KUNG FU MASTER (SHI FU) ALBERT KOLA
Master Albert Kola started practicing Kung Fu in 1995 at the Shaolin Kung Fu-Red Dragon Academy in Athens, Greece under the guidance of master ShiFu Nikos Papathanasis.
In 2005 he was awarded the title of Shi Fu (Master).
From 2005 to 2011 as a Shaolin Kung Fu master in Greece, he trained students of all ages, testing them in specific intervals and providing them with belts representing their progress and knowledge in Kung Fu techniques and wisdom.
In 2012, he returned to his home country, Albania, bringing with him a new spirit of martial arts, with a particular focus on helping young people to develop their skills.
In 2014, he founded the first association of Chinese Martial Arts, "Shaolin Kung Fu-Albanian Academy" in Tirana.
On November 20, 2023, the Shaolin Kung Fu Albanian Academy joined the European Shaolin Association and was certified by the Abbot of the Shaolin Monastery in Songshan, China, who is also the president of the European Shaolin Association, Mr. Shi Yong Xin.
Shaolin Kung Fu is the only form of Martial Art, which offers training for all age groups, for children from 3 years onwards up, to adults of up to 99 years.
Depending on the season, training takes place inside the academy or outside in the countryside. Apart from that the academy organizes intensive training and retreats at weekends in the mountains or on the beach several times during the year.
