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One of the most accurate and truthful statement/post I have ever read. Lets just say the "monks" live a certain way of life/beliefs while they are in China. Then when they move away to different...

Lets see...where to begin. Well I will say Discipleship had honor and purpose back in the day. There was a definite friendship or maybe even a father/son relationship when you had a "sifu". I think...

No need to apologize. I know you were just joking around. But some of the flamers are some that had direct experiences in some matters. Just hate to see anyone else get disappointed and have hurt...

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I guess I should have clarified... "taking" meaning accepting. I wasn't aware Xing Ying was doing this....the only other monk I know of that does is Yan Ming in New York. I heard them introduce you...

Xing Ying is taking disciples now?

Well.....hate to bust anyone's bubble but gathering from what has been posted here.....carrying a gun in a gym bag while you work out is not transporting. That's possession...and if you had that gun...

Coming soon to a city near you......people with long hair in top knots claiming to teach real traditional Wudang....from Wudang mountain. :D

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People change. A few years ago, I would have never believed you. Today, I really don't hold people in such a high regard anymore. There are things some people do that just really don't suprise me...

Very well said.



While I agree that some form of extreme stress induces suicide, however, usually the person who commits the act is often in a state of depression or suffering from some type of...

Wannabemonk,

Wow.....I thought I was the only one who truly felt this way. Interesting story. I too sit in the same chair as you. I have had a long history of martial arts. I started out with a...

Heh thanks for posting that information. Sounds like a Songshan Shaolin school. Most of them are basically set up and ran the same way like you posted. Your post kind of reminded me of my first days...

Different religions always reach different parts of the world. Its part of the religious philosophy and their goals. I am almost sure there are different religions that reached shaolin at some point....

Agreed on the first part. I am kind of reading that you are taking a neutral stance on the issue. I am assuming since you said you visited Shi Yan Ju's that you observed a typical shaolin class....

Hard question to answer. Depends what you feel kung fu is defined as....like someone else posted. Lots of people who study "Kung Fu" are not necessarily doing it for fighting. It is a way of life and...

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA never seen that before

So that conclusion was based on one visit? I can see how you came to that. If I am understanding what you mean by "martial". I didn't see your comment as criticizing...just made me wonder what you...

LFJ, the answer plain and simple is that you will not find that.....and there are no texts or written documented lineages for Shaolin Temple . This is why modern Shaolin comes under scrutiny today....

Shaolin Wushu has always been "flashy" for performances. That's just the way it is in the public forum. After all not everyone who attends these peformances are die hard martial artists. Some just...

I think the problem with modern shaolin monks is not what they are teaching but how they behave considering the society or organization from which they originally come from. They represent the...

Spend time with your family.
or go to Austin to party.
Theres been a lot of Shaolin shows in Houston
most of them are the same.
:D

the wong fei hong rock and roll music just rocks

Yes!! Kudos!! I thought I was the only one who felt this way. TMA is rapidly fading in the name of commercialism and yes the mighty beast of MMA. Tradition is on the way out seems. No one seems to...

Well to be honest with you...I don't think the Shaolin shows do well anymore at all here in the USA. You seen one you seen them all. I can't really imagine what a "sponsor" has to pay for a school...