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Emeishan has a small museum area at the base of Emeishan with a couple of a kung fu monk statues(doing drunken style) and a BaiMei statue sitting with a bunch of monkeys. There's a short history of...

Well the whole problem is he's butt sore because no one will say go to the fab shop and ask for 'A36 hot roll and make sure it is stiff enough to break with impact.' Any hot roll is often mistaken...

I've got a few of them. They're not supposed to be pig iron or slag as two posters said.

They're the type of metal similar to what is used to make files. It's very stiff, case hardened lo-carbon...

Once I moved into the Shaolin Temple kung fu, I never really thought back to whether the lineage of other schools might be questionable. Technically speaking, I'm sure it is all questionable since...

My story is the exact same as Sha0lin1's. I studied BSL from a teacher who was convinced that this this was the only lineage teaching real Shaolin and that the monks couldn't do anything but dance...

We start applying internal techniques in the second beginners form in Shaolin. By the time you're doing Lohan boxing the interaction between internal and external is clear.

I'm not sure where...

Shi DeJian would definitely be at a level of respectibility to make that determination for his students. I'm very curious to see more of him, because to my knowledge he is still at Shaolin Temple....

I'm really glad you took a look at what the monks are doing. It shows a real depth to your desire to understand. Most people are pretty impressed by the way classes are run even if they don't ever...

Ok, so there's a random VCD that explains thinking about a form before doing it. Obviously 1000 times isn't literal, just a seed to say think about the form a lot. Doesn't really seem to have...

I tried on my Shifu's hi-tops tonight. DIdn't realize we were the same size. I laced them up and they definitely hold firm on the ankle. I couldn't decide if I felt supported or inhibited at first. I...

That is for definite sure. If there is one thing Songshan Shaolin students learn is there are more than one way to do forms...stick with what your master teaches you. I've never met your Shifu...

Well..doing a form slowly that is supposed to be done with speed and power is a sure way to get my Shifu's attention and told to perform the form at full speed in front of everyone. A lot of it is if...

I'm not sure what it is that makes people think just because there is spirituality involved the place should provide things free of charge or at the least dirt cheap.

There is no such thing as...

I'm impressed enough with Feiyues that I'd try out the high tops. It's a good martial arts shoe, proven so in hundreds of martial related sports. Wearing them myself, I get a good 6 months out of...

Yeah and depending on where you were, the altitude really takes a toll on you. The fatty food helps immensely. Yak meat wasn't plentiful at the temple I was at because it was so high in the...

One of my friends went over the year the black feiyues were hitting the market but all of the students were just wearing white. I suspect its a uniformity thing. I'd like to see hot pink robes:) I...

Well it's one thing if you were all over China having trouble finding fashionable Feiyues, but when you say "even in Dengfeng" like it's some kind of metropolis I got kind of a laugh. Shaolin...

I can appreciate some of what Ray is saying, but I think his initial presentation was bad. Better thread title would be "Why Jiu-Jitsu is more important than Kung Fu *to me*" Everyone on this forum...

The only people that shouldn't throw high kicks are the people who don't have the leg training and the skills to do it.

I've seen instructors adopt this 'no high kick' rule of thumb particularly...

Normally, I'd agree on any forum, but I'm making an exception because that bear video will never get old. LOL :>

36 is my big year of self-awareness. I took a 3 year hiatus from pretty much everything to become a Buddhist disciple/monk and that of course meant, I did zero training. I was training with a Shaolin...

I second that. Depending on how much time you are planing to spend, I'd recommend that if you are going to spend a couple of weeks training versus a longer term stay, you could contact one the monks...

Agreed. Even the monks themselves will tell you there are so many stories it is hard to know what is true and what is legend. I'm sure Shaolin is working hard to piece together what they can (lineage...

I've been to temples all over the world and they all have associated stores of some sort. Some sell strictly temple related items such as incense and statues, while others will actually contain...

Wouldn't surprise me! I'm noticing a lot of the younger kung fu students are also break dancing and learning hip-hop moves. Others are taking gymnastics. Good diversity.