Kung Fu

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Kung Fu

Kung Fu is the original Chinese art.
Shao-Lin monks developed and taught Kung Fu as a tool for strengthening the body and achieving the coordination of mind and body that is required to sustain prolonged mediative states.

From the different Shao-Lin temples came dozens of variants styles with the Northern arts emphasizing the mental aspects of the art while the Southern arts put more emphasis on the physical aspects of Kung Fu.

Kung Fu is a highly intellectual art, with the ultimate goal being a symbiotic relationship between the physical and mental aspects of self.



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[MegaMan]

I thought it was developed by Monks, its kind of a Buddhist things isnt it?

[Toucan42]

I think so many people, particularly in the West, are accustomed to thinking of Martial Arts for their raw physical aspects and forget that the premise behind the art is connection between spiritual, mental and physical realities and that the excercise of martial arts is as much a state of mind as it is a particular physical motion.

[yoda1]

i think a lof of westerners think the martial arts are more for just beating people up. i agree, they forget about the entire scope of martial arts and usually believe everything they see on tv... just my .02

[Twinkle]

I agree with you yoda, but would say that I hope that alot of the people that practice martial arts, realise that it all about the phisical combat. The link between the spiritual and phisical aspects of a person that makes you feel whole. But also increases your ability the live your life. Training in a martial art can train you how to react in certain situations, give you a self disaplin that would be otherwise completly unatainable.

[John]

Originally Posted by MegaMan

I thought it was developed by Monks, its kind of a Buddhist things isnt it?

I always thought this too.

As I said in another thread, I see buddhism playing a major part in chinese martial arts. Its a real spiritual adventure for them, not just a physical one.

[Twinkle]

I think allot of the martial arts, well at least the Chinese ones originated from the buddhist monks. Those moks really knew how to handle themselves didnt they

[Raven]

They sure did, and I think its because they were trained every day since their early childhood that they are so good, and not to do witht he religious side of it.

[Twinkle]

Well I would disagree raven, the religous side, as you put it, has huge baring on the physical side. Buddism trains there minds to be dedicated at what they are doing. It also teaches them that its a defence / body training thing, not something to be used to kick someone a$$ for fun.

[Raven]

Looks like we are having this convo in two threads, CLICK ME (Mind and Body)
Lets try and keep it in this one