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Where did karate start?
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India
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Who started karate?
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Master Bodhidharma
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Who was Master Bodhidharma?
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(1) He was a royal prince, priest, and mighty warrior.
(2) Son of a Brahmin king in Southern India. (3) He was the 24th direct descendant of Buddha and (4) He was the founder of Zen Buddhism. |
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Where did Master Bodhidharma travel and whom did he meet?
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He traveled to the Imperial City of Nanking, China in the 5th or 6th Century A.D. He had an audience with Emperor Wu Ti of the Liang Dynasty.
● Emperor renounced Taoism. |
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After meeting with the emperor where did Master Bodhidharma go?
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He travel to the Hunan Province to the Shaolin Temple and began teaching Zen Buddhism to the monks.
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Why did the monks at the Shaolin Temple need karate?
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(1) The monks were weak and unable to meditate for long periods of time. (12 to 14 hours.)
(2) The monks were also attacked while traveling through the mountains |
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What exercises did Master Bodhidharma teach the monks?
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They invented exercises incorporating yoga breathing and military style martial arts into “18 hands of Luohan” and “Classic of Muscle/tendon Changing.”
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How do we know that karate started in India?
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Statues and other historic artwork much older than Master Bodhidharma exist. They depict karate moves.
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What is the difference between Buddhism and Zen Buddhism?
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In Buddhism, how you act is what is important insofar as connecting with god. In contrast, in Zen Buddhism, you can only reach god via long periods of meditation.
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What did Master Bodhidharma teach the monks?
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He taught them to be stronger and how to fight.
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