According to the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks ( 645 ) by Daoxuan, Shaolin Monastery was built on the north side of Shaoshi, the central peak of Mount Song, one of the Sacred Mountains of China, by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 477.

* Shaolin Temple is founded ( according to the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks ( 645 ) by Dàoxuān, the monastery is built on the north side of Shaoshi, the western peak of Mount Song, one of the four Sacred Mountains of China, by emperor Xiao Wen Di of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 477.

Liu Kang, the main character in the Mortal Kombat series, is a Shaolin monk, and Kung Lao from the same series, is also a Shaolin monk who seeks to avenge the temple's destruction, ( led by Baraka in Mortal Kombats story ), they were so popular, they were turned into their own video game, Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks.

Yuen will also be starring alongside Bryan Leung and Ji Chun Hua in Legend of Shaolin Kung-fu II: Thirteen Cudgel Monks, a new film directed by Yuen Bun.

It is also Liu Kang's grapple style in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks.

Goro also appears as a boss character in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, attacking both Liu Kang and Kung Lao.

According to GameSpot, the fight against Goro in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks was however very easy to win this time, in contrast to other bosses fights from the same game.

This finisher didn't appear in another game until Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, in which it wasn't explicitly used as a finisher, but rather as a power-up.

* Multality: MK: Shaolin Monks features Multalities, which are Fatalities performed on multiple common enemies at one time.

Deception is also included along with Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon in the compilation Mortal Kombat Kollection released on September 29, 2008 for the PlayStation 2.

* Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple ( 1983 )

* The Monks From Shaolin 智勇和尚 ( 1992 )

Tobias intended to work on a series of platform games to expand the Mortal Kombat universe, including titles centering around Baraka and Liu Kang ; only the latter was actually released by Midway ( 2005's Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks ) despite having sat on the drawing board for many years.

In Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Scorpion also uses this weapon like a more traditional rope dart

* Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Kreuger has also written the story script for Midway Games ' Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks video game.

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action / beat-em-up video game based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.

Shaolin Monks was developed by Midway LA ( formerly Paradox Development ) and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Shaolin Monks features a multi-directional combat system, which gives players the ability to attack any of the enemies that surround them fluidly.

Shaolin Monks is an action-adventure game that spans the events of Mortal Kombat II, starting with the aftermath of the first Mortal Kombat.

The two Shaolin Monks defeat Shang Tsung, and are challenged by Shao Kahn.

In October 2004, the president of Midway, David F. Zucker, called the release of Shaolin Monks the " first step toward delivering something that Mortal Kombat fans have been calling for: a new game set in the Mortal Kombat universe every year.

* The Shaolin Drunken Monk ( starring Gordon Liu ) ( 1982 )

* Kai-A Shaolin monk and friend of Liu Kang.

* Liu Kang-A Shaolin monk who seeks to destroy Shinnok.

* Gordon Liu as Shaolin master

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ( 少林三十六房, Shào Lín sān shí liù fáng ), also known as The Master Killer and Shaolin Master Killer, is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Liu Chia-liang and starring Gordon Liu.

The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te, a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan, portrayed by the director's adopted brother Gordon Liu.

In the first and third films in the series, Liu portrayed the Shaolin monk San Te, but in Return, he portrays an imposter monk.

Liu ’ s first break was with Chang's Film Company ( a Shaw Brothers subsidiary operating in Taiwan ) acting small parts for such films as 5 Shaolin Masters, Shaolin Martial Arts, and 4 Assassins.

Gordon Liu, a constant in the 36th Chamber series, reprises his role from The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as the monk San Te.

The cauldron-carrying was left out in the movie, but the rest of the Test otherwise is quite authentic ( unlike the tests shown in the Hong Kong movie Shao Lin San Shi Liu Fang (" The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ", 1978 ).

The game centers on two members of the Shaolin Order, Liu Kang and Kung Lao, as they travel through the realms in an attempt to thwart Shang Tsung's plans to dominate Earthrealm.

The Shaolin monk Liu Kang defeats Shang Tsung, and the giant Goro comes to his defense.

In China, Liu Kang has returned to Shaolin to find it ruined.

Internal concepts have also been a source of comedy, such as in the films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

Founded in the fifth century, the monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu, and it is the best known Mahayana Buddhist monastery to the Western world.

In 527 CE, he settled down in the Shaolin monastery in Henan province, and inspired the development of Shaolin Kung Fu.

* Martial arts: mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Shaolin Kung Fu, aikido and sport aikido.

Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.

The earliest extant manual on Shaolin Kung Fu, the Exposition of the Original Shaolin Staff Method was written in around 1610 and published in 1621 from what its author Chéng Zōngyóu learned during a more than ten year stay at the monastery.

The 1970s television series Kung Fu starred David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk on the run in the Wild West whose Zen ( Ch ' an ) training is tested along his journey.

The references arise from the group growing up in Staten Island in the late 1970s, and being influenced by movie theaters playing and advertising Kung Fu movies based on the Shaolin fighting style.

The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu, The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health, and Enlightenment.

* Shaolin Temple Quanfa Kung Fu and Qigong Institute

* Shaolin Kung Fu OnLine Library – Canonical Texts of Shaolin Monastery

* Shaolin Culture Learn Shaolin Kung Fu and Chen Tai Chi

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There is also Hapkido, a Korean martial art composed of throws, pressure points, and kicks, many taken from Chinese Chin Na, Shaolin ( or more generally, Chinese ) Eagle Claw kung fu, Japanese Judo, and Korean Taekwondo, as well as Kajukenbo, a martial art which draws from Kempo Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, Escrima, Boxing, Tang Soo Do, and Jujutsu.