The Spiritual Side of Shaolin Kung Fu

Series Summary

For almost fifteen centuries Shaolin monasteries have been synonymous with the greatest fighting skills on Earth, but there are meditative, spiritual aspects of most martial arts as well. For the Shaolin the practices of qigong like the Eight Pieces of Brocade and other exercises like the Yi Jin Jing of Bodhidharma are essential. Many historians reference the Shaolin Monastery as the birthplace of Chinese Boxing, and the practitioners of this martial art are known to be skilled beyond imagination.

Qigong and Yi Jin Jing are popular among practitioners of martial arts as well as those of alternative medicine and meditation. In this free video series, Bruce Wen, who shares the secrets he learned after years under the instruction of Shaolin Monks, teaches you The Eight Pieces of Brocade (Baduanjin Qigong) and the Yi Jin Jing sequence. Bruce also covers a Shaolin Strength Palm series, helping you see many facets of martial arts beyond fighting. Watch these free video learn the secrets techniques of Shaolin King Fu masters today!

Video Transcript

"It is my grandfather's wish that I continue to practice Shaolin because he himself, studied at the Shaolin Temple in the 1920's but in the 1928 burning the Shaolin Temple he has a defect and leave the temple when the Japanese or when the people attacked it and burned down the Shaolin Temple in the 1928. So his dream didn't come true of becoming a Shaolin Monk. So he wants to pass it on to my, to the next generation. Unfortunately, my father didn't get to go to Shaolin cause when he was born, China was kind of like corrupted and mass revolution and everything else, didn't let him to, didn't give him a chance to study a Shaolin. So in my generation, in the 80's, everything's already calm down, I could study a Shaolin. And now, I'm going to show you the internal training of Shaolin Martial Arts."