You have decided that kung fu classes in Shaolin — what you need? Your path lies in Dengfeng. The town of Dengfeng (登封, dēngfēng) is located in the Central part of China, in Henan province and lies at the foot of one of the five sacred mountains of China — Songshan (嵩山; sōngshān), on its…
Traditional kung fu includes a set of practices, physical and spiritual. And there is no physical progress if the inner and outer do not develop together. Historically, the spiritual components of the Chinese martial arts include qigong, meditation, breathing practices, concentration exercises, calligraphy and language learning. At any Shaolin Kung Fu school the opportunity to…
98% of people have an idea of kung fu based on films or the Shaolin show, but this is only an external, staged picture that has little in common with the real possibilities of this martial art. Kung Fu is not a sport of the highest achievements, it is not a sport in the traditional…
We are used to evaluating the meaning of sports achievements through external attributes and achieving goals that are measured by generally accepted norms. Chinese martial artists have not yet been able to explain what Wushu is in terms familiar to Europeans, and not only because there are no exact correspondences in other languages. Wushu is…
…20th century martial arts and kung fu, the emergence and popularization of sports Wushu made it available to all and the term “exercise” in sports Wushu — not the concept that was laid down traditionally.
Do not rush to buy a ticket or look for a “service” how to get the Shaolin Temple. Look for your master. Even if you speak Chinese, you are in good fit and sincerely want to master traditional kung fu, it’s not means that you will be accepted as students with open arms. “Open the…
Traditional Shaolin kung fu was historically not had stages, levels, grades and any certificates and diplomas, artificially marking skill of the student. The kung fu fighter never competed with those with whom studied together. He always tried to be above themselves yesterday and compared their achievements only with what he had learned in hour, day,…
What do you know about Shaolin Temple and its monks? It’s whole story is fanned with legends, and around it so many secrets that it’s not always clear where reality is and where fantasy is It’s possible. Get ready to hear the truth. Teaching wushu (武术) directly to Shaolin terminated. The legendary Shaolin Temple is…
Stances are the basic part of all Chinese martial arts, the foundation for further training in traditional kung fu. By the way a student approaches the development of stances, the master checks his zeal and desire for a truly deep immersion in the study of wushu. The Chinese name for the stance is “bu” (步),…
This year’s Wushu festival represents countries and regions from all five continents. The organizing Committee decided to invite more countries “Belt and road”, increasing their number to 34. The age of the oldest of the athletes-participants — 79 years, the youngest — 2 years, the total number of Chinese and foreign teams — 240.
In 2006, the actor with his inherent directness announced that the film “Fearless” will be his last tape, entirely shot in the genre of martial arts. He explained that after 40 alone to keep tricks two hours of screen time is difficult, which means that the audience will not see the real Jet. Now his…
I am happy to show new places to my students in Dengfeng. Even the diligent require a change of scenery. This time we were visiting my shixioang Taoist monk and Abbot on the South side of Shaoshi mountain. We found a good place to train and relax. We did Buddha worship and just had a…
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