About Our School and History
For two decades the Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute has been guiding the next generation of Shaolin Warriors in locations across Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. We also host children's summer camps, community shows, and an annual camping retreat suitable for the whole family.
About Shi Guo Song
and our lineage
The Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute (STQI) was founded in China in 1996 by our grandmaster, Master Shi Guo Song. He is a 34th generation Shaolin Martial Arts warrior monk, 7th generation Shaolin Fo Han Boxing Master, and one of the Ten Famous Arhats (the Temple's elite guards) who served as the Chief Coach of the Shaolin martial arts monk group.
Master Shi Guo Song began training at the age of six, and was accepted into the Shaolin Temple in China at the age of thirteen. He studied Shaolin Kung Fu under Shaolin martial arts monk Master Shi Yong Ding, and studied Buddhism under Master Shi Sheng Ci. He is a World Kung Fu Champion who has trained in martial arts for over 30 years and has mastered many different martial arts styles, including Shaolin boxing and weaponry.
Today he oversees STQI's schools across Canada, and through him our Scarborough branch carries the line of traditional Shaolin teaching into every class.
About Shi Chang Chuan
and our Scarborough school
Our Head Coach, Master Chuan, is a 35th generation Shaolin Disciple who has trained under Grandmaster Shi Guo Song for almost two decades. A member of Shaolin Team Canada and an international gold medallist, he has spent those years honing both his kung fu and his teaching skills–spreading Shaolin culture to countless students, friends, and family. His teaching style is energetic, focused, and fun, as his objective is to keep you motivated to reach your personal goals. Master Chuan personally teaches every class at STQI Scarborough, and speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Our school is a welcoming community where families and people of all backgrounds and skill levels come to train together and share in the Shaolin traditions. We encourage respect and embrace a real sense of community. As a traditional Shaolin school we do not have belts or belt testing, and our focus is on training and self-improvement.
Testimonials
Our whole family has been with Shifu Chuan for a few years. He is an amazing teacher with enthusiasm, professionalism and patience etc. My 8 year son has asthma and his situation has gotten better and better by doing Kungfu classes. Thank you Shifu for being such a great teacher. We will follow you all the way no matter how many years. 
We just came back from the yearly STQI Retreat, this year was at the Warsaw Caves in Peterborough. That was an amazing experience. Thank you for reading. Wish you all the best.
I joined the STQI Scarborough Branch several months ago and I am loving the
experience! It's a very friendly, fun and safe environment and people of
all ages/fitness levels attend classes. Shifu is patient and humble and
most importantly, passionate about teaching. I have more mental clarity
since attending Kungfu and Qigong classes now and really look forward
to my classes every week! I will 100% recommend to give it a try and you
will love it! We attended the Shaolin retreat in Peterborough for 3
days last week and it was such a fun and great learning experience!
At Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute (STQI), the commitment to ensuring
each student’s progress is commendable, the teachings go beyond physical
techniques, touching on the essence of Kung Fu. My physical fitness has
improved significantly since joining the institute.
The sense of community at STQI is heartwarming. Fellow students support
and encourage one another, creating a positive atmosphere. Our Master
embodies the spirit of Kung Fu. His dedication, discipline, kindness and
skill inspire us all. His corrections are precise, pushing us to excel.
Beyond physical prowess, I’ve gained mental resilience and inner peace.
The weekly classes may seem repetitive, yet they build a solid
foundation.
I’m grateful for this opportunity—to learn, grow, and honor the ancient
art of Shaolin Kung Fu. STQI truly shapes warriors of mind, body, and
spirit.
Amazing quality of instruction and care!
Good martial art school and teacher.
Can't tell you how much I enjoy this place. The
classes are extremely affordable, we get to do both Kung Fu and Qi Gong
back to back which is an awesome combination of higher intensity and
then slower breathwork training, our instructor is amazing: very
patient, gives us highly individualized feedback, dedicated to really
teaching us precise movements, why they're used, the history and culture
behind the martial art, there are no egos involved and it's a very
family friendly place, plus few extra costs by way of equipment since
all the training uses your body and they even organize phenomenal yearly
camping trips so we get to meet people from the other schools and learn
from one another. Highly, highly recommended! Thank you for everything!
Fantastic SiFu with a very positive attitude and
excellent teachings and practical demonstrations. Very practical
applications for the kung fu, as well as reinforces form, drills, and
exercises to keep both mind and body in tip-top shape! Thank you, Si Fu
!