MARTIAL ARTS
* _ ✨✨✨MARTIAL ARTS✨✨✨ _ * Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense ; military and law enforcement applications; competition ; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment ; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage . * _ History of Martial Arts _ Shaolin Kung Fu, also called Shaolin Wushu, is believed to be the oldest institutionalized style of Kung Fu and is one of the most famous martial arts. Shaolin Kung Fu originated and was developed in the Buddhist Shaolin temple in Songshan mountain, Henan province, China. According to legends, At the Shaolin monastery, Bodhidharma saw that the monks were weak from meditation and fasting. He taught them the martial arts he had learned as a young prince… similar to Kalaripayattu! This gave birth to the famous kung-fu warrior monks of Shaolin! Kalari or Kalaripay...