Also known as
Shaolin kung fu · Shaolin wushu
Description
Shaolin kung fu is the largest and most famous style of kung fu. It was developed in the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China during its 1500-year history. It combines Mahayana Buddhist, Chan philosophy and martial arts. The name Shaolin is used as a brand for the external styles of kung fu, with many styles in southern and northern China using the name Shaolin.
Related styles
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Variant ofChinese martial arts
Tags
chinese-martial-arts · shaolin · waijia · external
Sources
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01KYHRZE60P1GBRPFW8VZXG7GR
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Shaolinquan. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYHRZE60P1GBRPFW8VZXG7GR - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYHRZE60P1GBRPFW8VZXG7GR, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Shaolinquan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYHRZE60P1GBRPFW8VZXG7GR}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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