The Karate Kid released in theater this Friday, it's a great movie. I just thought karate is actually developed from Japan; it would make more sense to learn and master it there.
So what are the best martial arts you can learn in China? There are four great places to go: Shaolin Monastery, Wudang Mountains, Mount Emei, and Kunlun Mountains.
The Shaolin Monastery is a Buddhist temple at Song Shan near Zhengzhou city Henan Provide in China. The monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu which is best known to the Western world. The famous style includes Tongzigong-Shaolin child training, Long-dragon technique, Luohan quan-arhat fist.
The Wudang Mountains is located in the northwestern part of Hubei Province of China. It’s the original source of Taoist monasteries. One of the widely spread practice is Taijiquan (Tai chi chuan), which focus on awareness of the spirit, mind, qi (energy) and the use of relaxed (song) leverage. Popular movies include Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Tai Chi Master.
The Mount Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Province of China. The martial arts developed there called Emei Sect, the best suitable martial arts for women. Emei’s skills are dual-natured attacks with elements of roughness/softness and long/short-range. The most famous fictions include The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (Ming Pao, 1961), The Return of the Condor Heroes (Ming Pao, 1959), Sword Stained with Royal Blood (Ming Pao, 1956).
The Kunlun Mountains is one of the longest mountain chains in Asian, are believed to be the Taoist paradise. The associated martial arts are Kunlun Mountain Fist and Kunlunquan.
