I think this is totally different thread then my other thread about martial arts. This is an PDF Article extract. This article is written after long research by many scolars. It teaches me to be more proud then i already was of Islamic past and the Islamic and Muslim contribution to the world.
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The Legacy of Muslim China is the legacy of Muslim Kung Fu. Muslim Masters have trained continuously and arduously, venturing the never-ending journey towards physical and spiritual perfection, poised by serving a lifelong inspiration to their Muslim communities and the proud nation of China. They have perceptively disseminated their knowledge of the art, unreadily revealed by the ancient masters to only a few truly dedicated students who were allowed a glimpse of a particular technique, after their sincerity and total devotion for the art was thoroughly tested. The high caliber of Muslim Kung fu Masters was deemed with an open mind and excelling to a high degree in both a combative and a philosophical approach.
A 1400 year chronology of Islam in China is nearly as old as the following reminder by the Prophet Muhammad: "The strong man is not the one who throws people in wrestling. The strong man is the one who has control of himself when he is angry". Such "hikmah" (wisdom) adhered to by Muslim Masters for centuries, intertwined with self development and cultivation of "Chi" (inner energy) utilized to tame the animal within and to help further their mastery of martial arts.
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http://www.muslimheritage.com/upload...al_Arts%20.pdf
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