The Shaolin FAQ section has undergone many revisions in the past twelve years. It essentially started out as responses to emails that I had received. All of the questions listed in these sections are real; they were sent to me by people who either had visited Shaolin, or were planning to. As they became a veritable font of information, I decided to publish them.
There is a lot of information in these sections, some comical, some highly relevant for safe and efficient training journeys to Shaolin. If there are any questions that you would like to see answered, don't hesitate to contact me. There's no such thing as a bad question. There are stupid ones, but there are no bad ones. I'll answer them all.
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Health FAQ
Frequently asked health questions related to training in Shaolin, including medical articles related to martial arts training, China / Asia travel, and ancient traditions and thought.
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Training FAQ
Frequently asked questions about training in Shaolin.
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Temple FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shaolin Temple politics and related issues.
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Monk FAQ
Frequently asked questions about monks, personalities, and monk related things.
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Gong Fu FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shaolin Gong Fu (kung fu).
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- 9
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Travel FAQ
Frequently asked questions about travel issues in China.
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- 11
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