How long do Shaolin Monks live?

[skittalion]

Researchers indicate, and I personally think it is likely, that competative athletes who engage in high intensity training have significantly shorter lifespans than non-competative exercisers and that those that train in power sports like boxing have shorter lifespans than those who do something like ice-skating.

So how much training is too much?

Also, I know I can find it somewhere on the forum if I look, but I think they train like six days a week eight hours a day right?

So, how long do Shaolin Monks live on average, and do their bodies suffer adverse affects as they age?

Does the ability to do amazing things with your body carry the cost of a shorter lifespan?

How about gaining weight as they age, does that happen?

Also, does anyone know the average lifespan of a circe de ... performer?

[doc]

Wow. OK. Damn good question. And I've got a lot to say about this.

But, later....

(Heading to the Philippines. Too much travel coming up)

The brief answer is, yes. And no.

[master splinter]

Yeah, it is, a very good question.

I'll wait for doc on this one.

[Maestro]

ive heard the more calories you burn a day the faster you age, so maybe that has to do with ageing when it comes to martial artists since some of us eat alot..i know hung ga guys like to eat lol

doc has talked about this before its just like anything, genetics play a role, environment. he has a thread here were he was talkin about thailand ingeneral and how the old men swim in the ocean and ride their bikes for miles and he attributed it to the environment so... its a big cluster **** of variables!!!

and shaolin monks eat shitty food and live in a shitty environment, so if they live a long time then they must have pretty good genes and be doing some good gung fu, RIGHT?!?! or it could be the best gung fu...even better then judo possibly..who knows............

lol

[liutangsanzang]

2 years ago i made a powa retreat. powa is a tibetan technique to transfer ur consciousness at death. there are books about this (b careful with killing insects, maybe oral transmission is better). it is said that training in powa might shorten ur lifespan. i dont know

i remember my master shi hengjun saying that when u do the qigong of the tree, u feel the qi going down at first then going up to crown chakra.

anyone aware of transfering consciousness techniques in shaolin??

Hippie peace and love

[master splinter]

In chi gung, they call it "overcooking" the chi, if you practice incorrectly, you can deplete the kidney chi and shorten your lifespan.

It is an analogy, you dont want your chi to be too raw, or overcooked, you want it too be just right. Basically at this part of the book they were stressing the importance of a teacher.

Most people look at me like im crazy when i say shit like this but they can think whatever they want. Its not like i made it up.

Sorry no source, i forgot which book it came from.