Gulun Kung Fu
Traditional internal Shaolin martial art
- Type
- Shaolin Kung Fu
Gulun Kung Fu (Chinese: 古轮拳法; pinyin: Gǔlún quánfǎ) is a traditional internal style of Shaolin kung fu maintained within the Wu family of Henan province, China. It is characterised by slow, spiralling movements practised in coordination with breath and standing meditation, and is integrated with Chan practice; the syllabus culminates in the form Xinyiba (心意把, "Heart-Mind-Grasp").
The lineage traces to Wu Gulun (吴古轮, 1831–1914), a former monk of Shaolin Temple who returned to lay life in 1869 and continued the practice in Yangshu Miao village near Mount Song. The current holder is Wu Nanfang (吴南方, born 1962), described in Chinese press and a 2018 CCTV documentary as the fifth-generation lineage holder. In August 2020, Gulun Kung Fu was recognised as municipal-level intangible cultural heritage in Luoyang, having previously been listed at Yanshi City level in 2015.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.