The kung fu styles that descended from their art tend to emphasize close - range tactics and rely mostly on the fists .
The Shaolin fighting tradition lives on because of Nine Lotus Temple 's warrior monks , martial artists who practiced and trained fiercely in southern China .
The kung fu styles that descended from warrior monks ' art tend to emphasize close - range tactics and rely mostly on the fists .
The Shaolin fighting tradition lives on because of Nine Lotus Temple 's warrior monks , martial artists who practiced and trained fiercely in southern China .