A Chinese monk practices Kong Fu with a Chinese martial arts tourist at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng

A Chinese monk practices Kong Fu with a Chinese martial arts tourist at the Shaolin Temple Wushu (martial arts) Training Center in Denfeng City, Henan Province November 13, 2011. Shaolin monks have been practicing Kung Fu for over 1,500 years. Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu was invented and taught to monks to improve their health and so they could defend themselves. UPI/Stephen Shaver