Sin Thé Karate School

Specialties

We offer a range of classes, including both hard and soft style Shaolin-​Do Kung Fu for both adults and children! Our hard style curriculum covers such classic animal styles as the tiger, bird, praying mantis, monkey, and snake systems and weapons like the staff, nunchaku, short stick, broadsword, and sai. Our soft style curriculum covers breathing and meditation techniques and also empty hand and weapon forms from Tai Chi, Pa Kua, and Hsing I.

We have something to offer everyone. honor, loyalty, discipline, conditioning, and mental health. Come join us today to start your life-​long journey to both a better mind and a better body in Shaolin-​Do!

History

Established in 1964.

The Sin Thé Karate School is the oldest and most reputable martial arts school in Lexington, KY. It is the international home of Shaolin-​Do, offering the ancient martial art of the Shaolin Temples in China to the people of Lexington since 1964! Before anyone had ever heard of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, Grandmaster Sin Thé was teaching Shaolin-​Do!

Meet the Business Owner

Bill L.

Business Owner

Elder Master Bill Leonard is Grandmaster Sin Thé’s most senior student, having been with him since 1967 and was the first student to attain the rank of 9^th Degree Black Belt, having been promoted to that rank in September 2011. Elder Master Leonard is the head instructor at the Sin Thé Karate School and brings his unparalleled 44+ years of teaching experience to the students there. He not only teaches all ranks of students at the gym, but as a nationally respected instructor, he is often sought out by Shaolin-​Do students and masters from across the country for private lessons. He has personally trained more than 10,000 students to the rank of black belt, not to mention the countless other students who have trained under his guidance over the years.