Nurturing the Human Spirit
Harmony Although Shaolin as a martial art entails the practice of combat skills, the culture also a places great value on cultivating a peaceful environment. Kungfu classes are a harmonious blend of stillness and activity. Classes are fun –
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics “Speed will follow when the mechanism of the movements is more assured.” ― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche So you’ve just started taking kungfu
“The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included.” Bodhidharma In a recent conversation I had with my teacher, Shifu Guolin of Shaolin Temple Overseas Headquarters, he mentioned
Everyone sees the many martial arts dojos, traditional Chinese medicine clinics, vitality health training centers, etc use the Yin Yang symbol as their logo. Generally, it is to explain the formation of their school of theory, which is related
Guest post by Shifu Guolin, 34th generation Shaolin Temple disciple, teaching qigong and Shaolin Kungfu. For more information about Shifu and opportunities to train with him, please visit his website at shaolinoverseas.com. “There are principles of Tai Chi found everywhere,