Post admiration the monks of Shaolin

A day in the life of famous voinov.S the sixth-century Chinese Buddhist spiritual practice, living in the monastery of Shaolin, is inextricably linked with physical perfection and martial arts. The monks devote the whole day long exhausting, murderous training that forged steel spirit and indomitable will. And we can only admire their skills and strength of character.

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The life of the monks of Shaolin - hard path to spiritual and physical self-improvement, which involves a number of the burdens of self-restraint, and that lead to enlightenment monks. Trained monks according to ancient traditions of the church, which have not changed for hundreds of years.





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Day shaolinskih monks begins at 5 o'clock in the morning. Waking up, all the monks gather in the courtyard of the main temple and 2:00 meditate, regardless of weather conditions and age.





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To beginners meditation does not go to sleep, from the senior monks appointed 10 supervisors, whose task is to oversee the meditators beginners.





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If one of the newcomers to fall asleep, the inspector gives him two hit six of his shoulders. Waking up, the novice must thank fellow for his vigilance and for help in meditation. If you are new disobeyed and did not express gratitude, he again gets two strikes on her shoulders.





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After meditating monks waiting for a complex of physical exercises aimed at developing flexibility of the body.





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Shaolinsky complex stretching includes a set of very heavy exercise, which an untrained person is not able to bear it. By the way, the monks prepared to such pressures from childhood.





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After stretching the complex housed the monks in the main temple and listening to some kind of lectures on religion, the path of life and enlightenment.





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Spiritual development is finished, the monks go to physical perfection. They perform a variety of exercises to develop muscle and tendon strength.





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Many of the question, "If the monks are trained so hard, why do not they stand muscle mass?". Here's the deal in the first place in the physiology and heredity. Almost all the Chinese people are ectomorph, and they are pretty hard to gain weight, but it is not particularly necessary. The second reason is food. The monks were not allowed to eat meat, which is known to be a fundamental in the recruitment of muscle mass. The third reason is a schedule in which the muscles do not have time to recover, and hence to grow.





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Finished with exercise, the monks go to perfection in martial arts.





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Usually newcomers learn the 5 styles of Shaolin Quan: Dragon, Tiger, Snake, Leopard, Mantis. Each of these styles is aimed at the development of certain qualities of the student. After the student for 3 years studying the above styles of Martial Arts of Shaolin, he received the degree of monk-soldier and matching belt - similar belts in karate.





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Becoming a monk warrior, adept Shaolin moves to more complex and rigorous training, and instead of studying complex 5 styles of the 170 techniques of Shaolin.





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After the end of the morning training (about 14 pm), the monks begin to receive food, after which Monks given one o'clock personal time.





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At the end of the personal time they start training again. Warrior monks follow in special rooms, which is being extremely cruel training their elders. The monks are obliged sparingovat at full strength, it is possible, and the use of weapons. In addition to the possession of weapons and combat techniques are taught their impact on the sore spots, as well as medicine.





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After a long training monk warrior gets the right exam for the title of the elders. The exam includes a theoretical test on the customs and rules of the monastery, the ability of gun ownership, knowledge of medicine, physical training, and possession of martial arts.





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At 19 o'clock there comes dinner, after which Monks can go about their business and relax. But almost all the monks continue their education and training. Only late at night they go to bed. To be even better tomorrow.



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