Shaolin Europe Association & Shaolin Association of North America

[HmorenoM]

Well, i don't know if this thread has been around already, but this just capted my attention for some reasons.

http://www.shaolin-europe.org/en/members.html

Here, we can see the members of the SEA, ok, just european countries are there, obvious, but... in Spain, for example, there is just 1 "school" ( http://www.shaolinspain.com/ ), of a Shi De Yang's disciple (Bruno Tombolato). But there's another school in Spain ( http://shaolin-wuxing.com/ ) of a Shi Heng Jun's disciple, and well, i don't know why the SEA doesn't consider that SHJ school as an official member... (i don't know why the word "money" comes to my mind )

And well... Shaolin Association of North America... what is that? i've never heard / read about that before

If you people can enlight me with your knowledge... Maybe i'm just being ignorant and i'm asking stupid things but... well... i just want to know

Thanks again

[LFJ]

Well, it does say you have to apply for membership. Maybe that school isn't all that interested and hasn't applied. If they're doing alright by themselves, I don't blame them.

[HmorenoM]

Well, yeah, i can understand that, but... who says how legit is a shaolin "school"?
why is "shaolin" such controversial?

[LFJ]

Even Shaolin itself is not legit, if you ask me... So, I don't care.

[Alex Córdoba]

Here http://shaolin-wuxing.com/ you can read:

"Shaolin Temple Spain es el único Centro en España reconocido por el Templo
de Shaolin en China, bajo la supervisión del maestro Shi Heng Jun, y bajo la
bendición del patriarca Shi Yong Xing y el Abad Shi Yan Fo."

If you don't know spanish let me translate you the last part:

"...with the blessings of Patriarch Shi Yong Shin and the abbot Shi Yan Fo"

Sometimes controversial is the word.

[HmorenoM]

No problems with spanish, is my native language. And well, the other spanish school says kinda the same...

http://www.shaolinspain.com/quienes-somos/

"Nuestro Centro está certificado por el Maestro Shi De Yang y el Templo Shaolin de China."

"Our center is certified by Master Shi De Yang and China Shaolin Temple"

So both schools are the one and the only? xD funny huh?

Well, if someone else has an opinion, feel free to tell, is always interesting. But please let's not create another controversy here xD