Shifu’s Devastating Backstory | Kung Fu Panda Explained

To follow up the legendary backstory of Master Oogway, today I am going through the devastating, depressing, and just sad backstory of Master Shifu. What happened that caused Oogway’s successor, the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior’s teacher and mentor, to be so troubled, angered, and at war with himself? The answer lies in many betrayals by his father Shirong, his son Tai Lung, and the many friends he had in the Jade Palace.

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[matti.]

The story of Tigress' upbringing is quite tragic. She basically saw Shifu as her father and wanted to be validated by him more than anything in the world, but her master was too hurt from what happened before and actively distanced himself from Tigress.

[QUARTERMASTEREMI]

Oogway: _"Look at this tree, Shifu. (Indicates the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom) I cannot make it blossom when it suits me, nor make it bear fruit before its time."_
Shifu: _"But there are things we can control! (Slams a fist into the tree, making several peaches fall around them) I can control where the fruit will fall! (Catches a peach, cuts it in half, takes the pit and slams it into the ground) And I can control where to plant the seed! That is no illusion, Master!"_
Oogway: _"Ah, yes. But no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach."_
Shifu: _"But a peach cannot defeat Tai Lung!"_
Oogway: _"Maybe it can - if you are willing to guide it, to nurture it, to believe in it."_

Patience is a virtue, and we cannot control things that are beyond us. We must let things do what they do in their own time as nature does it too. Even a simple peach can teach us that. 🍑

[divarkat]

“If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than who you are.”
- Master Shifu (Kung Fu Panda 3)

[starryodyssey]

Shifu's pain comes from attempting to control things that are fundamentally out of his control. When he accept the reality and let go of this illusion, he found inner peace.

Just like Oogway said, no matter what he does, a peach tree will grow into a peach tree. He may wish for an apple or an orange, but he will get a peach.

[JoJo-xpwr]

Shifu was in my opinion a great mentor character, his abilities in the final fight in the first movie really made drop my jaw.

[blackkitty]

The Irony that Shifu gave Tailung too much attention when his own father barley gave him any.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Even Shifu had a tragic backstory. Red pandas are so cute

[bruhmoment]

Shifu's dad is like he's going to buy a milk in a grocery store and never came back.

edit: the comment section went to kung fu panda to amazing world of gumball.

[SpammytheHedgehog]

Shifu tried to act like a father to Tai Lung.

[chillcyclists]

Shifu: Works hard to try master everything
Po:



aHa oOpsiE i AcCidENtaLlY mAsTEred cHi oR sOMEtHinG

[Mdk]

Sometimes it takes the teacher to become a student once more and when Po enters Shifu’s life it comes of a unique balance between the both of them over the Kung Fu Panda series.

[blackmarketgamingTheLukaski]

Shifu gets the rank of master when Anakin did not.
Anakin: How can you do this? This is outrageous, it’s unfair!

[goindigo]

I guess that might’ve been the reason why Shifu adopted Tai Lung and Tigress. He understands what it was like to be left by your lonesome at a young age.
Question: what do you think Tigress would’ve been like if Shifu never found her?

[beeepo]

you forget to mention that shifu was once betrayed by his girlfriend

[amethyst_dawn]

Now it makes even more sense why Shifu is constantly angry with Po, who- from his perspective -stumbled in and obtained ultimate power through little to no effort.

[SpammytheHedgehog]

"I'm not dying, you idiot!"

Me: 😂😂😂

[AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I love that you made a video about Shifu. Not enough people talk about Kung Fu Panda.

[Sha]

I feel awful for shifu
Everyone in his life left him
Tai lung, oogway, the first furious five, and more :(

[roseystudio]

Imagine having your dad leave to get milk, have your closest friends either betray you or die, have to constantly work on improving your own flaws, have your student-son become known as one of the most destructive and evil warriors and to have the only remaining connection to be your teacher and father figure only to have him straight up die. Grim.

[toastedjam]

“Some reach enlightenment through suffering as I did” (master shifu, Kung fu panda 2) underrated quote