Dao Yin Qi Gong
Shaolin Quan or Shaolin Boxing originated in the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan at Denfeng in the Henan Province. It was named after the temple. The founder of Shaolin Quan was said to be an Indian monk, Bodhi-dharma. The proposition though very influential, was proved to be false for there was a monk who was named Bodhi-dharma but he knew nothing at all about Chinese boxing. In fact, Shaolin Quan was the manifestation of the wisdom of the monks of the temple, secular Wushu masters and generals and soldiers.
Around the 1911 Revolution against the Qing Dynasty, the Shaolin martial arts underwent further developments. Wushu clubs were established all around the country and most of them took Shaolin Quan. Lots of patriots organized saber and flying sword groups in order to overthrow this dynasty. They constantly practiced their skills and contributed greatly to the cause.
The Shaolin School is very popular in secular society with a myriad of followers.Over the years it was enriched theoretically and its techniques perfected to form a colossal system of fistfight.
Compactness is a feature of the Shaolin School. The moves and tricks of this school are short, simple and succinct as well as versatile. While fighting, Shaolin boxers would advance and retreat straightforwardly. They need only a small space to execute their style of fight, which is described as " fighting along a single straight line." Shaolin Quan is powerful and speedy with rhythmic rising and falling of body movements. It stresses hardness of actions and blows but it also advocates softness in support of the hardness. The motto of the Shaolin fistfight says " hardness first softness second." When jabbing or palming, the arm is required to be neither bent nor straight, in an attempt to blend external and internal forces.
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