Shao Lin Kung Fu


Shao Lin Kung Fu has originated in the particular Buddhist cultural environment in the Shaolin Temple of
Mountain Songshan over a long history. It is one of the ways the monks in the Shaolin Temple practice the
Chan Buddhism. The soul of the Shao Lin Kung Fu is rooted in the wisdom of Chan Buddhism which
reflects a thorough understanding of the life.

Of the tens of thousands of kung fu wushu styles, several hundred might have some relationship to Shaolin;
however, aside from a few very well known systems, such as Xiao Hong Quan, the Da Hong Quan, Yin Shou
Gun, Damo Sword, etc., it would be almost impossible to establish a verifiable connection to the Temple for
any one particular art.

In 1977, the cult classic Shaw Brothers film Shaolin Temple was released and in 1982 a film by the same name starring Jet Li is credited as a
major reason for the revival of the Shaolin Temple in China after the Cultural Revolution. The film's story tells the legend of the Shaolin Temple.
This film is followed by countless other films, including another Shaw Brothers film entitled the The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, which depicts the
training of the legendary Shaolin monk San Te.

While some of these are clear commercial exploitation of the Shaolin Temple and its legends, they have helped make Shaolin a household name
around the world, and kept the temple alive in the minds of many young generations. To date, no other temple in the world has achieved such wide
spread recognition.

Shao Lin Kung Fu is the one school among a myriad of Chinese martial arts schools, which enjoys the longest history, the most complete and the
largest system. The design and the arrangement of Shao Lin Kung Fu movements are based on the medical knowledge of ancient China. Those
movements fit the natural structure of the human body and give full play to the potential of the human body．

Being the outstanding example of ancient Chinese martial arts culture, Shao Lin Kung Fu is very popular in many
countries with different cultures. It is a vivid legend in the history of the civilization. Shao Lin Kung Fu has already
become the important spiritual asset of the Chinese people and the precious cultural inheritance owned by all the
people in the world.