To establish his claim that he had copyrighted Shaolin Do , The ' needed to show that he had created Shaolin Do or parts of this martial art .
Otherwise he would not be able to claim an ownership interest in an art whose existence predated him .
To establish his claim that he had copyrighted Shaolin Do , The ' needed to show that he had created Shaolin Do or parts of this martial art because otherwise he would not be able to claim an ownership interest in an art whose existence predated him .