I'm moving to China.... not something you hear every day.

[Jon Borg]

So I've been going off and on about this idea I had about moving to China for 2-5 years to learn shaolin kung fu. I've finally decided to go through with it after this semester of college. My friends think I'm fucking nuts, and they are probably right. When I come back I'm going to be disciplined, I will be near fearless and be ready to shift back into U.S. society a better man.
http://www.chinashaolins.com/index.htm

That's the academy I'm going to move to. Check it out, I'll be moving mid January, I'll be training and working out until that day to prepare myself.
-ipower's thoughts?

[PwnDaddy123]

High five! Now that takes some balls.

It's not going to be easy that's for sure. But as determined as you are, you probably just don't care since you will go all the way. Good luck!

[Max Ren]

Awesome stuff!!! I've always wanted to learn martial arts from the true masters!! lol All I've had was this north american stuff
All I got to say is use your abilities wisely. :D

[Martin aka Mithadis]

That's really awesome, dude :D I wish I had a possibility like that too, I would go for it without a second thought.

[Ewan]

Damn..that's fucking EPIC.

I hope you have an awesome time, and I'm sure you will.

[David Carsley-Bromilow]

That's really great and I wish you the best of luck and care while you're there.
Just out of interest and if you don't mind telling me, how much is this likely to cost? Is it expensive?

[Jon Borg]

It only costs 5,000 usd for the full year, that includes room, food, training, and gear. It actually costs less to train in China than it costs to live in California.

[David Carsley-Bromilow]

That isn't bad at all! Have a great time!

[Jonas Ingstrup]

WOW! Just wow... Thats a big descision that really takes some bawlls... Hope you'll have a good time over there, and I wish you the best of luck :)

[Vodka]

Sideways (alex): F'd up NOW? As though it JUST got that way? lol

Jon Borg: Hope this works out well for you, best of luck :)

[Armando]

Sweet!! I thought about something similar for a long time too...
On my travels around the world next year i want to practice martial arts in different parts of the world. Maybe i'll even visit and stay for a few months or so, would be really nice! Definately gonna but it on my list of things i'd like to do ;-)

[Michael Lowe]

Brilliant!
I think its a great thing to do, i once read about a guy from Britain that was a trouble maker and his parents sent him to live with the shaolin monks for a month and he ended up staying indefinatley and is now a fully fledged shaolin monk, think he is the only westerner that performs with the shoalin monks, which is a great honour.
But it shows how much these people can teach you if this guy went their because he was getting into trouble with the police and came back to visit his parents a number of years later a completley different person.

[Jon Borg]

You know... I could always use somebody from Ipower to journey with me... Come on, who wants to learn some Kung Fu with Ol Borgie?
It would take "monk mode" to a whole new level...