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Conditioning for the martial artist is based on mastering three fundamentals; posture, breath, and movement. Conditioning drills are an important part of mastering tai-jitsu. These drills are derived from the Shaolin 18 Lohan and Muscle Changing exercises.

Bodhidharma, the famous Zen Patriarch, brought the 18 Lohan(fig 1-2) and Muscle Changing exercises to the Shaolin Temple in the sixth century. These two sets of moving meditation, were the training methods of the Kshatriya warrior caste of ancient India.

India had been invaded and conquered in the third century BC by the Hoplites of Alexander the Great. The Greeks exerted a powerful influence on Indian culture in such diverse areas as art, philosophy, and Yoga.
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