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Matthew Ahmet (born 25 December 1988) is a
London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
-born practitioner of
Shaolin Kung Fu Shaolin Kung Fu (), also called Shaolin Wushu (), or Shaolin quan (), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. It combines Ch'an philosophy and martial arts and originated and was developed ...
who is best known as the coach for Shaolin Temple's "Wheel of Life" in ''
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''. Ahmet is the only non-Chinese disciple of the Shaolin Temple to perform alongside the Shaolin Wheel of life show. In 2009, Ahmet set up the Shaolin Temple Cheshunt home to the Shaolin Warriors London who performed as Team Shaolin in the fourth series of ''
Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially ...
'' and were eliminated in the semi-final. Ahmet is of
Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities ...
descent. In late 2010, it was announced that he would have a reality show that was set to be broadcast in early 2011. Ahmet's dedication and approach to life is based on a fundamental principle that with focus and positivity anyone can make a change to their life. With this in mind, he works with people of all ages, providing spiritual guidance and motivation. He is becoming a sought after keynote speaker and recently presented the keynote speech at The Guild of Letting & Management's annual conference.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmet, Matthew 1988 births Living people British wushu practitioners People from Camden Town Converts to Buddhism English Buddhist monks Britain's Got Talent contestants English people of Turkish descent