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Live-in training at academies around the Shaolin Temple — two sessions a day of forms, conditioning and qigong under monk-lineage coaches.
- How long
- ~90 days
- Cost
- $1,500 – $3,500
- In rupees
- ₹1.4L – ₹3.3L
- Starting level
- Beginner
30–365 days
$28/day
₹2,700/day
intense pace
Price covers: 3-month live-in training, tuition + room + meals. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Somewhere to sleep
- Meals
Best months — Mar-Nov
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $28 a day this sits right at the $27 median for martial arts & movement. It is cheaper than 1 of the 4 martial arts & movement options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in China
- 2 other options in China, starting with porcelain in Jingdezhen from $500.
- When to go
- Workable across 9 months of the year — Mar-Nov. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 90 days, but the honest range is 30 to 365. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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