Shaolin Kung Fu in Songshan Shaolin Scenic Area

Shaolin Kung Fu is known as "the best in the world, and Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world".

Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism in Han Dynasty, is known as "the first temple in the world". Shaolin Temple is famous all over the world because of the dedicated research and development of Shaolin Kung Fu by Shaolin monks in past dynasties. As the saying goes, "Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world, and Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world". When it comes to martial arts, Shaolin Kung Fu is always a hot topic, even a frequent visitor to film and television dramas. No matter "Eighteen Bronze Men in Shaolin", "Thirty-six Rooms in Shaolin", "New Shaolin Temple" or "Legend of Shaolin Temple", people are full of yearning for the peerless kung fu of Shaolin monks.

Shaolin Kungfu is the most systematic genre of Han Wushu, with more than 700 kinds of Wushu routines. Because it is based on Zen, practicing martial arts and practicing Zen, it is also called "martial arts Zen". The word "Shaolin" has become a symbol of Han traditional martial arts. Shaolin Kung Fu includes 72 stunts such as Shaolin, Shaolin boxing, Shaolin stick, Shaolin spear, Shaolin fencing and Shaolin fencing.

In addition to the above-mentioned knives, guns, swords and sticks, Shaolin Wushu weapons also include trident (also known as big palladium in the south), convenient shovel, three-ring sleeve, Emei thorn, crescent shovel, halberd sickle, Xiuquan, Tian Fang painted halberd, double hammer, big axe, double axe, three-section stick, sharp stick, seven-section whip, nine-section whip and Shuang Bian. Shaolin routines include empty sword, empty pistol, single pistol, empty dagger, stick-piercing gun, grass-sickle combined gun, pointed stick combined gun and so on. The martial arts of Shaolin Sect are: moving handle, thinking handle, tiger pounce handle, Youlong flying step, Feng Dan facing the sun, crossing handle, old man holding gourd, fairy picking eggplant, stealing peach from the bottom of leaves, cutting melon after the head, Hei Hu stealing heart, old monkey moving branches, gold thread winding, iron fan answering the door, stepping gun and kid holding gun. Qigong is a major category of Shaolin Kungfu. The qigong circulated in Shaolin Temple includes Yijinjing, small martial arts, nailing, life-prolonging Yin-Yang method and mixed Yuan-Yi qigong. There are many training methods of hard and soft kungfu, such as bone unloading, snatch, acupoint secret method, bunt technique, various medication methods and treatment methods.

The essence of Shaolin Kung Fu is the unity of Zen and martial arts. Shaolin Temple is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, aiming at understanding nature and Taoism. In the eyes of Buddhists, meditation is the right way. Master Hong Yan, a descendant of Shaolin Kung Fu, said: Boxing and bravery are the last skills, and monks only practice martial arts to win people's hearts. At the same time, it also has the effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life. Here, a Polish photographer went deep into Shaolin Temple and took a close-up picture of Shaolin monks practicing peerless kung fu, in order to provide entertainment for netizens.