Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

The third evaluation period for students of the associations that belong to the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization, is successfully completed with the double evaluation session that took place at the Club of Amaliadas Shaolin Cultural Center and the Club of the Pyrgos “Foinikas” Shaolin Cultural Center on Saturday, June 13, 2015.

The assessors, that are members of the Primary and Secondary Evaluation Committee where Mr Spyropoulos Christos , Costis Nikolaos, Kokkalas Lambros, Kapatsoulias Panagiotis, Altanis Theodoros, George Delis and Mrs. Tsamoutalidi Stamatina, Costi Olga and Antonioy Efi; and the seniors of the EPOS Shaolin Kung Fu Development Team "ARISTOMACHOS", Giannakopoulos Kostas and Antari Constantina that were present and helped with the procedures and the compliance with the examination rules.

Head of the Evaluation Committee was the Director of the Athens Shaolin Cultural Centre [POKESA], Master Katakalaios Dimitris - Shi Yan Kong [chin .: shì yán kōng 释 延 空] and the general supervision of the evaluation process was held by Master Stavridis Jordan - Si Yan Zhuo [chin .: shì yán zhuō 释 延 卓], founder and director of [EPOS].

“The third evaluation period for the Students of the Shaolin Cultural Center's of Amaliada and Pyrgos completed successfully. The work done in recent years in Shaolin Unions of Ilia, is now clearly worthwhile. The purpose of evaluations is not just for the belt performance, which has been incorrectly understood. Evaluation is a continuous dynamic process built into the functioning of the Greek Federation of Shaolin, to improve the quality of educational work of all of us. Ilia has provided development and proper dissemination of the Shaolin Culture over the last 20 years , and I hope this upward course to continue” , said Director of the Athens Shaolin Cultural Centre [POKESA], Master Katakalaios Dimitris.

The Evaluation Session 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].