reconnecting to roots

February 5, 2008 in Kung Fu, Zen, ch'an, shaolin

One thousand of our practitioners from Taiwan reunite with Shao Lin in China October 2007 returning the Sitting Chan practice back to Shao Lin after an absence of two hundred some years. In exchange Motion Chan (Martial arts) practice will be taught by Shao Lin Monks through our many centers.

www.shaolinchan.org

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