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Pretty much any Chinese Martial Arts school will teach you the appropriate forms. But they do often require you to obtain a basic knowledge of the art before they introduce you to the weapons forms.
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BlakeAround 525 AD. The legendary monk, Boddhiharma, made the journey across the Himalayas to china, from India. He found the monks in China having problems staying awake during meditations so he developed twelve animal movements to help them focus.
These movements became the basis for kung-fu and began spreading and changing throughout southeast Asia.
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2 what countries martial arts originated from?
Martial Arts mostly originates from Japan and China, but there are other places as well.
How did martial arts in China develop?
Legend says that it was the Bodhidarma that started Chinese martial arts. He brought the arts he learned in India to the Shoalin temples. But the arts were there long before that.
What is martial art bourne?
If you're asking where martial arts was born ... Then most believe it was born in China , and that , " Kung Fu" was the first martial arts form.
How martial arts developed?
It Was developed by the Shaolin monks in ancient China.
Is Bodhidharma the creator of martial arts?
Bodidharma was an Indian monk who travelled to China. He taught Buddhism and martial arts to the shaolin monks from techniques he brought back from India. That was when martial arts was born.Second answerNo, he was not the creator of martial arts. Martial arts arise independently within cultures all around the world. Wherever there is war, there is always someone who knows how to wrestle or handle a sword. The concept that Bodhidharma knew or created martial arts does not predate the 20th century. See the paper "Ignorance, Legend, and Taijiquan" by the martial arts historian Stan Henning.
