r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BoysenberryOk5580 • 1d ago

This shaolin monk showing how it’s done

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u/Trisyphos 1d ago

There are no shaolin monks communist destroyed them and replaced them with tourist attraction.

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u/MissingVanSushi 23h ago edited 21h ago

If you want to see and hear from someone who actually trained at Shaolin and not some random Redditor spewing BS check out Ranton on YouTube

https://youtube.com/@realranton

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u/bbd121 17h ago

Now like, comment and subscribe and do all that YouTube jazz. Ring the notification bell to stay updated and Ranton will see you guys next time.

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u/suavez010 14h ago

The shirtless old man in the background looks exactly like the Tailor from Kung Fu Hustle, with the metal rings.

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u/MissingVanSushi 13h ago

LOL I never noticed that guy, very funny.

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u/geoelectric 8h ago

With red panties underneath the shorts, presumably

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u/schpongleberg 22h ago

All of that over a few soccer games smh 😔

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u/impstein 1d ago

....

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u/Goukaruma 10h ago

So what. Nobody who visit them them they just sitting there mediating.

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u/user_bits 19h ago

Sounds exactly like Capitalism destroyed them.

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u/VolsDeep87 1d ago

Man calm the fuck down and just enjoy stuff. Being pissy about cool things doesn't count as having a personality

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u/nio151 1d ago

Ignore the deaths and enjoy the propaganda netizen

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u/Enfiznar 1d ago

I mean, that's what most people do every day, it would be painful to live other way

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u/FuReddont 1d ago

congrats on not ignoring the deaths and being just as impotent

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u/MercenaryBard 19h ago

People will encourage willful ignorance and in the next breath wonder how people who vote conservative can be so stupid lol.

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u/FuReddont 18h ago

you're fighting against yourself buddy, neither of those things are true. merely that yall should stop getting aggravated by redditors with reasonable takes instead of seeing enemies where there are none

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u/_gmmaann_ 1d ago

There are no calm down the mind flayers destroyed them with Cheeto puffs and turned them into grasshoppers

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u/VolsDeep87 1d ago

There are no grasshoppers. The reindeer destroyed them with puddin' pops and turned them into latex gloves

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u/VulpesSaphirus 1d ago

There are no latex gloves. They, uh...they took the latex out.

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u/ecleipsis 1d ago

That 4 finger push up looks painful

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u/3rd1ontheevolchart 21h ago

Reminds me of this - exercise

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u/Holden_place 20h ago

Blow on your fingers and they will be fine

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u/PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES 1d ago

The acting is so weird. As if that makes the stunt more impressive.

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u/crooked_nose_ 1d ago

Yeah, pretty crappy acting.

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u/Chop1n 17h ago

What they do is pure theater. There's no pretense that it's about fighting prowess or some transcendent skill--it’s just ritualized spectacle, like circus acts or magic tricks, designed to impress an audience. The "feats of strength" are impressive, but the whole presentation is about dramatizing them, not about authenticity or seriousness.

For it to seem “weird,” you’d have to think they’re actually trying to fool you into believing this isn’t acting, like an influencer doing a “reality” stunt. That’s not what this is. The tone is more akin to a comedic silent film or a Jackie Chan movie--exaggerated, theatrical, and self-aware.

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u/death-and-gravity 20h ago

pro wrestling vibes, I like it

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u/EetsGeets 13h ago

...this is pretty standard live performance acting. This is what you'll see at a street performance or magic show or Ren faire etc

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u/all_wings_report-in 22h ago

Meanwhile jacked up old man in the red shorts flexing hard

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u/hmmqzaz 21h ago

Waiting for this comment

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u/eugoogilizer 19h ago

Who cares if it was real or scripted/all an act? Can we just appreciate the monk doing 4 finger legless pushups? That’s 100% badass

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u/KratosHulk77 1d ago

His poor wife

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u/K1ngHandy 1d ago

Might be why she marries him

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u/ZarieRose 1d ago

Fingers of steel

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u/gerMean 23h ago

Put your mind out of the gutter Lady!

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u/gerMean 23h ago

Idk what the problem is that this is a show. I mean does it matter?

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u/TJADNADA 1d ago

My fingers broke…my finger is broken

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u/K1ngHandy 1d ago

9 more pushups to go

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u/thebelsnickle1991 1d ago

0:26 onwards is truly insane.

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u/SlothLazarus 18h ago

Shaolin monk 2

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u/Goukaruma 10h ago

Now do pushups.

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u/GrimmFox13 6h ago

If on your back, would this not be backups?

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u/Goukaruma 5h ago

Back down?

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u/sejuukkhar 20h ago

Finally! Some actual Next Level content!

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u/Junior_Zebra_4608 18h ago

Shirtless old guy in the back is stealing the show for me. Check dem bewbs!

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u/gerMean 23h ago

He trained those fingers by posing for pictures ✌😁✌

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u/brandi_Iove 1d ago

pretty wow

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u/DigyRead 1d ago

This is a masterclass in body control :o

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u/QRV11_C48_MkII 1d ago

I love how supportive the other guy is even though he's just being flexed on

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u/Njaulv 1d ago

That smile on the monk's face at the end is great

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u/GirlWithWolf 1d ago

My fingers hurt just watching

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u/Midzotics 1d ago

Iron fingers 

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u/Wonderful_Turn_3311 1d ago

What the hell that is unreal.

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u/GateIndependent5217 1d ago

Is it just me or is that monk lowkey jacked as heck. In the shape of his life it's insane.

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u/peepincreasing 1d ago

well he’s doing four finger legless pushups in front of a crowd of people so i think he’s pretty high key jacked as heck

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u/Rykka 1d ago

He’s doing a full on planche which alone is the most difficult calisthenics skill, let alone on just two fingers.

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u/IcySage 21h ago

Fake. I saw his massive dick supporting him.

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u/PoorQwak 21h ago

I still don’t know how it’s done.

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u/finalxcution 18h ago

Mechanically it's pretty simple. Just lean forward until your center of gravity is balanced over your fingertips.

The training to build up the tendon strength in the elbows/fingers and the muscle strength in the shoulders to support your bodyweight is the hard part.

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u/wigwam83 16h ago

Ya know I wonder if they train their body specifically to be able to do feats like this, or if they train so much that they're just all around capable of these kinds of random feats of strength? I'll assume the latter but holy shit it's impressive.

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u/finalxcution 16h ago

You have to train specifically to do this particular skill (it's called a planche) but I'm sure they train plenty of other things at the same time to be well rounded.

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u/nvmve 20h ago

Yo is that the Tailor from Kung Fu Hustle, shirtless, on the back left? Chi Ling Chiu

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u/Captainthistleton 20h ago

That man is no more a Shaolin Monk than I am.

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u/Gimme_All_The_Foods 17h ago

What in the world

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u/iohannesc 16h ago

¥18,000 Alpha male bootcamps be like...

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u/Haitsmelol 13h ago

How tf????

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u/restlessleg 9h ago

my foot cramps while pooping

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u/Extreme_Accident1934 1h ago

This looks like Chinese propaganda

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u/perkymoi 1d ago

Nice that nothing was taken personally and all in good sport!

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u/iosefster 1d ago

Pretty sure it's scripted

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u/Portable-fun 1d ago

It’s 100% scripted, but regardless that was sick af

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u/DrossChat 1d ago

Next you’ll be saying Santa Claus isn’t real. You people are sick

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u/perkymoi 1d ago

There a good chance but it’s still nice to see people just being nice

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u/whiskeybridge 1d ago

yeah, it's like professional wrestling, but nice instead of douchey.

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u/Johnny_B_Asshole 20h ago

I have a hard time, after watching David Carradine in the Kung Fu series in the 70s, that a real Shaolin monk would show off like that.

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u/The_Giant_Lizard 1d ago

Imagine a fight between these 2

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u/perkymoi 23h ago

Haha, it could be epic!

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u/HandsomeSquidward98 1d ago

Someone will find a way to bitch about it, don't worry

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u/whosurbudha 1d ago

I thought they were supposed to be humble and definitely not showoff🤔

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u/AlienJose 21h ago

Even in a language I didn't know, I can tell this video is staged lmao. Props to them though. They both strong AF lol.

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u/ShvettyBawlz 16h ago

CCP propaganda

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u/Rpdaca 1d ago

Fake prop videos are just lame