Kung Fu Renaissance, Returning to its origin,
A total Kung Fu revolution
Dear Friends and Family:
I would like to invite you to our upcoming Kung Fu conference. A key aim of the conference, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-10,2024, will be a renaissance of Kung Fu into the deep pure consciousness that was the essence of Kung Fu at its origin.
The original Kung Fu was more than the set bodily forms and styles that we often use today in many Kung Fu trainings and competitions. At its origin, Kung Fu was holistic, involving mind and spirit, as well as the body. During the conference, we will seek to revive this integrated approach. We perceive it will help reestablish Kung Fu as a life experience of deep self-learning, unveiling and enabling each of us to discover our greatest inner potential. For more background, please see my brief background summary attached to this invitation.
Click below for all registration to Kung Fu Renaissance, Returning to Its Origin with LQC – Integrated Kung Fu – Zen TaiGong.
I am also excited to let you know that the conference will include our very special 38th KSF Kung Fu Sanshou/Sanda Federation-US Open Kung Fu Challenge and KSF-Super Fight, which will be held Saturday evening, November 9, from 9:00 Am to 9:30 PM. We welcome all competitors, beginners as well as more advanced and senior students of Kung Fu.
All conference activities will be held at DOUBLETREE BY HILTON ATLANTA PERIMETER DUNWOODY. We encourage you to call the main reservation line at +1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) and request to make a reservation under the group code KSF38. We look forward to seeing you on November 8th, 2024
Peace and Love,
DeRu
Kung Fu Renaissance
Event Date
- November 8-10, 2024
Location
- DoubleTree Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody
Hotel Reservation
- 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667)
- Group Code: KSF38
Attachments: Learn More About Kung Fu Renaissance
LQC-Integrated Holistic Kung Fu Zen Tai Gong
Our Mission
Shaolin Chan Foundation is a non profit 501c3 organization. Our goal is to promote and carry out the Chan (Zen) teachings and Chan way of living. This includes Chan philosophy, Chan meditation, Tai Gong for healing, Chan nutrition, fine arts, music, the appreciation.
We hold a number of events through the year, including: Chinese New Year festivities; World Tai Chi Day lectures, demonstrations and classes; Qi Retreats, which focus on Qi Gong and Nutrition; our Chan meditation series; and our World Kung Fu Championships series as well as conference and assistance to the needy in education and basic living in China and other parts of the world. We maintain relationships with a number of institutions in China and enjoy both student exchange Intern programs and visiting lecturers.
About Shifu Deru
Liu Xiangyang, who goes by his Shaolin disciple name DeRu, is a senior student of Shaolin Chan-Wu-Yi (Zen, martial arts and medicine) and a mentor to hundreds of thousands of Shaolin and Tai Chi students as well as natural health advocators. He is one of the two most well-known disciples of Su Xi, who was a great spiritual leader and 30th generation grand master, chief monk, and former deputy abbot monk of the famous Shaolin Temple.
He is one of the earliest Shaolin pioneers who entered the US, spreading the Chan, natural healing, Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Kung Fu in the United States and around globe.
禪 Chan (Zen)
We have a little bit of a branding problem: sometimes we refer to it as Zen, sometimes Chan, and sometimes Chan (Zen). Here’s the deal. Zen and Chan are the same thing. The word Zen is an Americanized version of the Japanese word 禅, which itself is derived from the Chinese word 禪, which is pronounced “Chan.” In Pinyin (which is the official romanization system of Chinese) it’s “Chán.” Going all the way back to Sanskrit, the word originated as dhyāna or ध्यान. All these words translate literally into something like “meditative state,” which is appropriate because meditation is the central practice at the heart of Zen… I mean Chan… I mean Chan (Zen)… You get the point.
Zen may simply be interpreted as innermost consciousness, the way to reach infinite Wisdom, or the way to cultivate wisdom. It also includes the realm of infinite intelligence in the expanded high plainfield of consciousness that can only be reached after deep cultivation coupled with innate discovery. This wisdom is the ultimate consciousness of the universe. It is the wisdom of life, the life intelligence.