Hi all,

I have not been very active in the forums in a while but since I have had some free time between training sessions thought I would drop in and say hello. In some ways this has been the best trip to Shaolin yet. I had lunch with the monks in the temple dining hall today. That was quite an honor and an experience. Training has been very much harder on this trip then on my previous ones. I will be off to Chen Village tomorrow for a couple of days of training then back to Shaolin to finish out training before heading home. The tourist load has not been as heavy here lately which is nice. It also seems like the commercialism has been somewhat better controlled, they have moved the vendors away from the Temple gate and set up some new booths that look nice. There is now a fence around Tallin which is sad to see but probably necessary due to people defacing the pagodas with graffiti. Most importantly, the food has been much improved in Wangzhigou, it is actually good, which is a huge improvement. Keep training and I will check back in a few days since I probably will not have wifi at Chen village.

Peace