Shaolin- the Performance
So- after much happening here (mainly my PC going out of action, me fretting about entering the post- Windows 8- world of computer purchase and then being delighted to find that this old workhorse was still reparable after all...) I am finally able to write this post. As I have expected we were asked not to use flash photography. Because I do not trust my phone I have decided not to risk any monks' lives and rather bought this photobook after the show. (Please- don't smirk. Yes. They sell merchandise, but I for one would have been really let down if I could not take anything home from this show.) Well- if you haven't seen Shaolin demonstrations yet your martial arts experience is at a huge disadvantage. For one thing- we who have seen these monks in action know they do stuff like this: https://youtu.be/w0rhBAlUimw Then there's also this: https://youtu.be/Y4Kjk1-Kh4Q Well- the demonstrations were only part of the whole story. The...