Shaolin+kung+fu

Chinese martial arts describes the enormous variety of martial arts styles originating in China. Kung fu, also gongfu (Chinese pinyin: gōngfu), wushu (Traditional Chinese) and guoshu (guóshi) are popular Chinese terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts abroad. For martial art enthusiasts or sinologists, the terms wushu and kung fu have very distinct connotations. Each term can describe a different martial arts traditions and can also be used in a context without referencing martial arts. Colloquially, kung fu (or gong fu) alludes to any individual accomplishment or cultivated skill. In contrast, wushu is a more precise term that refers to general martial activities. The term wushu has also become the name for a modern sport similar to gymnastics involving the performance of adapted Chinese bare-handed and weapons forms (tàolù 套路) judged to a set of contemporary aesthetic criteria for points.

Ever since 1669, when Huang Zongxi first described Chinese martial arts in terms of a Shaolin or "external" school versus a Wudang or "internal" school, "Shaolin" has been used as a synonym for "external" Chinese martial arts regardless of whether or not the particular style in question has any connection to the Shaolin Monastery. In 1784 the //Boxing Classic: Essential Boxing Methods// made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin. Since the beginning of the 17th century, the Shaolin Monastery garnered such fame that many martial artists have capitalized on its name by claiming possession of //the// original, authentic Shaolin teachings.

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 * Mantis Kung Fu, along with the secret technique of sucking your balls inside your body... dont ask... just watch...**

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 * This is why I think Shaolin Monks are crazy... as in insane...**