A glimpse of the history of shaolin kung fu

A glimpse of the history of shaolin kung fu

Starting from P'u-t'i Tamo (Bodhi Dharma), an Indian nation's Buddhist monks who came to China around the year 505-556 AD. P'u-t'i Tamo settled in the temple Siauw Liem, develop Ch'an Buddhism (Zen).

One day he looked surprised because most of the monks seen nodding off while attending religious instruction. Since then the monks Siauw Liem Gymnastics moves are required to practice 18 Penyehat body brought from India. Gymnastics is intended to nourish the body of the monks, because they have to sit for hours listening to religious instruction. Gymnastics is turned at a later date to give a special color in the martial arts Siauw Sie Liem.

With the passage of time, especially after the death of P'u-t'i Tamo, eighteenth penyehat gymnastics moves the body almost gone, neglected by the monks. Fortunately, a young Kung Fu expert bare hands and a sword version of the Chinese mainland into a monk at the temple Siauw Liem. He, who would later nicknamed Ciok Shang Yen Ren, diligently and earnestly began to fix the 18 moves and mix it with his knowledge of Kung Fu. Created a new science, 72 moves, called the Shaolin Kung Fu, because it is created at the temple Siauw Liem.

To search for Kung Fu expert swordsman who could perfect his knowledge, he wanders. When in town Lancow, he saw an old man confronted by a burly criminals. Surprisingly, when the criminals were launching an attack, simply by tapping your fingers that seem to be done with lightweight makes it a criminal fainted. He introduced himself and honestly tell the purpose of his odyssey. Apparently the old man is a warrior Kim Na Jiu (Jujitsu Kung Fu version). The old man just mention the name of his clan, Lie.


With the mediation of the old man, he can become acquainted with the swordsman Pai Fung Ie, swordsman without equal of Shansi province, Henan and Hopei. Ciok sincerity Shang Yen Ren can knock these two warriors heart, so they want to stay at the temple Siauw Liem to construct a new science based on 18th-stance Gymnastics Penyehat Body Cou Su Tatmo heritage, plus the 72 moves of Kung Fu Shang Yen Ren Ciok , and coupled with the two warriors science itself. Thus, eventually creating 182 Shaolin Kung Fu moves that can be divided into five kinds of game Kung Fu: Dragon Kick, tiger stance, Leopard Kick, Kick-Jutsu Snake and Crane.