Shaolin Kung Fu > Lion Dance Ireland

Shaolin Kung Fu & Lion Dance Ireland for study of Shaolin Culture, in particular Gong Fu-Ch’an, Qi Gong , San Shou , Taiji and Ch’an Meditation. It was founded in 2016 by Shaolin Diciple Shifu Shi De Xue  a 31st Generation name given by his Shifu Shi Su Xing and is located in Newbridge , Kildare , Ireland. Shaolin Lotus Ireland is an emissary of the 1,500 year old Shaolin Temple in Henan Province in China, by direct linage  dating back to Abbot Shi Zhen Xu .With Treatments & Theropies tought by Shi De Chan Master of Herbel Treatments at Shaolin,Shi Su Xing ( Liu Tang Yi 劉唐逸 ) 30th Generation Monk my Shaolin farther who has passed down to me his exceptional knowladge & skills which I iternally grateful to have meet & studied under and through my teacher had the pleasure the meet and studied under such incredable Masters as Shi De Chan & Shi Su Xi whom my Shifu refares to as the Three Dragons namely because they where called this by Abbot Shi Zhen Xu .

 

Classes are taught by Shifu Shi De Xue, as well as by senior students of Shifu Shi De Xue, who include disciples from Shaolin in China, and western students. The school emphasises balanced training both in the External and Internal Martial Arts. Students typically train both in Gong Fu and Qi Gong , Taiji or San Shou , Shaolin Treatments & Theropies are only tought to advanced Students in the Shaolin Kung Fu & Lion Dance Ireland Center .

 

Essential Knowledge

The proper way to learn Gong Fu is to start with an understanding of the body and how it can be conditioned by training. The traditional Chinese classification of the body into the internal and external body is the first stage in acquiring this understanding. Every subdivision of the external body is regarded as having a root, a middle and an end. The roots of the whole body are the legs, its middle is the torso, and the ends are the arms. Respectively then the roots of the legs are the hips, the middle of the legs are the knees and the ends are the feet. The root of the torso is the dantian, its middle is the heart and its end is the chest. The roots of the arms are the shoulders, their middle are the elbows and their ends are the hands.

It is only by this understanding that the practitioner of Gong Fu can cultivate an acute awareness of the position of his body at all times when executing movements. When considering the internal body it is most important to understand where lie the ends of all the components. The four essential components of the internal body of which the Gong Fu student must be aware at the start of his training are the blood, the bones, the tendons, and the muscles. It is to the ends of all of these that he must direct his qi at all times when practicing Gong Fu. Knowing that the end of the blood is the hair, the end of the bones are the teeth of the muscles is the tongue he can at all times remind himself to direct his qi correctly. When practicing Gong Fu he should feel that his hair stands on end as if charged by electricity, his teeth are tightly clenched as if biting through iron, his fingers are tightly clenched as if trying to drive his nails through his palms and his tongue is pressed hard against his teeth with a force to break through stone. It is only through a constant attention to what the body is doing and where in the body one’s qi is located that the movements learned will become embued with power and focus. One of the vital elements of Ch’an is attention at all times to one’s actions. Through careful and constant practice of the principal that one should not perform any action without awareness the student acquires mastery of the mind and also the body. This is an example of the Ch’an of Gong Fu and the Gong Fu of Ch’an.

Proof of Concept

Gong Fu is a practical skill, which makes it important for a student to know whether what he has learned is useful or not. At the beginning the proof comes from having a qualified master. As a student progresses it is necessary to add to this by introducing ways to prove that the training is effective. The STUK approach is to have short reachable targets. Currently in China the predominant approach to learning is to begin with learning basic techniques (1/2years), followed by study of fist forms (1/2 years) then move on to sanshou and/or weapons training.