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  2. Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin kung fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shàolín gōngfū), also called Shaolin Wushu (少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù), or Shaolin quan (少林拳; Shàolínquán), is the largest and most famous style of kung fu. It combines Chan philosophy and martial arts. It was developed in the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China during its 1500-year ...

  3. Shaolin Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin kung fu. [1] It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the Songshan mountain range in Dengfeng County, Henan province, China.

  4. Bodhidharma - Wikipedia

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    At Shaolin Monastery, the monks informed them that Bodhidharma was dead and had been buried in a hill behind the temple. The grave was exhumed and was found to contain a single shoe. The monks then said, "Master has gone back home" and prostrated three times: "For nine years, he had remained and nobody knew him; Carrying a shoe in hand he went ...

  5. China’s Shaolin monks are known for their incredible ...

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    The photographer reflects on how he took the memorable shot back in 2004, in one of the martial arts academies that had sprung up near the Shaolin Temple. China’s Shaolin monks are known for ...

  6. Northern Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    In its broadest sense, Northern Shaolin (Chinese: 北少林; pinyin: Běishàolín; Cantonese Yale: Bak-siu-làhm) is the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China, referring to those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan and specifically to the style practice by Gù Rǔzhāng (顧汝章 1894–1952; also known as Ku Yu-cheung), the Sōngshān Shí Lù ...

  7. Luohanquan - Wikipedia

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    In Shaolin temple, there are various Luohan styles. Besides the Shaolin Luohan styles, there are many Luohan-related styles that have been developed in many other areas of China. Shaolin Luohan 18 hands and Luohanquan are always praised as the root styles based on which most of the Shaolin kung fu styles and many other non-Shaolin styles have ...

  8. Shi Yan Ming - Wikipedia

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    The Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, China. In 1969, the five-year-old Duan's Buddhist parents, still worried about his health, took him to the 1,500-year-old [4] Shaolin Temple, the only remains of which after repeated destruction by warring dynasties and the current government were the foundation and some walls.

  9. Ng Mui - Wikipedia

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    Ng Mui (Chinese: t 伍枚, p Wú Méi; Cantonese: Ng 5 Mui 4) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty. According to legend she is said to have been a master of various martial arts including the Shaolin martial arts , the Wudang martial arts , Ng Ying Kung Fu ...