love their costumes and the kid on 8:18 is so little but has already all those muscles... at least their work their body, learning to be independent instead of playing video games
I guess what it boils down to is weather or not you wish to embrace complete strangers believing your a complete badass, or embrace believing in your complete self at peace.
Kung Fu is not about fighting, it is all about being close to nature and all the moves are inspires by animals. It is about the chi-energy, the positive energies of nature, that everyone has inside. It is about harmony, both mentally and physically. The Chinese and the Native Americans know all about this; it's the same people. But only the Chinese are left to preserve it. And they do! Best wishes from Linda in Norway, with a Chinese husband.
I dont see why everyone asks why they learn it. Its a way to live life and it makes them feel great. When are you ever going to use video games and youtube in a "real situation". Those who ask what the point is are either sarcastic or ignorant.
They train about 8 hours per day. Usually waking at about 5:30, training until 7:30, taking a break to eat. Resuming an hour or two later until about 2 pm. Then again until about 6 or 7 pm.
That might be so, but it would most definitely take an EXTREMELY well trained professional to beat them in a fight. These monks could literally destroy someone with hand tied behind their back.
@surgerryy yes...they can be compared to adult cage fighters. have you seen them? shaolin monks are the closest thing to superhuman this world's ever seen
I'm the luckiest of all ! Master Shi Heng Jun lives in Paris as I do : he oppened a Shaolin Kung Fu Center to provide his culture in France :) I gotta follow his class !!
@1309mw good documentary but i can't see the subtitles. do you know what the name of it is so i can have a proper look for it? no disrespect intended i just want to understand what there saying.
We're disciplined. We're disciplined to BUY things, we're disciplined to WASTE, we're disciplined to CONSUME. We're disciplined to LIVE DISTRACTED LIVES. It's just a matter of what kind of discipline is being taught in the environment you live in.
they may not be that strong but they do know about pressure points and kill spots so even if a big meathead decided to fuck with one of them he would probably humiliate himself.
untrue most other fighting styles are based around fighting but this is not they train to always keep calm in situations so they do not forget there training.they build up massive streghnth like no other and tremendiouse speed as well. this making them amazing fighters.
Well, I should qualify that fist statement by saying wushu is hard to learn and be good at compared to other martial arts styles. But you still have to have energy up the ass to be good at it compared to other styles. I always found it interesting that the term that means "martial art" doesn't refer to one while the one that doesn't is synonymous with it.
Kung fu is a meditation which is base of Buddhism. A person who practice Buddhism with kung fu has the simplest life style on the earth. I wish i could be one of them.
That kid has been doing kung-fu for 3 years and i bet hes better at kicking ass than i am XD and ive been doing goju-ryu karate for 5 years XDDD congratulations for the shaolin martial artists. i hope your tradition stays alive :) and thanks to the person who uploaded this :D
Just so people know, this is not kung fu, it is called Wushu. kung fu is just the broad term we americans gave this ancient form of martial arts. Nobody in China calls it kung fu. I think its about time the world refers to this by its real name. Much love.
We should take some cues from these people. For example their training methods (a part of it), and some principles. Also, these guys don't use "belt ranking systems", which is good; no envy, no useless competitions, no discrimination, etc. This is about a way of life, not sports or contests.
These kids are busting their asses off and your kids are playing nintendo, eating hot dogs and chicken nuggets and get tired from walking to the bus stop.
@winek0ne It's not about whether meat is bad to your own body or not. It's because buddha said not to kill in order to satisfy your own taste buds. It's about taking lifes. Shaolin monks eat vegetarian food even though their training is tough
@AnimexWarrior, on a funnier note, do you expect these Kung Fu warriors to carry a 'Inspired by Pankration, Greece, copyrighted from AnimexWarriors country' board every time they make a demonstration of their art? :-))
my favorite part is how the subtitles have subtiles over them.. :| lol say what you want about them and why they might do it or whatever you have to give them props for their skills and their dedication, who wouldnt want to be able to do some/most of the stuff they can do! :)
I can see the USA version of the Shaolin Monk with our cushy coffee house right next to camp to lend assistance to the 4:00am wake up call (I know they are young, but don't forget- free WiFi, they are hooked!), the aroma of burgers the top of the stair climb, and our team of lawyers are waiting (& promoting) injury and abuse claims. "Come on monks, we'll kick your butts!!" (I know you are peaceful, but remember, we like talking trash). All sad, but too bad, basically that just the way it is!
I thought that Shaolin was the only Buddhist monastery that could eat meat and drink alcohol, having saved a prince in the sixth century, who later became the first Tang emperor.. ...
You will never see a shaolin monk enter mma. MMA is competetion, Shaolin Kung Fu is used to develop a monk's mind and body and used for self defence, NOT for fame, profit, or to hurt others.
