Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Great Aspiration, is one of the most well-known Bodhisattva in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. He is also known as Di Zhang Wang Pusa in Chinese and commonly translated as Earth Treasury," [...]
World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day Celebrations
Last Saturday the UK Shaolin Temple had more than one reason to celebrate. One was in honour of the world's Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day. The temple invited all it's members and the public [...]
Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts, often named under the umbrella terms kung fu (Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōng fu) and wushu (武术), are the several hundred fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting [...]
Wushu
Wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was developed in China after 1949, in an effort to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts, although [...]
Sanshou
Sanda or Sanshou is a Chinese self-defense system and combat sport. Sanshou is a martial art which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Kung fu and [...]
Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao is the term referring to the jacket wrestling style of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding of Hebei Province in the North China. In modern usage, this term is also the general Mandarin Chinese term [...]
Qinna
Qinna or Chin Na is primarily known as the Chinese art of joint locking. Qin means to seize or catch and Na means to hold or control; so Qinna is the art of seizing and [...]
Mantis
Tanglang Quan – Mantis Fist is a style of Chinese martial arts; it was created by a Kung Fu Master Wang Lang about 1600 A.D. The Mantis Fist is very useful in close range combat, [...]
China Trip 2016
Upon arriving at London City Airport, I realised it was dwarfed by it's counterpart, Heathrow Airport. However, this was a great advantage as navigating the airport proved much easier than the previous year. The first [...]
Heart Sutra
般若波罗蜜多心经 The Heart Of Prajna Paramita Sutra 观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄。When Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was practicing the profound Prajna Paramita, he illuminated the five Skandhas and saw that they are all empty, and he crossed beyond all suffering and [...]
Kung Fu For Children 2018
Our little dragons classes - Children's classes are getting busy and busier every week. Their skills have also seen a big step up. It's really great to see how fast their Kung Fu skill is [...]
Ch’an Buddhism
The origin of the Shaolin tradition came from Chinese Buddhism. Since the arrival of Ch’an Buddhism in China in the 6th Century CE, it has profoundly influenced its culture. On a broader scale, Buddhism is [...]
Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple is situated at Shaoshi Mountain in the west of Songshan Mountain ranges, in Dengfeng City, Henan Province. Against the backdrop of Wuru Peak of Shaoshi Mountain, it is surrounded with forests and hills [...]
UK Shaolin Temple Chinese New Year Celebrations
Saturday morning 17th February 2018 at 9:30 AM the UK Shaolin Temple opened its doors to the public for this year's Chinese New Years' celebrations. Both, in and outside, the temple was decorated with red [...]
