I dont believe this.................
people took scantiry in temples from the authorities. Once one became a monk they were resolved of past crimes as they were 'new people'.
criminals brought martial arts to shaolin. shaolin just improved on them and developed their own from there.
thats the martial roots of shaolin - criminals!
here is a more detailed account of martial arts history in china in general.
http://www.zhenwei.org/History/HistoryMartialArts.htm
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