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2025.05.16 12:13 GMT+8

Shaolin monks show amazing flexibility in soft kung fu

Updated 2025.05.16 12:13 GMT+8
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A Shaolin martial monk performs Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

A Shaolin martial monk performs Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

A Shaolin martial monk performs Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

Shaolin martial monks perform Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

Shaolin martial monks perform Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

Shaolin martial monks perform Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

A Shaolin martial monk performs Shaolin soft kung fu. /CGTN

Soft kung fu is a signature discipline of Shaolin martial arts. It's based on extreme flexibility, with supple bones and muscles enabling the practitioners to move with powerful fluidity. They bend their joints in unconventional ways, contract their bodies to slip through rings, and execute moves that defy typical human limits. At Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, monks bring ancient martial traditions to life by performing remarkable feats.

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