2015 Blog Posts

Shaolin Martial Arts – The Key to Healthy Living and Self-defense (12/24/2015)

One of the major concerns that people have, especially with regard to women, is about their security.

Keeping in mind the hike in the number of assaults and rapes that occur both locally and nationally, it has become imperative for women to take self-defense classes.

At such a time Detroit Kung Fu can be the perfect answer for women. Unknown to many Americans, China has a long tradition of accomplished female martial arts masters. Read More

Shaolin – Living History (9/27/2015)

Kung fu or Gung fu is a Chinese term alluding to any learning, practice, or study that requires time, patience, and energy to complete. In the West, kung fu is used to refer to Chinese martial arts.

In China, the oldest and most prestigious institutionalized martial art is Shaolin kung fu. The origins of this martial arts style can be traced to the first Buddhist Shaolin temple in China’s Henan province. The Shaolin temple of Henan province was built in 495 AD. The temple was built for a Buddhist master named Buddhabhadra, who preached Nikaya Buddhism.

He hailed from either India or Greco-Buddhist Central Asia. Buddhabhadra was the first abbot of the Shaolin Temple. Read More