I went to the "Shaolin-Wheel of Life"... production... last night, here in Savannah. It was not what I expected. I am sorry to say it was very circus-like rather than spiritual and the martial arts content was almost totally theatrical.

It was not "bad", per se, as a "show". The performers are wonderfully trained and conditioned young men and boys and they do "fly", are limber as string and do amazing things. But their MA is pure theater. And even that... it was just "flailing" away at each other.

There were several occasions where they would line up for a short kata, or form. Their timing between people was off. Some had their hands one way. Others, another way.

All this puzzles me. Our local paper ran an article saying that they don't do this for the money. They do it for the exposure of their "story". But I did not get any "deep meaning" from it. Do any of you have more insight into what their goals are than this?