Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
As for Shaolin being a sell out, that's really about how you define sell out. Questions about Shaolin's validity have been going on for centuries. Tourism has been an issue at Shaolin for longer than the USA has been an independant nation. Check out my article Shaolin Trips: Episode 4 - A Hero Watching the Formation - Chapter Four: Xingqiyi (Monday): Shaolin Revisited, the First and Second Generals, and - oh yes - the Tournament. The 7th graphic from the top is a tourist map of the area that dates back 14 centuries.

But for the record, I'm a layman disciple of a specific monk. There are plenty of us. It's no big thing. Most martial artists will disciple under some master at some point.
Wow, I had no idea. I thought it was a recent thing.

I'll never be a disciple. I don't have enough discipline. Or tact. Or patience.