Shaolin Chan Kung Fu Academy

06/10/2021

Tai chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. Tai chi is sometimes described as meditation in motion because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body.
Come and have your first class free and try Tai Chi for yourself.
https://www.shaolinchankungfuacademy.com.au/
Our Tai Chi classes are on Wednesday at 6pm and run for 1hr.

25/12/2020

School reopens January 14

11/06/2020

What is the purpose of Shaolin training?

It's purpose is to constantly refine yourself.
Through the daily practice you are letting go more and more of all the things that pull you down.
Learning to live a self-sufficient life, without distracting thoughts and desires.
Developing spiritual and physical fitness.
Reconnecting with the earth(nature).
Cultivating wisdom of the mind and learning how to deal with new experiences and temptations.

When you have a lot of obsessions. Greed and desires will emerge. Everyone has desires, but too many will destroy your mind.
An old saying goes
"Your mind will be clear, when your heart is clear."

09/06/2020

The Shaolin Dharma Sword, one of the Shaolin martial arts, was passed on from the Bodhidharma. Physically and spiritually, the technique has 41 moves includi...

21/05/2020

The school is back open
Class timetable is the same
Only difference is until next month when the gym reopens we will be training just outside the gym on the grass.

06/02/2020

The tree grows from strong roots, so it makes no sense to build the most glorious palace on weak foundations, because at the first wind or earthquake it will all come crashing down.

That is why in Shaolin martial arts you can't just say you know lots of forms and movements. You need to understand the forms, which parts are important, the combat strategy, and what the fighting applications are for the movements

23/01/2020

Shaolin kung fu values daily practice, one day laze, ten day loss, if you missed a days practice, you may fail ten days effort. The real kung fu calls for sweat and time, you don't get anywhere without lots of practice. If you give up on something because it was hard, then how do you expect to grow.

Shi Yanxuan is a monk at the Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province. Because of his love for traditional kung fu since childhood, Shi joined the Sh...

14/12/2019

Ten Shaolin Warrior Ethics

Shaolin Wu de, Warrior Ethics, are aspects of a righteous character. There are of two kinds- technical and spiritual training.

Spiritual training, the development of mind forms the foundation for the student. They are:
Virtue of Character

1. Respect (sǒng 竦)
- respect toward oneself, one's master, and all beings.

2. Humility (qiānbēi 谦卑)
- literally "modest"

3. Righteousness (yì 义)
- virtuous character in harmony with moral principles.

4. Trust (fú 孚)
- to have full confidence in one's master and one's own capacity.

5. Loyalty (zhōng 忠)
- devotion to one's master and self-dedication.
Solid technical or physical training is founded upon the virtues of character. The highest levels of Shaolin Wugong can only be reached through development of this warrior spirit.
Virtue of Spirit

1. Willpower (yìzhì 意志)
- the intention and ambition to take action.

2. Endurance (nàilì 耐力)
- the power to bear hardship.

3. Perseverance (héngxìng 恒性)
- steady persistence in a course of action.

4. Patience (nàixīn 耐心)
- self-control, the ability and willingness to calmly withstand.

5. Courage (yǒng 勇)
- bravery, the confidence of a resolute mind able to face fear or danger.

With the fulfillment of Shaolin Warrior Ethics one's journey through the Shaolin Culture begins. Shaolin Wu de means knowing the correct path and following it with all your might.

14/12/2019

Amituofo is a common phrase used in Shaolin and throughout Chinese Buddhist traditions.
Salutation
Amituofo is most often heard as a salutation among Shaolin practitioners, In greeting and taking leave, individuals join their palms in front of the chest and, with a slight bow toward one another they recite Amituofu. This greeting is often alternatively accompanied with a single hand bow, in which the individual uses only the right palm in front of the chest as a remembrance of the dedicated spirit of the second Chan ancestor Huike.
Amituofo is also used as a catch-all phrase replacing many common daily expressions, such as hello, goodbye, thank you, sorry, etc.. In this way we are reminded of our practice.
As it is said; "all things are created by the mind".
"When the mind is pure, the land is pure."
- Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra
The 18th Vow

Amitabha's 18th vow is one of the most important in Chan. It is about awakening your highest understanding, aspiration and potential.

In Chan practice this means reawakening to — the Pure Mind, in this very moment, free from all subconscious programming and detrimental life habits and beliefs. As the Chan saying goes;
"The mind alone is the Pure Land, the original nature is Amitabha"

Amituofo in Shaolin
Reciting Amituofo is an important part of Shaolin practice. We use it to greet and take leave from our masters and our kung fu brothers, and sisters. We use it to say please, thank you, sorry, and great job. We also use it before and after training sessions, as well as to open and close each boxing set (tàolu) we practice.

Amituofo is a reminder to one another that there is something beyond the very basic view of life held in modern civilization. Amituofo is a wake up call- not to live this life in vein and not to engage in empty practice.