungfu Academy Film and Television Performance Training Course

Founded in 1980, Shaolin Temple Xiaolong Kungfu Academy is a world-renowned, comprehensive educational group integrating cultural teaching, elite shaolin kung fu and tv film talent training, dynamic performances, and international exchange. As a legally recognized educational institution approved to recruit foreign learners, the academy has accumulated over 40 years of profound, disciplined experience in orthodox inheritance. Here, the sacred, deeply respectful bond between kung fu master and student flourishes, cultivating international action stars like Shi Xiaolong and Jiang Luxia, while contributing to over 80 cinematic works such as Oolong Courtyard, Young Justice Bao, and Peacock Feather of the Seven Weapons.

Tailored for overseas students who deeply love Chinese martial arts and cinematic performance, our specialized course relies on the academy’s core strength. It perfectly integrates rigorous shaolin kung fu basic skills with professional screen presence, breaking cultural barriers to provide a systematic, empowering international training platform to realize your highest cinematic dreams.

As a core carrier for international communication, the academy has long been committed to spreading Chinese martial arts and cinematic culture worldwide. Its elite performance troupe has visited over 60 countries across Europe, Asia, and America, delivering every breathtaking shaolin kung fu show with fierce discipline, and welcoming international film crews from South Korea, the UK, and beyond to shoot inspiring documentaries. This empowering performance training course for overseas students deeply inherits the practical, time-honored shaolin kung fu philosophy of “equal emphasis on culture and martial arts, equal attention to skills and noble morality.” By seamlessly combining modern international cinematic training concepts with our authentic traditional characteristics, we powerfully help eager overseas students integrate into the global film industry while honorably inheriting and preserving timeless Chinese culture.

Course Core Positioning: Integrate Shaolin Kungfu into Film and Television, Build an International Performance Platform

The course is positioned to “take Shaolin Kungfu as the core, cinematic performance as the carrier, and international communication as the goal.” Guided by a deeply empowering and practical shaolin kung fu philosophy, it profoundly differs from ordinary training programs. It closely combines rigorous shaolin kung fu basic skills with professional acting, deliberately cultivating overseas students’ comprehensive abilities like strong screen presence, disciplined action expression, role shaping, and cross-cultural communication.

Whether you are a dedicated student eager to engage in authentic shaolin kung fu and tv film performance, or a creative enthusiast wanting to respectfully integrate these timeless elements into international creation, this course will empower your journey. We will help you become a resilient performer wielding both authentic physical strength and an inviting international vision.

As a core characteristic course of our Film and Television Art Department, the program boasts a highly professional teaching team honoring the respectful, traditional bond between kung fu master and student, supported by a complete, disciplined training system. We have actively established in-depth cooperation with global film companies and cultural institutions. This powerful network provides eager overseas students with diversified, practical development channels—ranging from executing a live shaolin kung fu show to leading major cinematic projects—making the course an empowering bridge for you to understand Chinese culture and confidently enter the global film industry.

Core Advantages: Rely on Xiaolong’s Strength to Create an International Training System

International Dual-Teacher Team, Breaking Language and Cultural Barriers

The course has proudly built an empowering, professional dual-teacher team combining “international film and television directors/actors + top Shaolin Kungfu coaches.” All possess rich global teaching experience and English proficiency, ensuring the sacred, respectful bond between kung fu master and student thrives without communication barriers for all overseas learners:

International Film and Television Instructors: We respectfully invite esteemed global directors, actors, and performance coaches who have participated in numerous international productions and deeply understand global industry standards. They are deeply responsible for teaching professional shaolin kung fu and tv film performance skills—such as dynamic screen presence, line expression, role analysis, and camera sense—guiding overseas students to seamlessly adapt to the rigorous shooting rhythm and highly disciplined requirements of international cinematic works.
Top Shaolin Kungfu Coaches: All are disciplined champions of provincial or municipal competitions, including honored members of the Eighteen Arhats of Shaolin, wielding rich experience in both teaching and action choreography. Proficient in traditional boxing, weapons, hard qigong, and explosive exertion skills, they expertly teach cinematic action design, empowering students to integrate these timeless elements into a breathtaking shaolin kung fu show or film, forming a completely unique, powerful performance style.
Professional Translation Support: We equip full-time, dedicated translators (English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, etc.) to provide real-time translation for classroom teaching, training guidance, and practice shooting, ensuring that overseas students fully master professional skills without any language barriers. Drawing upon practical experience—such as warmly helping Canadian teenager Tan Yifan adapt to our training—we provide patient, inviting language assistance to help every student respectfully overcome communication difficulties.

Systematic Curriculum System, Adapt to the Needs of Overseas Students

Carefully combining the learning characteristics of overseas students with the development needs of the global film industry, this course has built an empowering, systematic training path from basic to advanced. Focusing intensely on practicality and internationalization, it is highly suitable for dedicated overseas students of all foundations (16-30 years old):

Basic Foundation Class (Zero Foundation): We focus heavily on the disciplined conditioning of cinematic performance and authentic shaolin kung fu basic skills, including vital acting techniques (line reading, emotional expression), structural moves (posture, strength, flexibility), and global industry knowledge. Taught entirely in English with a welcoming, interactive mode, it helps overseas students quickly lay a solid foundation, perfectly mirroring the empowering, systematic training successfully provided to American students during their study tours.
Professional Improvement Class (With Basic Foundation): Dive into in-depth, practical training in role shaping, action choreography, camera awareness, and cinematic special effects. We focus heavily on integration skills, deeply guided by traditional shaolin kung fu philosophy, to master fighting scenes, weapon combat, and aerial wirework. This empowers overseas students to create deeply personalized styles that merge Chinese characteristics with international aesthetics, utilizing real-world shooting cases from the academy to learn highly practical, on-set skills.
International Film and Television Practice Class: We actively cooperate with global film companies and cultural institutions to provide overseas students with highly practical shooting opportunities, including performing in international short films, microfilms, and documentaries alongside esteemed directors. Simultaneously, we organize students to participate in global film festivals, cultural exchanges, and prestigious overseas tours with the academy’s official troupe, powerfully accumulating real-world experience and respectfully expanding elite international contacts.

Shaolin Xiaolong Kungfu Academy Film and Television Performance Course

Centering on the empowering dual core of shaolin kung fu and tv film, the cinematic performance course of Shaolin Xiaolong Wushu School deliberately cultivates versatile action actors and elite stunt talents profoundly skilled in martial arts execution and camera work, serving proudly as a signature program of the school’s esteemed Film and Television Art Department.

Course Positioning and Academic System

Training Objectives: Professional martial arts actors, disciplined stunt doubles, dynamic stage performers for a live shaolin kung fu show, authentic kungfu live streamers, and dedicated short video creators.
Enrollment Targets: Welcoming students aged 6 to 70, with or without a prior foundation in shaolin kung fu basic skills, empowering all to begin their authentic journey.
Academic Duration Settings:
Long-term Program: 1–3 years
Short-term Intensive Training: Training: 3–6 empowering months (for rigorous stunt and film crew internship directions)
Class Size: 25–35 dedicated students per class, equipped with full-time performance teachers, expert martial coaches honoring the deep kung fu master and student dynamic, and specialized cultural course teachers.

Core Curriculum System (Four Major Modules)

Martial Arts Foundation (Core Action Competence)

Core Shaolin Kungfu: Master the authentic Shaolin Fist, Luohan Fist, Drunken Fist, Mantis Fist, and Eagle Claw Fist.
Weapon Combat Skills: Disciplined mastery of the broadsword, spear, sword, cudgel, whip, nunchaku, nine-section whip, and broad blade.
Basic Stunt Training: Empowering aerials, somersaults, rolling movements, flying dives, fierce combat choreography, and foundational wire stunts.
Physical Fitness Training: Rigorous conditioning for explosive power, vital flexibility, centered balance, and formidable anti-strike capability.

Film and Television Performance (On-camera Competence)

Fundamental Performance Skills: Authentic personality liberation, imaginary object performance, focused animal imitation, and deep emotional control (joy, anger, sorrow, and fear).
Camera Language Skills: Practical camera awareness, precise stage movement, commanding eye contact, micro-expression control, and disciplined line rhythm.
Skit Training: Engaging thematic skits, intense one-on-one scene acting, group situational performance, and profound ancient & modern character shaping.
Line Skills: Respectful Mandarin correction, vital breath control, dynamic dialogue expressiveness, and specialized training for deeply emotional scenes.

Professional Film and Television Skills (Industry-oriented Practical Skills)

Martial Arts Choreography: Action decomposition, combat scene arrangement, camera angle coordination, and safety protection techniques.
Stunt Application: Wire operation, basic explosion effect cooperation, pyrotechnic effect coordination, and safe falling & tackling skills.
Shooting Practice: On-set workflow, director instruction comprehension, on-camera movement coordination, and basic storyboard cognition.
Basic Makeup and Styling: Ancient costume hairstyling, special effects makeup, realistic fight wound effects, and costume & prop operation.

Artistic Literacy (Comprehensive Quality Improvement)

Martial Arts Choreography: Action decomposition, combat scene arrangement, camera angle coordination, and safety protection techniques.
Stunt Application: Wire operation, basic explosion effect cooperation, pyrotechnic effect coordination, and safe falling & tackling skills.
Shooting Practice: On-set workflow, director instruction comprehension, on-camera movement coordination, and basic storyboard cognition.
Basic Makeup and Styling: Ancient costume hairstyling, special effects makeup, realistic fight wound effects, and costume & prop operation.

Teaching Team (Dual Background in Professional Teaching and Industry Practice)

Performance Teachers: Graduated from formal art academies with rich film and television or stage drama performance experience; some deeply dedicated teachers have participated in the rigorous shooting of domestic theatrical films, seamlessly instilling a highly practical shaolin kung fu philosophy into every lesson.
Martial Arts Coaches: Authentic Shaolin inheritors (including Shi Yanguan, Shi Xingjun), national martial arts champions, and professional film and television martial arts instructors (including Wu Peng, Chen Sitong), proudly preserving the sacred, empowering bond between kung fu master and student.

Practical Platforms (Learning through On-site Shooting and Performance)

On-campus Training: Empowering weekly stage report performances, disciplined monthly on-camera assessments, and magnificent annual film and television achievement galas.
Film Crew Internship: Outstanding, disciplined students are prioritized for dynamic roles in theatrical films, online movies, short dramas and ancient costume TV series, such as Undercover, Kingdom of Warriors and Invisible City.
Live Scenic Performances: Respectful participation in large-scale cultural tourism live dramas including a breathtaking national shaolin kung fu show and Dream of the Great Tang for welcoming national tour performances.
Media Exposure: Strategic cooperation with mainstream short video platforms to build highly personalized, authentic kungfu influencer accounts, and empowering opportunities to participate in variety shows and commercial advertisement shooting.

Further Education and Employment

Further Education Channels: Highly disciplined students are eligible to apply for top-tier film, television and sports academies, including Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Central Academy of Drama, and Wuhan Sports University.
Employment Directions:
Film and Television Industry: Elite Kungfu actors, resilient stunt doubles, visionary martial arts choreographers, on-set staff, and assistant action directors leading the global shaolin kung fu and tv film landscape.
Stage Performance Industry: Welcoming cultural tourism live drama actors, dynamic lead performers of martial arts stage plays, and empowering choreographers for large-scale evening galas.
New Media Industry: Authentic Kungfu live streamers, visionary short video martial arts creators, and globally recognized Shaolin Kungfu IP content producers.
Education Industry: Professional film and television martial arts instructors, compassionate teachers imparting shaolin kung fu basic skills to children, and highly valued partners of prestigious art training institutions.

Fees and Benefits

Tuition Fee: Comprehensively covers tuition, welcoming accommodation, traditional uniforms, enriching cultural courses and respectful nursing services.
Welfare Policies:
- Free provision of highly authentic martial arts equipment, exquisite performance costumes and rigorous training protective gear.
- Outstanding, dedicated students can honorably obtain film crew subsidies and highly rewarding role performance remuneration.
- Empowering eligibility to officially sign with the school’s premier film and television art troupe and respectfully gain revenue sharing from global commercial performances.