Shaolin in Slovakia
Posted at May 17, 05 in Shaolin Temple News

Twenty monks from the Shaolin monastery in China perform a two-hour show of improbable feats called The Mystical Powers of the Shaolin, with which they are currently touring Europe.

Following more than a month-long postponement due to visa problems, Slovak lovers of martial arts finally get the chance to see it. The show stops in ?ilina and Bratislava on May 17 and 18, respectively.

"After visiting tens of countries around the whole world, including the USA, Slovakia has to be the country with the problems," said Miro B¨¢tovsky of the Zetmedia agency, which is organizing the performance in ?ilina."It casts a rather negative light on the Foreign Affairs Ministry, as Slovakia's tendency is rather to the contrary - to open up to the world by welcoming foreign cultures to its territory or exporting our culture abroad."

The teachers and their students will perform various fighting and self-control techniques accompanied by Shaolin temple music. Three million people in four continents have already seen it.

The Mystical Powers of the Shaolin performance starts May 17 at 19:00 at the Na B?riku Sport Hall in ?ilina and May 18 at 18:00 at the Pasienky Sport Hall in Bratislava. Tickets are Sk111 and Sk333. They are on sale at the venues or via

http://www.ticketportal.sk/