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Where is the Shaolin in USSD Shaolin Kempo?

USSD uses the shaolin name but does not teach any shaolin in their system. They are from Fred Villaris Shaolin Kempo. Charles mattera left in 1989 over money or wanting to run… the show and Villari wouldn't let him so who knows why they call their art shaolin kempo when clearly there is none in it? Its marketing that's why Charles mattera calls it shaoalin kempo. There is no shaolin in Charles matteras system!!!! Look up Fred Villari that's where ussd and Charles mattera came from. You were correct in stating that Charlie Mattera left FVSSD over a power dispute. Fred Villari and Charlie Mattera were senior and junior partners for years in the development of the studio system in California and the western states, Charlie doing most of the leg work. On trips to studios Charlie would ingratiate himself to the instructor, whether it was a night out all expenses paid, or extra material, Charlie was an amazing manipulator of people. After a visit he would always take a moment before he departed to remind you (his signature quote) "Remember who did this for you, remember who took care of you". Anyone who saw this could recognize a person looking to build a loyalty base for themselves. In the late 80's Charlie wanted more direct control over the studio system, and Mr. Villari was willing to let him be the business face of the system, while he maintained the teaching, testing and tournament part of the system, the actual martial arts side. In 1989 Charlie had a business perspective printed up listing himself as President of Fred Villari Studios of Self Defense, very few people saw this document, but it constituted a breach of contract, this was the beginning of the end for the partners. Many things happened at this point depending on which faction you were loyal to. Charlie, his chief instructor, and Paul Taylor, showed up at the Beverly Hills location one morning hoping to clean out all of the furniture and inventory, but were turned away by the Sr. Instructor and the Beverly hills PD, although this happened in 1989 a report was filed so it should have been public record. Things like this continued as time went on. Karate schools were vandalized and burglarized, instructors were threatened with bodily harm if they didn't declare loyalty to Charlie, it was generally a miserable environment to work in. Those who remained loyal to Mr. Villari were threatened and ostracized. In the end there were only a few schools that didn't knuckle under to Charlie. In the end, since he really didn't own the rights to the name Fred Villari Studios of Self Defense, he had to change his approach. He reserected United studios of Self Defense, Mr. Villari's original studio name, and rebadged all the studios that came with him. Nick Cerio was brought out of retirement and quickly made the figure head of the system. Charlie was never a good instructor(I can say this having taken lessons from both him and Mr. Villari) so he needed someone to teach the system and show up at tournaments to do demos. It's been almost 20 years since I saw this unfold. I've never written anything about this before, and probably won't again. Mr Villari returned to South Florida and Charlie stayed in California to run his schools with it's figurehead. In 1998 Nick Cerio died. Charlie took on the mantle of Grand Master and formed aliances with schools in China. In 2001 he was adopted by the shaolin temple, he always did need someone to teach the material. Charlie got what he wanted in the end it seems, but he didn't get there by himself, he owes the vast majority of what he achived to Mr. Villari. in 1993 Nick Cerio cut ties with mattera. (MORE)

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What is Shaolin Kempo?

Shaolin Kempo is a combination of Kong- fu Karate, and jujitsu. The fighting styles include 5 animals: Crane, Dragon, Leopard, Snake, and Tiger. There is a unique belt system … (MORE)

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What is a shaolin monk?

A Shaolin monk is a Buddhist priest trained in the art of Kung-fu. They trained at the Shaolin Temple in china.

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In Martial Arts

How do you get into the Shaolin temple?

There is the shaolin temple but no master to teach you kungfu. Kungfu is a derivative of the meditative power. so if you want to learn kungfu, don't waste your time but practi… (MORE)

Jim McClanahan

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In Clergy

Who are shaolin priests?

Shaolin priests are ordained Buddhist monks at the Shaolin Temple in Mt. Song of Henan Province, China. There is a religious class and a martial class of monks. The martial mo… (MORE)

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Wheres the Shaolin in USSD Shaolin Kempo?

I have noticed that their school teaches a combination of shaolin and kempo karate. Their style is based off of the shaolin arts, but incorporates many aspects of traditional … (MORE)

Jim McClanahan

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What are facts about Shaolin Monks?

1. They first began to practice military weapons sometime prior to the 7th century in an attempt to protect their monastery's treasures from mountain bandits. 2. They became… (MORE)

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How is shaolin traning?

If they are willing to reveal it publicly, for an official curriculum, you are going to have to contact the Shaolin Corporation. Yeah, you read right; they are incorporated. T…he reason the Shaolin temple incorporated, was because too many people were claiming to disseminate knowledge of Shaolin Kung Fu that wasn't authentic. If you try it now, you can get sued or slapped with a cease and desist court order. Perfectly justified because the practice of teaching a "martial art" that isn't authentic is dangerous. I am not sure though, if they will be willing to disclose training information, as there is still a degree of secrecy. This is what I mean; the Shaolin temple is no longer prejudiced against non-Chinese the way it used to be, it is willing to teach anyone willing to learn Kung Fu. HOWEVER, if you want to know exactly how they train, I think you need to be an actual student. Where most people in the western world scoff at the idea of learning martial arts from a book, in the Shaolin temple, it is no laughing matter. In days past, on rare ocassions thieves managed to steal temple scrolls, they used them to teach themselves Kung Fu, and caused no end of problems against people who did not know how to fight. The Shaolin temple would then have to send a monk, and hunt the man down. The convention in the western and Chinese world of martial arts is "you can't learn martial arts from a book," HOWEVER, most Shaolin monks do not scoff at the idea, and take it very seriously if someone were to seriously study a martial arts text. Why is this? Because, in the temple's past, that is how techniques got stolen. In fact, most Shaolin monks frown on all the martial arts manuals out there; you don't know who will get their hands on those books. The dangers are 1) first and most common, they won't learn the martial art very well, and be an embarassment to the world of Kung Fu. 2) the second less common danger is that they will learn it TOO well, and be a danger both to themselves and others. If I were you I would just contact the temple in China. However, far as how they arrange their day, I am not sure they are willing to disseminate that information. While they may not reveal techniques, a Shaolin schedule COULD for example, be used as a training method by a criminal, possibly a Triad or a Yakuza. Revealing a training schedule doesn't reveal techniques, but that doesn't mean that training PRINCIPLES won't be leaked that way, and in martial arts, the principles of training, matter more than the techniques. Think about it; anything involving physical work out there has some sort of philosophy or pattern of thinking. If you were to reveal when you work out, what time of the day, a rival athlete COULD arrange their own training method using your schedule ideas. There is no danger of knowledge being stolen, but there is still a danger of someone misusing the discipline. Again, to a point, the modern temple is still highly secretive; they are more open to who gets to study there, but a lot of techniques, even the training schedule itself, is revealed only to students, far as I know. (MORE)

Jim McClanahan

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In History of Asia

Who created shaolin?

The Indian Monk Buddhabhadra gained permission in 495 to build the temple from an emperor of the Northern Wei dynasty.

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Who are the shaolin monks?

The shaolin monks are people who are trained at kung fu they are also buddists