Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization
少林希腊文化組织

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The training day "6 Harmonious Exercises - Liu He Gong [Chin.: Shàolín liùhé gōng 少林六合功]", on Sunday October 13, 2024, in Artemida, which was implemented by the Greek Shaolin Cultural Organization, was completed with complete success.

At the training day, Liu He Gong, an internal exercise art that is the primordial root of Tai Ji Quan, was taught and analyzed by Master Shi Yan Zhuo [Chin.: shì yán zhuō 释延卓], founder of EPOS and official representative of Shaolin in Greece.

The Skills were presented in detail:

1. Pushing the mountain with one hand [Chin.: dānshǒutuīshān 单手推山]
Cleansing and strengthening the lungs

2. The Wind Shakes the Willow [Chin.: fēngbǎiliǔ 风擺柳]
Cleansing and strengthening the Spleen

3. Embracing the Moon-[Chin.: huáizhōng bàoyuè 怀中抱月]
Cleansing and strengthening the Liver

4. Subjugation of the Tiger [Chin.: fúhǔshì 伏虎勢]
Balancing the internal temperature of the organs.

5. Supporting the Sky with the Palm [Chin.: tuòtiānzhǎng 拓天掌]
Cleansing and strengthening the Heart

6. The Palm that Subdues the Dragon [Chin.: jiànglóngzhǎng 降龙掌]
Cleansing and strengthening the Kidneys.

About Liu He Gong

The 6 Harmonious Exercises or Skills are one of the oldest teachings of Shaolin, they belong to the "Shaolin Chǎnqìjiàn" and have not changed over time. It is a set of exercises aimed at strengthening health, achieving mental clarity and eliminating anxiety and depression. Each of the six movements and postures corresponds to a different organ of the body, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver, and to different meridian channels. It is a Qigong routine in motion and has very clearly the elements of an elementary or original form of Tai Ji Quan [Chinese: Tàijíquán 太极拳]. The basic footwork "cat walk" [Chin.: miáoxíng 猫行] is similar to a variation of the "Whirling Step" [Chin.: Zuoyou Lōuxī Àobù, 电视搂膝汹步] of Tai Ji Quan, while also teaching the using the concepts of "Twisting, Sinking, and Direction" which is a basic teaching in Tai Ji Quan.