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krit), the ones who have reached the Buddhahood enlightenment. it requires to avoid engagement in violence as far as possible. in a confrontation, 'peace is better than victory, retreat rather than engage, avoid rather than oppose, parry rather than block, block rather than hurt, hurt rather than wound, wound rather than kill, because life is respectful, and a life lost is lost forever.' this precious style teaches avoidance, camouflage, and covered action. its main tactics are: tactic 25 - "watch fire from other side of the river (隔岸观火)": avoid opponent's weapon range; puting yourself in the range of opponent's weapon is a suicidal act. if his weapon is more effective at close/long range, try to get in confrontation with him at a far/close range. tactic 26 - "beauty tactic (美人计)": camouflage your moves to look inoffensive. for example, combine your attack or even defense with walking, turning, seating, or other usual postures to mask it. tactic 27 - "hide the knife behind a smile (笑里藏刀)": conceal your offensive move behind an inoffensive cover. let your attacking limb move behind another part of your body as mask, so that the opponent cannot recognize the form of your attack and react properly till the last moment. tactic 28 - "golden cicada sheds its shell (金蝉脱壳)": when the opponent stops your offensive move which is behind a cover, it just stops the cover and the cover parries opponent's block for the main attacking limb to continue. these involve controlled moves to avoid, stop, or control the opponent rather than hurting him directly, and low stances, turns, twists, and cover-ups to keep the main moves hidden to the last moment. __________________ - history: 'luohan quan' is the purest and most representative style of Shaolin kung fu. it was developed by Shaolin monks as the earliest style based on the luohan 18 hands in the earlier eras of Shaolin temple. early Song dynasty (960s AD): at the beginning of the Song dynasty this style was first officially sorted out and recorded into the 'Shaolin kung fu manual' under the supervision of chief monk Fuju (福居). __________________ - note: there are various other forms and styles named 'luohan quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are different from Shaolin luohan quan. these are just different styles with similar names. __________________ Shaolin Kung Fu tutorial: - bodybuilding: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9EB410ECABF43C8 - techniques: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6fQ8a5mXbyMpvEXB9C4j_NoVWmhf5zsz - styles: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F75C68BF1246C2B - weapons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE48D537F756421A2