It’s impossible to say, but a good guess is that he was originally taught some form of Yoga in India. Legend says that Bodhidharma meditated in the cave near the Shaolin Temple for 9 years. It’s possible that, in his deep meditation, Bodhidharma modified the techniques he had learned a...
Beginners should expect to experience tightness and soreness in their legs for the first three months of practice. Intermediate students need to begin a more serious training program for their legs, and will, of course, experience some tightness and soreness in their legs on an ongoing basis. Fe...