Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

The Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization, in cooperation with local associations of Pyrgos and Amaliada, organized a series of systemic teaching seminars, on 6 and 7 of December, 2014. The first seminar began at 10:30 am, on Saturday, December 6th 2014, whereby leading Greek students of EPOS, Giannakopoulou Anna and Stavridou Alexandra [4th Duan Wei Basic Level], taught the "Stick of the Hidden Hand" – Yin Shou Gun [chin .: Shàolín Yīnshǒugùn 少林阴手棍], which is considered the best known and most representative traditional weapon form in Shaolin, at the Club of Pyrgos and was watched by the advanced students of Ilia.

At 7 pm, on the occasion of the 15 years, completed in February 2015, that Master Yan Zhuo taught Rou Quan for the first time in Greece, the seminar "Consolidation and remembrance of Rou Quan [Chin .: róuquán 柔拳] of the Soft Fist of Shaolin" was completed. The Seminar was exclusively for the Masters of the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization. Teachers reminisced the time when they first started and shared experiences and benefits that Rou Quan has provided them within this 15 years. They performed in groups, the skills they were taught in three hours, without interruption, slowly unfolding all their knowledge under the guidance of the Director of the Athens Shaolin Cultural Centre [POKESA] Master Katakalaios Dimitris - Shi Yan Kong [Chin .: shì yán kōng 释延空] and the supervision of Master Stavridis Jordan - Shi Yan Zhuo [Chin .: shì yán zhuō 释延卓], founder and director of [EPOS].

The next day, Sunday, December 7, 2014, at 10 am started the next systemic teaching seminar where students Giannakopoulou Anna and Stavridou Alexandra of EPOS, taught the style "Small Flow Fist" - Xiao Hong Quan [Chin: xiǎohóngquán 小洪拳] of Shaolin, that is considered one of the oldest forms of Shaolin Martial Arts preserved nowadays, to the students of Pyrgos and Amaliada. The Teaching on the Five Energies Implementation and Practice, was also completed. The Five Skills of Soft Fist – Shaolin Rou Quan Wu Gong [Chin .: Shàolín róuquán wǔgōng 少林柔拳五工], develops inner strength and harmony through coordination and relaxation of mind and body. Thus the senses are sharpened and clean, our awareness is awake, we feel well-being and fullness without artificial external "help", with only tool ourselves, our body, energy and mind.

Completing a very nice two day training, the traditional form "Hu Long Quan" - Tiger and Dragon Fist [Chin .: Shàolín hǔlóng quán 少林虎龙拳], of Shaolin Kung Fu [Chin .: Shàolín gōngfu 少林功夫] was studied. This is a traditional form of the style of "Five Animal Imitation Style" - Wu Fang Xing Quan, known nowadays as "Five Animals Fist" - Wu Xing Quan [Chin .: wǔxíngquán 五形拳], created by the Shaolin monk and Chan Master, Qiu Yue [Chin .: shàolínsì sēngrén qiūyuè chánshī 少林寺 僧人秋月禅师].