Meir Shahar, a researcher at Tel Aviv University, compiles data from over 600 years of evidence to explore the role of Shaolin monastic martial practice in the history of China’s Ming period. The article examines Shaolin martial practice in a historical context and the influences of Shaolin monastic practices and martial traditions on Ming period military and political culture. Shahar details evidence for Shaolin martial practice’s presence in several military conflicts to explore ... (more ⇒)
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