The Sin Thé Karate School is the oldest and most reputable martial arts school in Lexington, KY. It is the international home of Shaolin-Do, offering the ancient martial art of the Shaolin Temples in China to the people of Lexington since 1964! Before anyone had ever heard of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, Grandmaster Sin Thé was teaching Shaolin-Do!
We offer a range of classes, including both hard and soft style Shaolin-Do Kung Fu for both adults and children! Our hard style curriculum covers such classic animal styles as the tiger, bird, praying mantis, monkey, and snake systems and weapons like the staff, nunchaku, short stick, broadsword, and sai. Our soft style curriculum covers breathing and meditation techniques and also empty hand and weapon forms from Tai Chi, Pa Kua, and Hsing I.
We have something to offer everyone . honor, loyalty, discipline, conditioning, and mental health. Come join us today to start your life-long journey to both a better mind and a better body in Shaolin-Do!
"If your primary interest is tournament skills, I advise you to seek your training elsewhere! Most of what you will learn here is too lethal for tournament use. I teach the ancient system of Shaolin-Do, 'Art of survival, not of sport.' As did the immortals, we should learn to destroy so that we may preserve! It is a way of truth. The knowledge that I offer you is not an athletic training; it is a sacred trust."
Shaolin-Do Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé
We offer Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi for adults and children.
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My martial arts studies began with karate classes in the student center at Georgia Tech. This style did not hold my attention, as I had hoped, so I began looking for another style to study. I found an instructor teaching Hung Gar kung-fu and studied with him for several years while I finished my Bachelor's degree and landed my first job. I let a job transfer to Detroit bring my martial arts studies to a halt. It was another 13 years, a career change, and a move to Lexington before my martial arts studies would begin again. It has been my honor to study Shaolin-Do as a student of Elder Master Bill Leonard.
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Grandmaster Sin Thé will teach the 1st Road of the Shaolin Lost Tracking Fist at his seminar on Saturday, May 31st.
Grandmaster Sin Thé will hold a rank advancement test for lower rank students from out of town.
Grandmaster Sin Thé and a committee of masters will be conducting a test for black belt students.
Grandmaster Sin Thé will conduct our quarterly rank advancement test on Tuesday, June 3rd at 6:00 PM.
Be sure to check out the schedule for all the upcoming events, class times, and hours.
Throwback Thursday PicturePosted: April 17, 2014 10:10 AM | |
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 Photograph of Elder Master Bill Leonard performing a board break with a jump spinning side kick. Date unknown. | |
Issue #1 of The Shaolin Way is Now AvailablePosted: April 8, 2014 2:22 PM | |
The first issue of "The Shaolin Way" is out. Members should have received an email from Senior Master Joe Schaefer with instructions on how to access it. Be sure to visit TheShaolinWay.com for more information and to sign up today! | |
Summer Seminar Material AnnouncedPosted: March 31, 2014 4:33 PM | |
 | Grandmaster Sin Thé has decided to teach the 42-posture 1st Road of the Shaolin Lost Tracking Fist form, so named because its peculiar direction changes cause your opponent to lose track of you. When you think it should turn right, instead it turns left. When you think it should move forward, it moves back. Although it is not clear when these forms were developed in the temple, they were known to be introduced by various traveling monks (Sanxi, Zexiang, & Suchow) to Shantung provinces from Henan Shaolin Temple during the early Ming Dynasty (~600 years ago). It did not become well known until Kou Yen Chia, Jet Li's character in the movie Fearless, used it to defeat the western muscle man in an infamous duel. |
The Shaolin Way w/ Grandmaster Sin ThéPosted: March 31, 2014 12:47 PM | |
 Grandmaster Sin Thé has launched a brand new website called, The Shaolin Way (theshaolinway.com). This is his personal blog he has developed in order to connect with Shaolin-Do students from across the country and around the world. There are a number of benefits to joining, including an interactive monthly newsletter from Grandmaster Sin with video clips, training tips, diet and health advice, interviews, stories, pictures, etc.! Be sure to visit TheShaolinWay.com for more information and sign up today! | |
Save the Dates!Posted: March 26, 2014 1:38 PM | |
 | In case you haven't heard, Grandmaster Sin Thé will be coming back to Lexington four times per year now! That means more seminars and more tests! Be sure to mark these dates on your calendar:
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From the Active.com article by Mackenzie Lobby.
Since the sport of running has begun to enjoy a second boom in recent years, much attention has been paid to injury prevention. More specifically, the industry has focused largely on both foot strike and footwear as major causes of running ailments. It turns out, however, that there's another culprit that runners often overlook: hip weakness.
Jason Fitzgerald, a 2:39 marathoner and coach in the Washington D.C. area, says that hip weakness has become more prevalent as a result of the sitting we do in our daily lives. "When you consider how important proper hip strength is for runners and the fact that most runners don't do the specific strength exercises that bolster the hip muscles, it's a disaster waiting to happen," he says.
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| 2013 Fall Gathering Posted: September 23, 2013 |
