Quite impressive, considering that only a few out of many are chosen to become an actual shaolin monk and receive official warrior monkhood (if you were thinkin

Quite impressive, considering that only a few out of many are chosen to become an actual shaolin monk and receive official warrior monkhood (if you were thinking of the kung fu monks), usually only a few out of couple hundred normal monks get chosen. They still have to abide by the rigorous no-meat no-wine, no-sex, no-marriage lifestyle and fight to protect Buddhists.