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After entering Shaolin, it is said that Bodhidharma found the monks out of shape from a lifetime spent in study and meditation, so he introduced a regimen of gymnastics to balance out all that sitting. Combining movement with meditational breathing, the monks studied and copied the movements of animals such as snakes, tigers and mantises. These exercises soon evolved into a form of self-defense, as Shaolin was isolated in lawless territory and often prey to bandits (a common problem for monasteries, which was met in Egypt by strong walls and in Ireland by round towers), and eventually became kung fu. From childhood, Shaolin monks subjected themselves to rigorous training five hours a day, every day. Only after 20 years of successful practice could these young monks be considered kung fu masters, by which time they could perform incredible feats, ranging from breaking concrete slabs with their fists to balancing their entire body on one finger. In its original form, the martial arts taught at Shaolin had a spiritual and moral dimension that was considered equally, if not more, important than the physical.
It's easy to raise these huge fighting forces and fleets of ships, or something. Man this show has changed. As you can tell, I'm still incredibly frustrated by this show and its many continued failings. The quality has dropped so dramatically. Still, it was a better episode than the last couple. Two episodes back we had to watch a bishop kill another bishop in a cathedral while his perfect hair was spattered with blood. That was a new low as far as I'm concerned. Last week was better (I missed it and forgot to write a review, please forgive me) though it was also when Ivar proclaimed himself a god and only Hvitserk seemed to care or do anything about it. This week had some good moments---as noted, Hvitserk's defiance. Then we had the big scene at the end with Ivar killing off the incredibly ancient Seer, so I guess no more of that guy wheezing and telling us vague, cryptic stuff about the future. That's fine---he hasn't been a particularly interesting character since he told Rollo that if he knew what lay in store for him he'd run naked on the beach out of joy (or something to that effect. )