| It's all up in the air since Bruce Lee first darned his | | | | achieve prolonged periods of meditation. The |
| yellow jump suit and flirted with a hungry | | | | monks were peaceful people and the kung fu |
| audience. The problem is that most of the | | | | they developed from the animals they studied |
| Western world doesn't have half a clue what real | | | | near the world renowned shaolin temple allowed |
| wu shu is, let alone it's purpose and it's true | | | | them to develop poise, strength and health. They |
| power. | | | | were peaceful monks and the main aim was |
| See, the shaolin exercises were designed to | | | | achieving enlightenment. Kung Fu practise was a |
| improve your health and make you live longer. It | | | | meditative practise and was just like seated |
| could be harnessed and controlled as a viable and | | | | meditation. |
| powerful way to develop the body and defend | | | | Kung fu developed from five animals. The snake, |
| yourself. The true value of the shaolin temple's | | | | the crane, the tiger, the leopard and the dragon. |
| secrets was internal development. | | | | The snake moved on internal energies, the dragon |
| Real kung fu works on the development of | | | | flew in the air with it's will power, the tiger had |
| internal energy and it's power could be harnessed | | | | brute strength, the leopard was cunning and |
| to achieve great things, everything from smashing | | | | treacherous and the crane had great balance. |
| a concrete slab on the forehead to curing an | | | | Those were the roots, it's beginnings. It grew |
| array of diseases. | | | | from strength to strength to be the legendary |
| The Shaolin monks used their training as a way to | | | | force it is today. |
| strengthen their bodies in order for them to | | | | |