Perfect answer to overcrowded Shaolin Temple

In the kungfu world there is a saying: "In the North, Shaolin holds sway; in the South, Wudang rules".

In recent years, however, Shaolin Temple and its kungfu have become better known thanks to superior marketing by its abbot Shi Yongxin.

"Shaolin kungfu is extremely popular in Australia and New Zealand," Jackie Sheargold, a massage therapist from New Zealand, says, mainly because it has had plenty of movie exposure and troupes of Shaolin warriors have performed all over the world.