I built this Shaolin Monk Spade about 1995 in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have this home made Monk Spade and another one with a black painted mahogany staff. This one is an expensive BIRDS EYE MAPLE STAFF that I varnished in my kitchen. The SPADE and CRESCENT were mounted with rivets imported from China. I love this Monk Spade. I’ve spend thousands of hours with it in my Shaolin Chi Mantis, Buddha Kung Fu and Tai Chi Youth classes. Although Tai Chi Youth has no weapons it does end with a STAFF CLASS in the Advanced Level. So I would exercise with my Shaolin Monk Spade for increased strength building while the Tai Chi Youth students practiced with WHITE WAXWOOD STAFFS imported from China. White Waxwood staffs are the only staffs allowed in my classes. I import them from China or send my students to Chinatown to purchase them. I have THE BEST STAFF CURRICULUM in the world. No question about it. ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Shaolin_Chi_Mantis/weaponry-S.html ***

In this picture I am wearing my KUNG FU COWBOY leather cowboy hat. This hat was purchased when I was a student at UCLA around 1986. I was shopping with the movie producer Blaine Bev… ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/AboutBZ-S.html ***

The shirt I am wearing was given to me by the lady who founded and ran the nonprofit organization, “SAVE THE COYOTE,” in Hollywood, California. We became friends because I published my photography under the byline, “ROCKTOGRAPHY BY THE COYOTE.” Interesting coincidence that I just happened to be wearing that shirt for these pictures. I was in chemotherapy during this photoshoot and shooting the daily podcasts, “100 DAYS OF CHEMOTHERAPY” starring me, Richard Del Connor, Kung Fu Cowboy, and sometimes teaching Taoism as “BUDDHA ZHEN.” I’ve only posted a couple dozen of the 100 videos I produced. Only a few people took interest and they take more effort to edit and post than to shoot. So although I’ve shot them, I haven’t edited 80 of them or posted them. I was hoping for some YouTube empathy… but I couldn’t find it. ***https://www.ShaolinFilm.com ***

Since I’ve completed my 8 LEVELS and 8 ALBUMS of the American Zen Buddhist Spiritual Journey started in 1991 and ended in 2014, I have become the artist, KUNG FU COWBOY. I evolved from Richard Del Connor to Richard O’Connor in 1980. I evolved into “THE COYOTE” in 1984 thanks to publicity from Michael J. Fox. Then I evolved into “THE COYOTE” into “THE HIPPY COYOTE” of AMERICAN ZEN in 2004. Then I evolved from “The Hippy Coyote” into the “KUNG FU COWBOY” in 2014. Now I am “Kung Fu Cowboy” of Shaolin Records. I am always evolving. Always. Constantly evolving. ALBUM: LEVEL 1 ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel1-R.html ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/CD-AmZenL1website/index.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 2 ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel2-R.html ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/CD-AmZenL2website/index.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 3 ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel3-R.html ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-3-i-want-you-to-love-me/292907806 ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/CD-AmZenL3website/index.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 4 Part 1 ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel4-P1-R.html ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/CD-AmZenL4-1website/index.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 4 Part 2 ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel4-P2-R.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 5 - Pipe Carrier ***http://www.folkrocktroubadour.com *** ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel5-R.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 6 - Vision Quest ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/americanZenLevel6-R.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 7 End of the Line ***http://www.hippycoyote.com ***

***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/AmZen_EndOfTheLine.html ***

ALBUM: LEVEL 8 Memorial Day Album ***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/AmZen_MemorialDay-R.html ***

iTunes: AMERICAN ZEN - artist ***https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-zen/7403290 ***

iTunes: AMERICAN ZEN - LEVEL 1 album ***https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-1-peace-of-mind/7403335 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-2-christ-killer/259253544 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-3-i-want-you-to-love-me/292907806 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-4-kung-fu-cowboy-pt-1-king-solomons-temple/378526106 ***

***http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/level-4-kung-fu-cowboy-part-1/id378526106 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/end-of-the-line/891102196 ***

iTunes: “Dizzy, My Toxic Daughter” single ***https://music.apple.com/us/album/dizzy-my-toxic-daughter-halloween-release-single/568295055 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-screwed-up-single/397167976 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/cinco-de-mayo-flintridge-fire-single/428340450 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/christmas-is-single/407421539 ***

***https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-long-way-home-christmas-single-single/410606888 ***

As a Shaolin Zen Buddhist I evolved from “Richard Del Connor” to “Richard O’Connor” in 1980. In 1988 I evolved into “Sifu O’Connor” as I taught classes to my Shaolin Records INTERNS in my North Hollywood Condominium from 1988 to 1991. When I moved to Utah I was still known as “Sifu O’Connor” but started to be known as “Master Zhen” or “Master Zhen Shen-Lang” when the Chinese gave me my Chinese name of Zhen Shen-Lang “Spirit Wolf of Truth” in 1994. It was after moving to California in 2000 that students began calling me, “Buddha Zhen,” and I started publishing my books under that name, “Buddha Zhen Shen-Lang.” I also changed from “Sifu” to ”Shifu” when I began Chinese classes in 1994 which taught me Mandarin Chinese.

Then, in 2007 I became a FREEMASON. Because of legal issues and Freemasonry no longer being a “secret organization,” but rather, “an organization with secrets,” they require all members to use their legal names only. My driver’s license has my birth name, Richard Del Connor, so that’s been my name since 2007. That won’t change for the rest of my life.

So I don’t need to evolve into any more or different artists. I’ve got all my aspirations covered in these musical artist and Kung Fu identities.

#Richard Del Connor record producer.

##Richard Del Connor = Record Producer ***https://www.RichardDelConnor.com ***

##Richard Del Connor = Psychedelic Rock Opera Composer ***https://www.PsychedelicRockOpera.com ***

##Richard Del Connor = “Singing Webmaster” ***https://www.ShaolinDigital.com ***

##Richard Del Connor = 35 MM Photographer ***https://www.ShaolinFilm.com ***

##Richard Del Connor discovers how to “END ALL WARS™” ***https://www.AmericanZenPeaceFoundation.org ***

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#Buddha Zhen Shaolin Kung Fu, Yang Tai Chi Chuan, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Art of War Strategy

##Buddha Zhen = Founder of Buddha Kung Fu schools 2008 ***https://www.BuddhaKungFu.com *** ***https://www.BuddhaTaiChi.com ***

##Buddha Zhen creates ”77 Zens of Zhen” for daily enlightenment ***https://www.MasterZhen.com ***

##Buddha Zhen = Founder of Shaolin Chi Mantis Traditional Buddhist Kung Fu 1984 ***https://www.ShaolinChiMantis.com *** ***https://www.shaolinchimantis.com/Pages-M/cur7year-SCM.html ***

##Buddha Zhen = Founder of Shaolin Chinese Yoga™ 2015 ***https://www.ShaolinChineseYoga.com ***

##Buddha Zhen creates SHAOLIN CHI MANTIS ONLINE KWOON 2018 ***https://www.ShaolinInteractive.com *** ***https://www.ShaolinInteractive.com/courses/ ***

##Buddha Zhen creates FREE Shaolin Kung Fu classes for Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown 2020 ***https://www.ShaolinKungFuBeginner.com ***

##Buddha Zhen is “BUDDHIST SCIENTIST” and founder of Shaolin Zen 1984 ***https://www.ShaolinZen.org ***

##Buddha Zhen creates internet podcasts, videos and “Buddhism Courses” for SHAOLIN ZEN TV ***https://www.ShaolinZen.TV ***

##Buddha Zhen launches “ZEN BUDDHIST PODCAST OF SHAOLIN ZEN” 2006 ***https://www.ZenBuddhistPodcast.com ***

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#Buddha Zhen = Chinese Folk Rock music artist of Shaolin Records.

##Shaolin Records Official Website of Buddha Zhen ***https://www.BuddhaZhen.com ***

##TAI CHI MAGIC albums by Buddha Zhen of Shaolin Records. ***https://www.TaiChiMagic.com ***

##Kung Fu Cowboy DEBUT ALBUM: “Scorpion Resurrection” ***https://www.ScorpionResurrection.com ***

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#Kung Fu Cowboy & ZOMBIE THREE

##Kung Fu Cowboy & Zombie Three heavy metal instrumental music of Shaolin Records. ***https://www.ZombieThree.com *** ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/RecordStore-R/KungFuCowboy/ZombieThree/KFCzombieBAND.html ***

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#BOOKS by Buddha Z

##Supersoul 13 BOOK by Buddha Z - PDF Download from Shaolin Communications ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/RecordStore-R/Supersoul-R.html *** ***https://www.ShaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-Supersoul13.html ***

##Supersoul 13 BOOK at Amazon .com ***https://www.amazon.com/Supersoul-13-Discovering-Soul-God-ebook/dp/B00IRRF12U/ ***

##4 Noble Truths Explained by Buddha Z - BOOK 1 of 8 - PDF Download from Shaolin Communications ***https://www.ShaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-4NobleTRuths-1.html ***

##4Noble Truths Explained by Buddha Z - BOOK 1 of 8 - at Amazon .com ***https://www.amazon.com/Noble-Truths-Explained-Original-Buddhism/dp/B09YHNG6WN/ ***

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#THC The Hippy Coyote

##The Hippy Coyote*** acoustic guitarist, flutist, singer, songwriter of American Zen: “America’s First Buddhist Rock Band™” ***https://www.AmericanZen.org/LEVEL_1/bioCoyote1A.html ***

##FOLK ROCK TROUBADOUR = The Hippy Coyote ***https://www.FolkRockTroubadour.com ***

##OFFICIAL WEBSITE of The Hippy Coyote ***https://www.HippyCoyote.com ***

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I enjoy all the Northern Shaolin weapons for unique reasons. The Shaolin Staff is the first weapon taught to students of Shaolin Chi Mantis, Buddha Kung Fu, and Tai Chi Youth. This one-year STAFF program develops all the basics and wrist strength required to learn the other 18 Classical Weapons of Shaolin Chi Mantis.

In my staff and spear and halberd classes we start and end each class with “8 Staff Salutes” of Shaolin Chi Mantis.

1. SALUTE Shifu.
2. SALUTE Past Masters.
3. SALUTE Kwoon altar or aim at Original Shaolin Temple in China.
4. SALUTE “Prayer for Peace” with compassion in mind.
5. SALUTE “Informal Salute” with gesture of friendliness toward Shifu.
6. SALUTE “Formal Salute” used in tournaments and performances.
7. SALUTE “Weapon Salute” used for declaring devotion to Shifu or employer.
8. SALUTE “Luohan Bow” with the 2,000 ton staff of Heaven held by an angelic guardian “Luohan” of Buddha.

These “8 SALUTES” each have a different mind set, mental attitude and employ a different image or scenario in the student’s mind.

This is another reason I ALWAYS teach the staff before sword or any other weapon. Shaolin Weapons can kill people and require a mental maturity that must master and comprehend all the above attitudes and convictions before learning any other weapon after the staff. The staff training completes the Tai Chi Youth nonprofit program because without it, none of the Tai Chi Youth students could possibly be Kung Fu or Tai Chi masters.

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#AMAZON AUTHOR PAGES:

##Buddha Zhen ***https://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Zhen/e/B008BY0YWQ/ ***

##Richard Del Connor ***https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Del-Connor/e/B008BXLZLQ/ ***

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###BOOK: Shaolin Kung Fu Initiate

***https://www.ShaolinRECORDS.com/RecordStore-R/ShaolinGFinit-R.html ***

***https://www.BuddhaKungFu.com/books/ ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-ShKFinitiate.html ***

***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/ShaolinGFinit-R.html ***

***https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137559 ***

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###BOOK: Shaolin Kung Fu Beginner

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-ShKFbeginner.html ***

***https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/ShaolinKFBeginner-R.html ***

***https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137554 ***

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###Book: Tai Chi Beginner Class Reading Manual ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-TaiChiBegCLASS.html ***

***https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137609 ***

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##BUDDHA ZHEN SECTION of ShaolinCOM.com

###ABOUT Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/AboutBZ-S.html ***

###ARTWORK of Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/artworkBZ-S.html ***

###BOOKS of Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/booksBZ-S.html ***

###INSPIRATIONS by Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/inspirationsBZ-S.html ***

###LECTURES and SEMINARS of Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/lecturesBZ-S.html ***

###MUSIC by Buddha Zhen ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Buddha_Zhen/musicBZ-S.html ***

##Shaolin Chi Mantis ***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Shaolin_Chi_Mantis/Bodhidharma-S.html ***

***https://www.shaolinCOM.com/Shaolin_Chi_Mantis/weaponry-S.html ***

###NEWSLETTERS of Buddha Zhen https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/press/BZ_eNEWS-LIST.html ***

###PRESS RELEASES of Buddha Zhen ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/press/BZ_PR-LIST.html ***

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##Shaolin Kung Fu Beginner - book by Buddha Zhen 2008 ###EPK - BOOK - ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/EPK/_BOOKS-EPK/BZ-ShKungFuBeginner-EPK/EPK-ShKFBeginner-BOOK.html ***

###EPK - ONE-SHEET - ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/EPK/_BOOKS-EPK/BZ-ShKungFuBeginner-EPK/EPK-ShKFBeginner-ONESHEET.html ***

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##Tai Chi Beginner Class Manual - book by Buddha Zhen 2008 ###EPK - BOOK - ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/EPK/_BOOKS-EPK/BZ-TaiChiBeginner-EPK/EPK-TaiChiBegin-BOOK.html ***

###EPK - ONE-SHEET - ***https://www.ShaolinRecords.com/EPK/_BOOKS-EPK/BZ-TaiChiBeginner-EPK/EPK-TaiChiBegin-BOOK-ONESHEET.html ***

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###Tai Chi Beginner - Yang Style Tai Chi Short Form of Shaolin Chi Mantis Class Reading Manual by Richard Del Connor "Buddha Zhen" ***https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137609 ***

###Tao of Taoism - Using the Dao Te Ching to Improve Your Life by Buddha Zhen ***https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/144831 ***

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##Buddha Zhen YouTube CHANNEL

***https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcKiDa7cTlmxJVkptMWUSPA ***

##Kung Fu Cowboy YOUTUBE CHANNEL ***https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-54AuGDssg2MwfQmn2Ev_Q ***

##Tai Chi Youth CHANNEL YouTube.com

***https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCe2PWhWFvT9yNOlWU_555A ***

###”TAI CHI YOUTH" - Richard Del Connor Explain's Tai Chi ***https://youtu.be/cYplNJogI4s ***

###”CHINESE YOGA" ***https://youtu.be/CDnlDvxS2pA ***

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These are what I’m leaving behind. I’m evolving into something new for the rest of my life. I’m 68. I’ve gone through 3 surgeries, chemotherapy and cobalt radiation treatment. I should live a little longer. I am anxious for a NEW PHASE of my life. No kids. No wife. No parents. Just my cat.

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#American Zen Peace Foundation

***https://AmericanZenPeaceFoundation.org *** ***https://americanzenpeacefoundation.org/about-2/ *** ***https://americanzenpeacefoundation.org/blog/ *** ***https://americanzenpeacefoundation.org/contact-2/ *** ***https://americanzenpeacefoundation.org/what-we-do/ ***

##American Zen Peace Foundation DAO

***https://app.SuperDAO.co/american_zen_peace_foundation ***

Perhaps this Web3 crypto organization will keep my legacy alive. Can I evolve onto the blockchain?

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#Tai Chi Youth NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

This 501(c)(3) public charity education organization was founded in 1996 and never had enough money to hire anyone or pay me for teaching the classes. Fundraising was never my calling in life. But I took the SHAOLIN CHI MANTIS Beginner Program and stretched it out into the BEST KUNG FU PROGRAM on the planet Earth. The best. Never seen anything even close.

***https://www.TaiChiYouth.org ***

Help me keep this organization alive. If my other products make enough money to keep the American Zen Peace Foundation alive, I created as part of the American Zen Peace Foundation MANIFESTO: instructions for supporting and maintaining the future of the Tai Chi Youth nonprofit.

Tai Chi Youth also has a DAO I am creating right now with our first FUNDRAISER NFTs I created from the “Blue Painting” I made at the Martin Luther King Hospital and chopped up into 13 different NFTs.

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##Tai Chi Youth DAO

***https://app.SuperDAO.co/tai_chi_youth ***

You’ll see NFTs on the Tai Chi Youth DAO homepage. Some are for our online school management:

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#Tai Chi Youth DAO FUNDRAISER for Online School

##DAO HOMEPAGE: Displays all NFTS ***https://app.SuperDAO.co/tai_chi_youth ***

###Core Investor: 1200 MATIC ***https://app.superdao.co/tai_chi_youth/08B57B02D6714AE2B0E3BF6F83463B2 ***

###Early Believer: 600 MATIC ***https://app.superdao.co/tai_chi_youth/88B6CF4179E044B297779FE4021010B ***

###Contributor: 120 MATIC ***https://app.superdao.co/tai_chi_youth/950686DD8E894D30B083999FE51F615 ***

###Tai Chi Supporter: 30 MATIC ***https://app.superdao.co/tai_chi_youth/C75EB7755ED8456EA9EB00B35DA0B10 ***

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#WEB3 CRYPTO CROWDFUND at ***https://Mirror.xyz/taichiyouth.eth ***

###NFT: Ming Tai Chi Crane Wing ***https://mirror.xyz/0x44043C6DFB93765434D1c7b6E413fD88df3F2cc5/editions/0xe6098D276b6e8C4D05111418153A3f6E5FAbaE17/0 ***

###Tai Chi Youth Roadmap ***https://richarddelconnor.gitbook.io/taichiyouthonlineschool/ ***

I donated two sets of the “KUNG FU OUTLAWS” NFTs to Tai Chi Youth. One set to keep forever and use for bank loan Web3 collateral. The other set of 107 NFTs are for auctioning and fundraising.

***https://OpenSea.io/collection/kung-fu-outlaws ***

###Mirror CROWDFUND for building the TAI CHI YOUTH ONLINE SCHOOL:

***https://mirror.xyz/0x44043C6DFB93765434D1c7b6E413fD88df3F2cc5/crowdfunds/0x991e9521BAaa592e3656a678acCc23a0647aFA40 ***

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New WEB3 Crowdfund created just a few minutes ago at Juicebox DAO.

###Tai Chi Youth NONPROFIT DAO Web3 Crowdfund at Juicebox DAO ***https://juicebox.money/@taichiyouthnonprofit ***

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So this book EVOLUTION OF A SHAOLIN MONK was written while recuperating in a hospital and meditating on my future as the disciple of Grandmaster Wong Jack Man (who fought Bruce Lee in 1964) and my owning the book publishing company, Shaolin Communications.  I also own Shaolin Records and wanted to have a successful music career as the Kung Fu Cowboy.  Plus I was building my online schools for Shaolin Chi Mantis and Tai Chi Youth.

###eBOOK: Evolution of a Shaolin Monk ***https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD4Z2K7C *** $9.99

###PaperBack: Evolution of a Shaolin Monk ***https://www.amazon.com/dp/1575514761 *** 66.99

###Hardcover: Evolution of a Shaolin Monk ***https://www.amazon.com/dp/157551477X *** $79.00

#Shaolin Communications BOOK STORE PDF: Evolution of a Shaolin Monk ***https://www.ShaolinCOM.com/Products-S/Book-EvolutionShaolinMonk.html *** $9.99

I am Shaolin. I chose this path in 1980. Great life choice. I am Shaolin.