Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization [EPOS] activities for 2015 began dynamically with the Evaluation Session, which is of great importance for the Cultural Heritage of Shaolin. Thus the Evaluation Committee was convened by the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization to take over its task on the 4 First Evaluation Sessions of the year.

The first Evaluation Session was held on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 10am, at the club of Shaolin Paianias "Mantis" association. The 2nd and the 3rd Evaluation Sessions were conducted at the site of the Athens Shaolin Cultural Centre at 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm, for the students of "Anemos" and students of “White Lotus”, respectively. The 4th Evaluation Session was held on Sunday, February 1, at 10:00 am, at the headquarters of "Red Phoenix" in Lykovrysi.

All four Evaluation Sessions, were held with great success, according to the regulations and the material of Shaolin Temple and the supervision of the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization. The Evaluation Committee was led by Master Stavridis Jordan - Shi Yan Zhuo [chin .: shì yán zhuō 释延卓], director of the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization [EPOS] and the Director of the Athens Shaolin Cultural Centre [POKESA], Master Katakalaios Dimitris - Shi Yan Kong [chin .: shì yán kōng 释延空]. The assessors were Members of the Primary Evaluation Committee of the Greek Shaolin Federation and the supervision was held by the Secondary Evaluation Committee of the Greek Shaolin Federation .

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].