These Buddhist warrior monks excel at Kung Fu

By
Elizabeth Pierson
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These Buddhist warrior monks excel at Kung Fu
Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

In China, it is said that “all martial arts under heaven arose out of Shaolin.”

Shaolin Kung Fu is believed to be the oldest institutionalized style of Kung Fu and is one of the most famous martial arts, according to Getty. It was created in the Buddhist Shaolin temple in the Songshan mountain in China and has developed over the last 1500 years. It and it's various forms are marked by both barehanded and weapon styles.

Shaolin monks, who are known to be the ultimate Buddhist warriors, demonstrated their skills in Chinatown in London, England earlier this week.

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