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Summary
Shaolin Kung Fu is the journey to enlightenment. It is a way of life that creates the ultimate human. Using the strength, spirit, and thought, it created warriors. Warriors, with total control over mind and body.
This style is considered more than a discipline and is believed to be the oldest form of Kung Fu.
History / Origins
ETYMOLOGY
Shaolin is an ancient martial art that was discovered in China.
- Shào refers to Shaoshi Mountain which is part of the seven mountains in the Songshan range, and
- lín means Forest. Translated today it can also mean ‘little forest’.
BEGINNINGS
It is said that a man, Boddhidharma came from India to a monastery in China in 464 AD. He discovered the Buddhist monks who resided there were weak from meditation, and so devised a strength and conditioning sequence. From these sequences, they cultivated immense internal and external energies; or Shaolin Kung Fu.
PRESENT DAY
The Abbot Shi Yongxin made it his mission to restore the Shaolin temple to save these traditions and make Shaolin accessible to the world. It is now portrayed in movies and stage shows. From the Shaolin Temple itself, come tales that are told from the trees with holes born from finger conditioning, and indented concrete floors from stance training.
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: | China |
| TIME OF ORIGIN: | circa. 464 AD |
| PRACTISED: | Approx. 1560 years |
| FOUNDERS: | Boddhidharma |
| FOCUS: | Enlightenment, Balance |
| ALSO KNOWN AS: | Shaolin Wushu, Shaolin Quan |
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| AGE: | Approx. 1560 years |
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| ALSO KNOWN AS: | Shaolin Wushu, Shaolin Quan |
| OCCUPATION: | Enlightenment, Balance |
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| COUNTRY: | China |
| LOCATION: | - |
| FOUNDED: | circa. 464 AD |
| OPERATIONAL: | Approx. 1560 years |
| FOUNDERS: | Boddhidharma |
| ALSO KNOWN AS: | Shaolin Wushu, Shaolin Quan |
| SECTOR: | Enlightenment, Balance |
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Ball Bearing Nunchaku
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Three Sectional Staff
This traditional Chinese weapon is used for long and short range strikes and is an incredible defensive weapon used for blocking.
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Chinese Broadsword
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Adult Kung Fu Suit
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Practices
PHILOSOPHY
Shaolin is having the ability to fight without the desire to. It is the route to nature. Eliminate suffering and achieve wisdom – enlightenment.
“A practitioner needs to steer clear of all the possibilities which are to lure him/her to an evil practice and to strive to do anything that is beneficial to others”
TECHNIQUES
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TRAINING
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RANKS & GRADING
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WEIGHT CLASSES
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Rules / Rulesets
RULES / RULESETS
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.
Organisations & Historical Places
ORGANISATIONS
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HISTORICAL PLACES
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Popular Culture
POPULAR CULTURE
There is a yearly Shaolin Cultural Festival. Several branches of the Shaolin Temple worldwide. Anyone can practice Shaolin Kung Fu.
Useful Links
USEFUL LINKS
Shaolin Gung Fu Institute
Shaolin Kung Fu Wikipedia Page
References
REFERENCES
http://www.shaolin.org.cn/EN/index.aspx