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Historical Origins

Origin

1500 years ago, the second abbot of Shaolin Temple, Chan Master Sengchou, was renowned not only for his profound Zen practice but also for his exceptional martial arts skills, described as "swift and courageous, with a light and agile body."

During this period, the founding patriarch of Chinese Chan Buddhism, Bodhidharma, visited Shaolin and resided in the small room on Shaoshi Mountain, where he wrote the "Six Gates of Shaolin" and accepted Huike as his disciple.

While the exact dialogues and interactions between Bodhidharma and Chan Master Sengchou remain unknown, it is certain that during this time, the seed of "Chan Wu" (Zen martial arts) was sown within Shaolin Temple.

It was not until a thousand years later, during the Ming Wanli period, that this seed of "Chan Wu" was carefully cultivated by the 26th abbot of Shaolin, Wuyan Zhengdao.

After systematically organizing Shaolin Chan Buddhism, martial arts, and medicine, Master Zhengdao established the Yonghua Hall in the southern courtyard of Shaolin Temple. Here, he transmitted the profound teachings of Shaolin Chan Wu, greatly enhancing and perfecting the integrated practice culture of Chan and martial arts. This laid a solid foundation for the continued inheritance of Shaolin Chan Buddhism and martial arts.

Master Zhengdao passed down the Yonghua Hall to his disciple Yuanhui, and it continued through generations, reaching the 14th generation by the time of Zhanmo. During the Qing Dynasty's Daoguang period, fearing persecution, Shaolin Temple ordered Zhanmo to retreat to the lower courtyard's Shigou Temple. It was here that Zhanmo accepted a five-year-old child named Wu Gulun as his disciple. This child would later become his Dharma heir, establishing the foundation of Gu Lun Fist and safeguarding Shaolin Chan Wu culture during challenging times.

Amidst turbulent times during the Qing Tongzhi era, Shaolin Temple's monks feared the temple's destruction. To ensure the continuity of Shaolin Chan Wu, Wu Gulun, who had mastered the essence of Shaolin Temple's Yonghua Hall Chan Wu teachings, left the monastery and returned to secular life, preserving the lineage among the people.

In 1869, Wu Gulun left Shaolin Temple and initially settled in Tangzhuang, Dengfeng. Later, he moved to Yangshumiao Village, Baigou Gou, Yanshi City, to live in seclusion. There, he dedicated himself to Zen meditation and martial arts, integrating the wisdom of Chan Buddhism, the essence of Shaolin martial arts, the essence of folk martial arts, and insights from daily life into a unique martial arts system that emphasized the cultivation of body, mind, and qi.

Wu Gulun passed this system to his son, Wu Shanlin, who then transmitted it to his eldest son, Wu Tianyou, and his second son, Wu Youde. Wu Tianyou passed it to his second son, Wu Musheng, while Wu Youde and Wu Musheng further transmitted it to Wu Nanfang. Through five generations spanning over 140 years, the Gu Lun Fist has been passed down, ensuring the complete continuity of this martial art to the present day.