Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

The Fourth Evaluation Session on Shaolin Kung Fu in 2014, was held in Aristomachos Shaolin Kungfu Cultivation Team headquarters, in Artemida, on Saturday morning, May 31, 2014 under the rules and regulations and the curriculum of the EPOS. The Evaluation Committee consisted of Master Katakalaios Dimitris - Shi Yan Kong [Chin.: shì yán kōng 释延空], Master Spiropoulos Xristos – Shi Heng Ji [Chin.: shìhéngjí 释恒吉], Master Kostis Nikolaos - Shi Heng Feng [Chin.: shìhéngfēng 释恒风], Master Kostopoulos Ioannis - Shi Heng Ya [Chin.: shìhéngyá 释恒雅], Master Anthoniou Efstathia - Shi Miao Qing [Chin.: shìmiàoqīng 释妙清], Master Kokkalas Lambros - Shi Heng Ling [Chin.: shìhénglíng 释恒灵], Master Kapatsoulias Panagiotis - Shi Miao Yin [Chin.: shìmiàoyīn 释妙音], Master Delis Giorgos - Shi Heng Yao [Chin.: shìhéngyào 释恒耀], Master Altanis Theodoros – Shi Miao Ju [Chin.: shìmiàojù 释妙钜] and Master Tsamoutalidou Stamatina – Shi Miao Lian [Chin.: shìmiàolián 释妙莲] . The proceedings and the evaluation overview was held by Master Stavridis Jordan - Shi Yan Zhuo [Chin.: Shì yán zhuō 释延卓], founder and Director of EPOS.

In the Evaluation Session took part students from Shaolin Paiania Athletic Club, Aristomachos Shaolin Kungfu Cultivation Team, Shaolin Wu Kung Athletic Club of Southern Greece and Greek Academy of Chinese, Philosophical and Gymnastic Arts «Phoenix».

When Evaluation Session was completed, the founder and manager of Athens Shaolin Cultural Center, Master Shi Yan Kong, handed the degrees of first and second Basic Duanwei to the successful students of 2013.

In the end of the Evaluation Session, Master Shi Yan Zhuo congratulated all students for their major effort, and expressed his satisfaction for the progress of the senior students, as well as the younger students, pointing out that their improvement is a result of very cautious steps, without rush or excess, steps that lead to the development of the EPOS members, having as an only reference the most appropriate training method in Shaolin Kung Fu.

The Evaluation Session [Chin.: kǎo gōng huìyì 考功会议] is part of the Cultural Heritage of Shaolin and for this reason is of great importance because it gives validity to the systematic study of the Shaolin Culture and elevates the level of techniques and theory of Shaolin martial arts. The process and criteria of the evaluation is based on the Greek Shaolin Gong Fu Duan Wei Evaluation System [chin .: Xīlà Shǎolín Gōngfū duànwèizhì 希腊少林武功段位制], that is created specifically by the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization [chin.: Xīlà shàolínsì wénhuà zhōngxīn 希腊少林寺文化中心].