Jaw-Dropping Images Of Shaolin Monks Training

These jaw-dropping images will leave you voiceless… Shaolin monks believe that strength comes only from the mind, because of this there are almost no limits to what they can do with their bodies during training.

They practice techniques centered around balance, strength, endurance, and self defense and are able to endure unbelievable amounts of pain without barely even blinking.

History

The Shaolin Monks were Buddhists who lived in the Shaolin Monastery in China.

In the Shaolin Monastery, where the Shaolin Monks lived, there were many expensive antiques. As a result, it attracted thieves, and sometimes armies.

The Shaolin Monks began training in Kung Fu to defend themselves. Their Buddhist beliefs prevented the Shaolin Monks from ever being the aggressor in battle, however.

The Shaolin faced discrimination in Maoist China when religion and relics were targeted by the government and Red Guard terrorists, but today the Shaolin are well respected.