文档介绍：T h e Fu n d a m e n ta ls of S h a o lin
K u n g Fu
By: Scott Elledge
& David Stubblefield
• History of the Shaolin
Temple
• Breathing &
Meditation
• Conditioning &
Stretching
• Internal Styles
• External Styles
• Weapons
History of the Shaolin Temple
The word Shaolin is derived from Shaoshi Mountain and “lin”, the Chinese
word for forest.
This describes the geographic area of the first temple built in the Henan
Province around 495 .
32 years later, an Indian Buddhist priest named
Bodhidharma came to the temple, but was turned
away by the head abbot, Fang Chang
Bodhidharma was determined and went to a nearby
cave and meditated
Nobody knows exactly why, but Bodhidharma was then allowed into the
temple and he soon noticed that the monks were in poor physical health
He began teaching them moving
exercises designed to enhance Chi
flow and build strength.
They consisted of 18 actions known
as the 18 Lohan movements or forms.
These 18 forms later evolved into 54 forms and then into 108 forms.
These movements were the start of Shaolin Ch’uan or Shaolin Fist,
later know as Kung Fu.
Over the years, due to repeated attacks and periods of inactivity due to
reigning Imperial and regional leaders who feared the monks, other temples
were incorporated into Shaolin.
The 5 main temples were:
The Henan Temple, the original temple and the one seen
in Chinese Kung Fu movies.