Shaolin Wushu is one of the famous martial arts schools in China with a long history and far-reaching influence. It is an important part of China traditional Wushu. "Shaolin Boxing" and "Shaolin Stick" occupy an important page in the history of China Wushu.

Shaolin Wushu originated from the ancient Songshan Shaolin Temple, hence its name. Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain is located at the foot of Wuru Peak in Shao Shi of Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng County, Henan Province. Founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 495). It was built by Emperor Xiaowen to arrange for Bhattara, an Indian monk, to come to Songshan to preach.

After Master Po Tuo presided over Shaolin Temple, scholars from all over the world heard the news and there were hundreds of followers. In this way, a large number of folk martial artists acted as handymen in Shaolin Temple. When Barto presided over Shaolin Temple, some young children who knew martial arts or other skills had been shaved into Shaolin Temple monks. Like monk Huiguang,/kloc-kicked shuttlecock in the well of Tianjie in Luoyang at the age of 0/2. He can kick the shuttlecock 500 times in a row. I was surprised by this, so I shaved him as a young monk and became my apprentice. When the post-monk, a disciple of Batuo, was young, he was weak and was often teased by some young monks who knew martial arts. Later, he worked hard to practice martial arts, and sure enough, he practiced martial arts and was in good health. Master Posto has made great contributions to the establishment of Shaolin Temple, the translation of Buddhist scriptures and the teaching of Buddhism. It is also recorded in Shaolin Boxing that Posto taught convenient shovels and broadswords all the way.

According to legend, in the third year of Xiaoming Xiaochang in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 527), Dharma, an Indian monk, came to Songshan Shaolin Temple to talk about Zen. He sat quietly for nine years to cultivate his mind and cultivate his nature. He is revered as the ancestor of Zen in China. Dharma sat still all day, exhausted. In addition, he has to guard against wild animals and cold and heat in the deep mountains and forests. When he preached the scriptures, he found that many disciples had been meditating for a long time, sleepy and depressed. In order to get rid of fatigue, prevent animals, keep fit and protect temples, Dharma and others have compiled a set of "living methods" for fitness activities to teach monks, which is the embryonic form of "Shaolin Boxing". In addition, in his spare time, Dharma practiced several instruments to protect himself from theft with shovels, sticks, swords and clubs, which were later called Dharma shovels, sticks and swords. Later, he absorbed the soaring posture of birds, animals, insects and fish, developed the "living method", and created a set of arhat eighteen hands combining static and dynamic. Later, after long-term practice, synthesis, enrichment and improvement by monks of past dynasties, a set of boxing methods was gradually formed, reaching more than 100, which was collectively called "Shaolin Boxing" in martial arts. Among them, Bai Yufeng, Jue Yuan, Li Chui and others, who played an important role in Shaolin Boxing in the Yuan Dynasty, studied Shaolin Boxing seriously, paid attention to the arrangement and teaching of boxing, and developed the "Luohan Eighteen Hands" in Shaolin Boxing into seventy-two hands, and then to one hundred and seventy-three hands, which was the first time to systematically sort out a set of Shaolin Boxing.

At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, the abbot of Shaolin Temple selected strong, brave and dexterous monks or organized special teams to protect the safety of the temple. At first, their task was to protect the temple. Later, monks took part in political activities, raised monks and soldiers in the temple and formed monks. The objective situation requires Wushu to develop into superb attack and skills, and it has started organized and strict training of monks and soldiers and practiced sticks. Every morning at sunrise, monks get up together in Xi Branch, and practice for three or nine days in winter and three days in summer. Over the years, they have been practicing hard, which has played a great role in the development and improvement of Shaolin Wushu.

Many cultural relics of Shaolin Temple have witnessed the origin of Shaolin Boxing, especially the mural of Shaolin Boxing Spectrum in the White House, which depicts the real scene of Shaolin Temple monks practicing boxing and martial arts in those years: a magnificent temple decorated with colorful lights, 30 strong monks in short dresses, divided into 15 pairs, practicing Shaolin Boxing, punching and kicking, lifelike. In addition to the boxing score, there are murals of monks practicing instruments and swinging sticks in the hall, and the "Hammer Score" of Shaolin martial arts on the north and south walls, which highlights the posture of two monks fighting and high-fiving. The Thousand-Buddha Hall used to be the training room of Shaolin Temple, with 48 Buddhist "pillars" on the ground floor. I saw two rows of pot-bottom-shaped round pits with a diameter of about 40 to 50 cm left on the brick floor, with a spacing of about 2.5 meters. It is said that it is a skill painstakingly learned by monks and stepped on it with their feet. It reflects the real historical record of ancient Shaolin monks practicing Shaolin Wushu.

Many monks in Shaolin Temple were proficient in martial arts before becoming monks. Many people with high martial arts are dissatisfied with the feudal system, see through the world of mortals, cut their hair and become monks and become the backbone of the ranks of monks and soldiers. Shaolin Temple often invites Wulin experts to teach boxing and stick skills in the temple to develop Shaolin Wushu. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the monk Fu Ju invited 18 famous martial artists to practice in Shaolin Temple for three years, and their strength was included in Shaolin Boxing. Yu, a famous anti-Japanese scholar in the Ming Dynasty, also went to Shaolin Temple to teach stick skills, so Shaolin Temple actually became a famous martial arts place, with a gathering of talents. After absorbing the advantages of various martial arts, Shaolin Temple has gradually developed into a martial arts school with many routines, including Touma, foot fighting, qigong, unarmed and various instruments. Later disciples combined the inherent essence of China Wushu and developed it into Shaolin Wushu, which is well-known at home and abroad.

Shaolin Wushu is famous all over the world, which began at the end of Sui Dynasty. Thirteen eminent monks, such as Tan Zong, Cao Zhi and Hui Tang, were highly skilled. At the invitation of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, they took part in the crusade against the king. Make a good start, rescue and defeat Wang, and capture Wang Renze alive. After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he gave Shaolin Temple monks a large amount of Zhuang Tian Yin, expanded Shaolin Temple, and allowed Shaolin Temple to set up a team of monks and soldiers. Tan Zong was made a general, and the others "discussed it when in danger, and the matter will be restored to the monk." Shaolin Wushu has stood the test of actual combat and practiced boxing. From then on, it became famous in World War I, which initiated a new era of Shaolin Wushu. In its heyday, Shaolin Temple occupied 10000 mu, 14 halls and 5,000 houses. The number of monks in the temple has increased to more than 2,000, including more than 500 monks with high martial arts. Legend has it that Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and Yue Fei, a national hero, also knew the true story of Shaolin. Zhao Kuangyin loved boxing, and handed down Mao's long fist. He once hid the boxing score in Shaolin Temple. The ancient book "The Essence of Shaolin Boxing" said that Yue Fei's divine power came from a monk, and the heroic skills given to Yue Fei by the monk were outstanding in the battle with Jin Weiguo. In the Ming Dynasty, a monk hung a frontier fortress three times on the Shaolin Temple Hill. In recognition of his achievements, the imperial court erected flagpoles and stone lions in front of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin's martial spirit is immortal. Many heroes in the past dynasties have practiced a set of fighting skills, and many touching stories have emerged in self-defense against the enemy. During Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaded the southeast coast of China. More than 30 monks from Shaolin Temple led by Yuekong were called together and organized a team of monks and soldiers to go to the front line of Songjiang to resist the Japanese attack. In the battle, everyone bravely took the lead and killed many enemies with iron bars. Later, because they were outnumbered, more than 30 patriotic monks, including Yuekong, all sacrificed heroically and gave their lives, writing a glorious chapter for Shaolin Temple with their blood and lives. Now there are still records of patriotic monks and soldiers fighting in the stone carvings of the forest of steles in Shaolin Temple and Tallinn.

In addition to Songshan Shaolin Temple, it is said that Shaolin Temple has established more than a dozen branches all over the country. In the Ming Dynasty, a Shaolin Temple was established in Jiulianshan, Fujian, and it was also famous for developing Shaolin Boxing. After the Qing and Ming Dynasties, many patriots, dissatisfied with foreign rule, cut their hair and joined Shaolin Temple. A large number of monks made friends with heroes of three mountains and five mountains, founded Buddhist Hong Men, trained and developed Hong Men children, and vigorously advocated anti-Qing restoration. South Shaolin Temple became the base camp of anti-Qing restoration and the gathering place of Hong Men's disciples, and Wu Jingqiang's soldiers were shining up and down. Later, due to the traitor's informer, the Qing government sent troops to suppress it, and the temple was burned down by the Qing soldiers.

Before and after the Revolution of 1911, the martial arts of Shaolin Temple developed further among the people, and there were many martial arts schools all over the country. Many patriots actively studied Shaolin Wushu in order to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Wushu was often used as a practical means of revolution. Many landlords have set up "broadsword team" and "shuttle standard team" to practice martial arts, and made great achievements in the anti-Qing struggle.

After the founding of New China, the Party and the government attached great importance to the development of Shaolin Wushu. Many provinces and cities have established Wushu associations and Wushu training classes in sports schools to further promote and develop Shaolin Wushu. Shaolin Wushu is deeply admired and loved by people and deeply rooted in people's hearts. During the ten years of turmoil, Shaolin Wushu was devastated, but after the downfall of the Gang of Four, Shaolin Wushu regained its prestige, and Wushu training classes sprang up one after another, inheriting and developing China's Shaolin Wushu heritage, cultivating a large number of Wushu talents for the country and winning honor for the country in foreign performances and exchanges.

Shaolin Wushu is not created by one person, but embodies the efforts of millions of people. Shaolin Wushu is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation through the development and inheritance of countless China Wushu masters in the long years.

Shaolin was originally divided into five schools: Henan (Songshan) Shaolin, Fujian Shaolin, Guangdong Shaolin, Emei Shaolin and Wudang Shaolin. Each school is divided into many primary schools and small factions, and there are countless small factions. Geographically, it can be divided into two schools: north shaolin and South Shaolin.

Shaolin Kung Fu is rich in content and varied in routines. According to the nature, it can be roughly divided into internal work, external work, hard work, light work, qigong and so on. Internal strength is mainly to practice essence; External work and hard work refer to the violent force of exercising a certain part of the body; Light skills are good at vertical jump and over distance; Qigong includes practicing qi and nourishing qi. According to the techniques, there are more than one kind of boxing, stick, spear, knife, fencing, martial arts and Sanda, equipment and equipment training 100. These routines and hard and soft kungfu have lost a lot because of their age.

Culture:

Wushu, as a humanistic cultural phenomenon, as a human form culture, or as a fitness, enemy defense and competitive project, has long been a household name in China and has become a valuable heritage of Chinese culture.

Shaolin Wushu is the most representative, cultural connotation, religious culture, complete systematization, authority and mystery school of China Wushu in China, and it has undoubtedly become the mainstream school of China Wushu.

According to legend, during the long years of practice in Shaolin Temple, the famous founder of Dharma set an example and founded Shaolin Wushu, which has a profound humanistic and cultural connotation from the beginning, with self-cultivation, good nature and purity. Make the Buddhist cultural philosophy "Zen" and other martial arts complement each other and reach the highest level of you and me.

Unexpectedly, in the early 1980s, a film, Shaolin Temple, caused a sensation at home and abroad. A Shaolin Wushu craze has spread all over China, and even foreigners have come to China to join in the fun. Therefore, Shaolin Wushu flourished again and got great development. Around Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, dozens of miles away in Fiona Fang, dozens of martial arts schools have sprung up, some of which are even called "academies", and thousands of martial arts practitioners are competing to be named "Shaolin". Unfortunately, they are all listed as authentic "Shaolin Wushu".

Shaolin Kung Fu has been invited to perform in America, Europe, Southeast Asia and many other countries. China Kung Fu fascinated international friends, stunned the audience and exclaimed with one voice: "Unbelievable! Incredible! " . Queen Elizabeth II came here to invite Shaolin Kung Fu to perform at Buckingham Palace, and treated her as a distinguished guest. I went abroad to perform, and everywhere I went, there was a whirlwind of China Kung Fu, which fascinated foreigners. They all expressed their heartfelt admiration: "China people can always think of unexpected things. What a great China man! "

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia