Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

On Sunday 12 June, 2016, took place a formal meeting of the Masters that are members of the Martial Arts and Culture Research Center of Changchun [chin .: Zhǎngchūn jīng kāi fútú hànxué yánjiū 长春 经开 国学 武道研究会] with the Laoshi and Chairman of the Center, Mr. Wu Wen Jun. The scheduled meeting was made in the context of the acquaintance and reception of the Chinese Grand Master, from all Laoshi and Jiaolian of EPOS.

At 11 am Sunday, Mr. Wu Wen Jun along with his wife Ms. Ji Zhiaoxia and accompanied by the International Representative of the Center, Laoshi Tsimpinoudakis George, arrived in Athens Shaolin Cultural Center, where he was warmly welcomed by the General Director of EPOS and the official representative of the Center in Greece, Laoshi Stavridis Jordan [Shi Yan Zhuo], the General Director of POKESA, Laoshi Katakalaios Dimitris and all Laoshi and Jiaolian that were present.

Mr. Wen Jun, thanked the members for their welcome and spoke with great pleasure for the cooperation of the Center with EPOS. He referred extensively to the center's objectives and the collaboration with the University of Jilin and did not hide his enthusiasm for the response that this cooperation has found in our country. All masters young and old, had the opportunity to talk with him and see the kindness, simplicity and grandeur of a senior master, low-profile, but with important work.

Mr. Tsimpinoudakis made a historical reference to the cooperation with the Center of Changchun and Master Wen Jun and the importance of this cooperation between Greece and China. He thanked Master Shi Yan Zhuo for his substantial contribution to the completion of this effort and expressed his satisfaction with the positive response of EPOS Masters, which marked the beginning of a brilliant international cooperation, based in China.

Concluding he said: I am absolutely convinced that my friend Shi Yan Zhuo, is best suited to take my place in Martial Arts and Culture Research Center of Changchun soon, since my obligations do not allow me to be the international representative.

The visit of Master Wen Jun in Greece is of historic importance for EPOS. Not only because it determines the start of a strong, fraternal cooperation at the country level, but recognizes EPOS as the most important carrier of Chinese Traditional Martial Arts, and Greece becomes the center of Europe in the development of Chinese Traditional Martial Arts,whose example will follow countries with great development potential in the area, such as Russia, Spain, etc., which puts our country in a position of strength.

In addition, the University of Jilin, one of the most serious and reputable carriers of Chinese martial arts, traditional and modern, is now on the side of EPOS and ready to support all efforts of our country in this direction. Said Master Yan Kong.

Then, Mr. Wen Jun, signed and personally awarded diplomas of masters, Laoshi and Jiaolian while to delight the attendees, he decided to teach an entry form in style Pi Gua [chin .: pīguà quán 劈掛拳], a style very popular in China and other countries, derived historically from the style Tong Bi from Shaolin temple and from the period of the Ming dynasty, was taught in military, and due to its dynamic, was used by imperial guards and senior officials.