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History Of The Shaolin Temple
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The Shaolin order dates to about 540 A.D., when an Indian Buddhist priest named Bodhidharma (Tamo in Chinese), traveled to China to see the ...
Locating Shaolin
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The Shaolin Temple is situated in the Songshan mountains in the province Henan of the People's Republic of China. Henan means "sout...
What is Wushu?
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Wushu is an important component of the cultural heritage of China, with a rich content that has remained untarnished over the centuries. Lit...
How Is Wushu Related To Kung Fu?
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"Wushu" is the correct term for all Chinese martial arts therefore kung fu and wushu were originally the same. During the last thi...
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How is Kung-fu Different From Karate, Judo, or Tae Kwon Do?
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Karate was originally an Okinawan method of combat that almost completely dispenses with throws. Its blocks are hard and it is a power orien...
Difference Between Kungfu & Gungfu
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This is yet another result of western linguists confusing both eastern and western speakers. In the once near-universal Wade-Giles spelling,...
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