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This documentary examines the Shaolin martial art and reflects its cultural significance in both the Western and Eastern worlds. It is a martial art that emphasizes the mimicking of different animals in order to best achieve the states of elusiveness, swiftness, and sheer power. Among the various animals that are mimicked in this martial art are the dragon, the rooster, the snake, the buffalo, the tiger, and the rabbit. It is believed that teaching one's self to move like an animal such as a dragon, will gain the individual a taste of the power and force exerted by these incredible creatures.