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耕餘剩技 · 少林棍法闡宗 (Gengyu Shengji) (c. 1621)

Author
程宗猷 Cheng Zongyou
Year
c. 1621
Art
Kung FuShaolin Kung Fu
Type
Technique
Level
Study & history
Language
Classical Chinese
Rights
Public domain

Summary

Excerpt from Cheng Zongyou’s work (c. 1621) on the Shaolin staff and the sabre: origins, routines and explanations.

Why it matters

Cheng studied at the Shaolin monastery; it is one of the first written descriptions of Shaolin arts.

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