Young Chinese Shaolin monks display amazing feats of flexibility

Shaolin monks as young as six to seven years of age are practising kung fu at the famed temple’s school of Buddhism in Dengfeng in China’s central province of Henan. Their instructors say the tough training is meant to give them a shot at becoming Shaolin masters of the future, as well as give all the candidates tools to help them grow up to be men of strong characters.

[junbug]

That give a new meaning to hanging out with your homie 🤛💪

[mikaryo]

Imagine during the dark when you suddenly saw two kids doing this on a tree...

[tvjhcvs]

Glad to see the newer generation know the traditions :')

[eouzcuemarz]

And someday they will join the Marvel's Avengers.

[tantsuya]

Nice glad to see that my country still has their original culture

[StudioYuraki]

They are training for the defense against the invasion of the Fire Nation

[goosenuggets]

Despite the fact that these might not be the most ethical ways to train, especially according to western culture, these kids have such determined mind and strong will that I really respect and admire.

[koonehkun]

Taking "hanging out with a friend" to a whole new level!

[JerryTeachesChinese]

They're hangin' with their buddies!

[Rorschach__NoCompromise]

Me:son you’re getting older i think it’s time we have this talk
Son: oh my goodness pop, I know I know the birds and the bees
Me:no son your moving to China tomorrow to live with monks

[Dan-dijw]

Lui lang and Kung Lao when they were kids.

[nupurgautam]

This is so inspiring. Hats off to the determination of these little babies....

[kato_dsrdr]

I'm a boxer and I train hard but man, I think this kids train way harder than me.

[triangle]

It took a hella lot of practice and beatings to do this kind of cool moves.

[hshshhshd]

im glad to watch this.. it improves mi prception of chinese kung fu where i previously thought it ws useless .. but nw im admirin it ..

[Differenshit]

If you look at basic anatomy you would know that streching your body like that will make not only your joints useless when ur old but also take away the tension needed for power punching

[equipoalfabuenamaravillaon]

I began with TKD at seven years old. I'm 44 years old and keep practicing Wing Chun and Muay Thai. I know how hard is train at this level. But it worth totally, force, elasticity, reflexes, confidence, brotherhood, my best friend was also a training partner, I can hardly imagine my life without Kung fu. Thanks China 🇨🇳 for your gift from Mexico 🇲🇽😊.

[bruce]

Okay..at what point is it child abuse. My first thought. These are babies

[pnw_element]

Can I send my son there and ya can send him back when he a full shaolin master please

[sexychick]

They look like they are in pain and terrified at the same time!!!