Mission, Goals and Values

Mission

Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu is a non-profit association offering a comprehensive system of martial practices intended to cultivate the defense skills, health, character and spiritual development of its students.

Goals

• Convey the skills and knowledge of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu to our students;

• Promote self-awareness, confidence, humility, and compassion as well as teach physical skills to our students;

• Enhance the relevance and raise awareness for the value of studying a traditional Chinese martial art through changing the way in which that art it presented but not through diluting the content – raise the level of academics to a point not often associated with martial studies;

• Bridge Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies;

• Foster, through performances, seminars, exhibitions, and community service activities, a greater understanding/awareness for the Chinese culture;

• Provide programs, activities, and events enabling those of Chinese descent to maintain their heritage and transmit this rich heritage to their children;

• Through the execution of the above, enhance the sustainability while maintaining the integrity and heritage of the traditional art of Shaolin Hung Mei in a rapidly changing, technologically oriented environment

Values

• Honor and respect Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu - its teachings, history, lineage and culture

• Practice the techniques, methods and philosophies of Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu with diligence, determination, loyalty and integrity

• Honor and respect the relationships that we have established with individuals and organizations from both inside and outside of our Association

• Recognize the contributions of our members

• Be true to Chinese heritage and traditions yet be mindful of the contemporary environment

• Execute every initiative to the highest level of quality possible

• Be innovative in all aspects of development of the Association

• Practice patience, humility, compassion, kindness and generosity