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If you are starting out, you may want a bit of coaching. Some mistakes common to beginners include standing still and hitting to the opponent instead of making opponents move or hitting an overhead shot with an underarm swing. For a good length or a powerful smash you need a sound technique, and coaching may help you get this. Join a club near you. There you will find an on-site coach who can introduce you to the game and to other players at your level....

Chinese Kung-Fu or "Wu-Shu" is one of the oldest martial arts systems and can be traced as far back as 2,000 BC. The evolutionary history of Kung- Fu is varied and colourful. It is believed that a Buddhist monk at the famous Shao-Lin Temple devised various methods of exercise to help fellow monks be more alert for their long hours of religious study and meditation. He believed that "A Fit Body would lead to a Fit Mind".

At this time, many monks were being attacked and even killed by b...