The tiger plays a great role in Chinese history and mythology, so it is only fitting that the beast should be chosen as one from which to develop a fighting art. The ferocity, wisdom and tenacity are legendary. So it is that we study the king of ...

In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders of Shaolin (Chinese: 少林五祖; Mandarin Pinyin: Shàolín wǔ zǔ; Jyutping: Siu3 lam4 ng5 zou2) are survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty, variously said to have taken place in 1647, in 1674 or in 1732. The Kung Fu Five ...

Shaolin, in popular culture, has taken on a second life. Since the 1970s, it has been featured in many films, TV shows, video games, cartoons, and other media. While much of this is a commercialized aspect of Shaolin, it is also widely credited as keeping the 1500 year old temple ...

Foundation skills Shaolin Long Fist (少林長拳) Arhat Fist (羅漢拳) Tiger-subduing Palm (伏虎掌) Skanda Palm (韋馱掌) Merciful Thousand Leaves Hand (大慈大悲千葉手) Fist styles Dashing Shaolin (闖少林) Drunken Fist (醉拳) Five Elements Linking Fist (五行連環拳) Lu Zhishen Pounds the Door Drunken Fist (魯智深醉打山門拳) Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve (袖里乾坤) Great Vajra Fist (大金剛拳) Palm styles Great Skanda Palm (大韋馱掌) Evil-subduing Palm (降魔掌) Divine Vajra Palm (金剛神掌) Vajra Prajñā ...

Head Abbot (方丈) The sect is headed by the Head Abbot (方丈) of the Monastery. Below him in rank are the elders of the sect. Shaolin disciples are ranked by generation. Each member of a certain generation has a prefix before his Buddhist name to indicate his seniority in the sect. In ...

The Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple stands at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain about half a kilometer west to Shaolin Temple. It is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. A rough count shows more than 240 tomb pagodas of various sizes from the ...

Shaolin kung fu is a form of martial arts whose origins trace back to the Southern Shaolin monastery in China. Often considered a way of life as much as a martial art, Shaoling kung fu takes inspiration from yoga and Indian martial arts as well as the forces of nature. ...

Southern Shaolin kung fu is a form of martial arts that began in the Shaolin temple located in Southern China. One of the most powerful forms of martial arts, Shaolin kung fu is a fighting style which utilizes continuous fighting to confuse and block the attacks of its opponents. The ...

Southern Shaolin kung fu is one of the strongest forms of martial arts and has origins in the Shaolin temple of Southern China. Taking influence from the techniques of yoga and Indian martial arts, this form of kung fu is often considered a way of life, more than a fighting ...

Claiming to have originated in the Southern Shaolin temple in China, Shaolin kung fu is a martial arts style with influences in yoga and Indian fighting styles as well as the forces of nature. The front stance is one of the most basic and most important techniques in all of ...