Shaolin Chuan 

Shaolin Chuan is a "hard style" martial art form rooted in China.  It is also referred to as Northern Style Kung Fu.  This ancient Chinese Martial Art provides an integrated approach to the cultivation of the mind, body, and spirit. Shaolin Kung Fu is widely believed to be more than approximately 1,500 years old. This makes Shaolin one of the oldest and most developed martial art forms in the world. "Yeuk Geun Kyong" was an ancient form of exercise introduced to the monks by a Tibetan monk called Dal Ma (Bodhidharma, Tamo).  Dal Ma is the Korean pronunciation of his name.   Dal Ma spread his form of Buddhism along with the exercise form of Yeuk Geun Kyong.  These exercises combined several techniques such as Ki Gong (breathing exercise), Yoga and Myong Sang Bub (meditation exercises).  Their development by the monks became the basis for the martial art form Shaolin Chuan.  Throughout its history, Shaolin became a base for development for most of the other styles of the martial arts throughout Asia.  Shaolin Chuan is one of the two Chinese martial arts adopted around 1851 by Grand Master Duk Soon Song into OHTC's martial arts family.  

Shaolin facilitates:

• The letting go of emotional tension
• An increase in concentration and awareness
• The improvement of health and coordination
• Increased flexibility of the body
• The build up of internal and external power through:
  a) Meditation techniques (Myong Sang Bub)
  b) Breathing techniques (Ki Gong Bub)
• Self defense skills by learning the applications of:
  a) Shaolin bare hand techniques
  b) Shaolin weapons forms
• Shaolin education includes techniques such as:
  a) Iron Palm
  b) Dim Mak
  c) Sticky Hand
  d) Kicking techniques
  e) Falling techniques