10 unknown facts about Shaolin Kung Fu

1.This is the oldest, largest and also the most famous Martial art in the world.

2.This Kung-fu style was developed in Shaolin temple in China for many centuries (More than for thousand years).

3.There is a saying in China about this amazing martial art method. It says "All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu is the best under heaven".

4.Shaolin temple was first estabilishe in 495 AD in the Song mountain in China as a buddhist temple by a monk called Buddhabhadra or Batuo who is from India to preach Buddhism.

5. After Monk Batuo, another monk called Bodhidharma came to Shaolin temple in 527 AD also from India. He is described as the founder of Shaolin Kung-fu.

6. During 581-907 AD, shaolin monks created their first fighting system of their own which is called 18 methods of Luohan. This system is the baisc system for many popular advanced Shaolin martial art styles which were later developed.

7.The martial art aspect of the Shaolin temple is called Quan. Quan is just a part of their main aspect, Chan. Chan is refers to Chan Buddhism and it is the religion of Shaolin temple. Shaolin monks practice both these disciplines.  But their main porpose is to practice Chan.

8.There are three major contents in  the Shaolin Kung-fu. Those are basic skills ,power skills and combat skills. 
Basic skils are stamina, flexibility, and balance, which improve the body abilities in doing martial maneuvers. n Shaolin kung fu, flexibility and balance. These skills are also known as "childish skill" , and have been classified into 18 postures.

Power skills are known as Qigong meditation: Qigong meditation itself has two types, internal , which is stationary meditation, and external  which is dynamic meditation methods like Shaolin four-part exercise, eight-section brocade , Shaolin muscle-changing scripture and others.
There is also a part known as the 72 arts: These Include 36 soft and 36 hard exercises, which are known as soft and hard qigong.

Combat skills have various barehanded, weapon, and barehanded vs. weapon routines (styles) and their combat methods.

9. Like many other chinese martial arts, Shaolin Kung-fu is also taught via forms. Two closely related forms or sometimes one form creates a style. Every style with two forms has a small form and a big form. Shaolin temple has more than thousand forms and hundreds of styles. That is why Shaolin Kun-fu is known as the largest martial art in the world. These styles are shortlisted to18 most famous and most estabilished kung fu styles.

10. Every monk in Shaolin temple choses a unique style to practice. Each style has unique fighting methods using the body and various vapons. To master these styles, one has to practice eyery form of the style. It may take a life time.

most famous shaolin styles are as follow;

• Arhat's 18 hands also known as the oldest style.
• Flood style  with the small form known as the son of the styles, and the big form known as the mother of the styles,
• Explosive style  known as the king of the styles,
• Penetrating-Arms style (,
• 7-star & Long Guard the Heart and Mind Gate style 
• Plum Blossom style ,
• Facing&Bright Sun style ,
• Arhat style  known as the most representative style,
• Vajrapani style ,
• Emperor's Long-range style  known as the most graceful style,
• 6-Match style ,
• Soft style ,
• Mind style 
• Imitative styles (including Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Eagle, Monkey, Mantis, etc.),
• Drunken style ,