THE NEW KUNG FU’S MAGAZINE
WHAT IS KUNG FU? The term Kung Fu refers to the martial arts of China. Kung
Fu originated in a place called the Shaolin Temple, where monks practiced Kung
Fu for health and self-defense during their quest for enlightenment.
The...
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THE NEW KUNG FU’S MAGAZINE
WHAT IS KUNG FU? The term Kung Fu refers to the martial arts of China. Kung
Fu originated in a place called the Shaolin Temple, where monks practiced Kung
Fu for health and self-defense during their quest for enlightenment.
The first Shaolin temple was a Buddhist monastery built in 377 A.D. in the Henan
province of China. In 527 A.D. a Buddhist prince, Bodhidharma, or Da Mo in
Chinese, traveled to the temple for religious teaching, but found the monks weak
and in poor health. To find a way to give the monks strength and vitality, Da Mo
locked himself in a room for nine years of meditation. His resulting work, Yi Jin
Jing, a series of exercises which developed strength, vitality, and internal energy,
is considered the original Shaolin martial art.
Historically, Kung Fu in China was an integral part in the education of scholars and
the leaders of government. The Chinese people placed great value in the practice
of Kung Fu because they felt it taught respect, pa
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