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Though since Zen priests who attained enlightenment for long periods of time were becoming existentially stronger but physically inferior, "Prince Bodhidharma" invented priests at the "Shaolin Temple in China’s sixth century" to what would become known as "kung fu, a martial art based on Indian yoga".  These early martial artists studied 1st martial art on a regular basis since the monks weren’t always priests, but also fighters in their own right.

  In order to protect themselves, the Okinawans resorted to the martial arts of Chinese origin. As the twentieth century proceeded, the martial arts gradually evolved from being a method of fighting to being a spiritual journey. Yoga as well as martial arts would both be sources of self confidence that seek to reduce stress while also increasing awareness of one’s surroundings. Both techniques aim to stimulate the flow of energy, or chi, throughout the body. Martial arts enthusiasts, like yogis, know how to stop thinking and instead enter a state of meditation unity with the Ultimate, known as samadhi. When it needs to transfer from the centre of the body, softening under tension, and expanding chi, Aikido, one of the more recent forms of martial arts, incorporates concepts that are strikingly similar to those of yoga.