User talk:Arvind.nagasayanam

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Chinese martial arts
I reverted your addition to the history section. Generally, all claims must be cited with reliable published sources. So it's not just that you cite something, but that the citation is appropriate. kungfucinema.com is not a source known for being reliable or pertinent to historical fact. Also, according to consensus in the Martial Arts and Chinese Martial Arts Wikiprojects, we try and stay away from using the unverifiable Chinese cultural legends attributing the creation of martial arts to heavily mythologized figures. Thank you, VanTucky 20:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The verifiable history of Indian influence in Chinese martial arts is already addressed, if not in the main page. In the central maritial arts page we also steer clear of discussing the origins of any particular arts, as it is for summarization of Chinese martial arts in general and those details are for the individual style pages. Also, once again, there is a big difference between saying that Chinese arts have Indian influence, and saying one specific individual (who is by all accounts, heavily mythologized) is the progenitor of that influence. Please remember to sign your posts with four tildes (~). VanTucky 21:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)


 * See Bodhidharma, the martial arts, and the disputed India connection —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VanTucky (talk • contribs) 21:20, 5 May 2007 (UTC).