Shaolin Kung Fu

I attended a performance of Shaolin Martial Arts.

View large image It was a combination of gymnastics, acrobatics, contortion and various displays of kung fu: both barehanded and with weapons.

There were displays of strength and the ability to withstand attacks. Monks broke metal bars over their heads, suspended another atop spears, and broke thick bamboo poles over each other's bodies.

View large image That's not my idea of fun.

Bamboo is hard to break; it would hurt like Hell if someone took a hard swing at you.

I admire the discipline it took to attain their level of ability.

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