When searching for a martial arts school in Holtsville, NY, you will find many options — Karate, Tae Kwon Do, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), and modern self-defense programs. At Authentic Shaolin Kung Fu, we take a different path. We train in a traditional setting rooted in Shaolin Temple Style Kung Fu — the foundation from which many martial arts systems evolved.

With over 45 years of personal training experience and more than 35 years of teaching, Shifu Gregg Zilb has dedicated his life to the preservation and instruction of authentic traditional Chinese martial arts. His training reflects the structure, discipline, and combat principles passed down through Shaolin Temple lineage.

Our martial arts school in Holtsville proudly serves students from Holtsville, Holbrook, Medford, Patchogue, and surrounding Long Island communities. We offer structured, high-energy training for both adults and children in a system that develops skill, discipline, and real-world ability.

Students train in:

• Shaolin Temple Style Kung Fu forms

• Practical self-defense and combat applications

• Chinese Free Fighting (Sanda)

• Classical Chinese weapons training

• Chen Style Tai Chi (Chen Taijiquan)

• Yang Style Tai Chi (Yang Taijiquan)

• Qigong and 18 Lohan Gong (Shaolin internal exercises)

• Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Change Classic)

• Strength, conditioning, flexibility, and endurance training

• Confidence, focus, and character development

Our Chen Style Tai Chi builds explosive power and internal strength, while Yang Style Tai Chi develops balance, relaxation, and structural alignment. Qigong, 18 Lohan Gong, and Yi Jin Jing cultivate internal energy, flexibility, and overall health. Together with Shaolin Kung Fu training, students receive a complete internal and external martial arts education that is both practical and transformative.

This is not commercialized martial arts. This is authentic Shaolin Temple training — a 1,500-year-old warrior tradition adapted for the modern world.

If you are searching for:

• Kung Fu classes in Holtsville, NY

• Shaolin Kung Fu on Long Island

• Tai Chi classes in Holtsville

• Chen or Yang Style Tai Chi training

• Qigong exercises on Long Island

• Yi Jin Jing and 18 Lohan Gong

• Kids martial arts near me

• Adult self-defense training

• Traditional Chinese martial arts instruction

Authentic Shaolin Kung Fu provides disciplined, structured, and lineage-based training designed to build strength — inside and out.

Train with experience. Train with tradition. Train Shaolin.

"We train in the same honored traditions that made the Shaolin Warriors famous. Learning a 1500 year old war art, that has adapted to fit into the 21st century era."