At one time there were as many at ten Shaolin temples in China, although only five were active at any one time. Each temple had their own forms of testing. It is believed that the Honan Temple employed the rice paper walk as well as the Hall of Wooden Fighting men as part of the final test. Some temples required the candidate to run a gauntlet made up of temple masters. The final test irequired moving the hot urn that was situated at the exit door where the brands would be imposed.
How many grains of rice? I can't fit too much in my kettle...that's why I can't cook boilded eggs for my guests (I like to prepare them a dozen boiled eggs) Cos they havn't got good manners and can't eat cups of cake and slices of tea with knives and forks, they is so common!
this scene affected me as a kid! To this day(at 195 lbs and 6' tall)you will not here me walking usually...or only very little. And I teach my son the same thing. Why waste energy slamming your feet down or scraping them along!?(even Elephants walk VERY silently!) It says something of a person, how they walk. The 'rice paper' is not first about stealth it is about grace and self control. Great scene; Great show; Great message for everyone STILL. We have lost a friend but not the meaning of.
tripo1samson....what are you saying? It does not matter if the story is true or not. Maybe it is. the point is still the same. who knows if anybody can do the rice paper walk for real? Such monks were ("obviously")able to perceive and do many things we cannot. Most westerners don't think past the age of their skin or cars. Unless their is profit involved. The purity and challenge of the 'rice paper walk' scares away most so-called civilized people. If not real...it is a great metaphor.
So very well stated, friend. Tell me . . . do you understand what it is to understand without knowing once one ceases to strive to understand? Another piece of wisdom from the show. "When you cease striving to understand then you will know without understand." Few are they who can interpret what is meant here.
shadowolfblue: I loved this show as a kid. I think it is talking about FAITH! It is just a rework of wording in the Bible, when God tells us about Himself, & wants us to
"Be still & know that I am God."
It is awesome we can't know all there is to know, But God Does!so when you realize it is NOT all about YOU, but it (life) is all about GOD & how we relate to Him & to others ((so many agonize & ponder what the meaning of life is?--it is EZ! Love God & love each other!!) & He LOVES us !
His attorney is already telling the press not to judge this a suicide just yet. An investigation may turn up something else. It may have been a bizarre accident or murder. I'm going to wait until further news developes.
I find his death very sad. What I personally do not get is that no one in his family, his kids, etc. had a clue that he was privately depressed to this level. Suicide victims really believe that no one loves them or could help. That inherently is a self imposed lie. I knew a man who had 3 daughters and not one of them was close enough to him to stop him from pulling the trigger. You would think that one would care. Always reach out to someone.
Thanx for posting. Perhaps you can add some context by including the scene that describes why he must complete this task and what it means in his life journey. Good job.
In the unreleased original pilot, Master Po's predecessor- Master Pole, was kicked out of the temple for giving all the young male disciples the ol' "Snatch the Pebble From Out of My Front Pants Pocket Test".
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This is so racist! I bet they wouldn't have a black guy walking on chitlin paper! Or a Mexican walking on taco shells! Or an italian walking through a puddle of grease! Or George Bush walking on the Constitution! Or...
Ironic. David Carradine is not Asian because the TV executives thought it would be bad for the ratings to have an Asian as the main character. Don't get me wrong, Carradine was great.
Kwai Chang Caine was actually half-Caucasian, (his daddy was a white man). If they would have let Bruce Lee star, like he wanted, it would have turned out to be a different show altogether!
I think the closest I could get is to tie rice cakes to my feet and walk around on soft carpet. With my luck I'd get in a fight, kick someone in the head, they'd grab my foot and eat my rice cakes. That's just how life is for me ... David Carradine rocks !!!
@MrDewy67 your comment is so creepy. You can be nicer than that.
carldietz 5 months ago
kung fu -rice paper walk -gijoe989.
gijoe989 6 months ago
At one time there were as many at ten Shaolin temples in China, although only five were active at any one time. Each temple had their own forms of testing. It is believed that the Honan Temple employed the rice paper walk as well as the Hall of Wooden Fighting men as part of the final test. Some temples required the candidate to run a gauntlet made up of temple masters. The final test irequired moving the hot urn that was situated at the exit door where the brands would be imposed.
stockscalper 10 months ago
RIP dude, I think you were murdered by some shady ladies.
loveyoutodeathbut 1 year ago
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How many grains of rice? I can't fit too much in my kettle...that's why I can't cook boilded eggs for my guests (I like to prepare them a dozen boiled eggs) Cos they havn't got good manners and can't eat cups of cake and slices of tea with knives and forks, they is so common!
I only have 2563 grains of rice left.
22poopoo 2 years ago
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Nice technic.
But i still prefer the ultimate CockBanging.
zqewkl 2 years ago
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Carradine never heard of craigslist? Women for the plucking. Sigh.
NoMercyJustCruelty 2 years ago
and now hung himself while beatin off, oh the irony
chrissyjo1970 2 years ago
Was him an ex shaolin monk?
LOL
Why people confound fiction with reality?
MrVorudo 2 years ago
Uhhh, that was David Carradine. Young Caine was played by his brother, Keith Carradine. Sorry, just want to keep facts where they are.
shadowolfblue 2 years ago
this scene affected me as a kid! To this day(at 195 lbs and 6' tall)you will not here me walking usually...or only very little. And I teach my son the same thing. Why waste energy slamming your feet down or scraping them along!?(even Elephants walk VERY silently!) It says something of a person, how they walk. The 'rice paper' is not first about stealth it is about grace and self control. Great scene; Great show; Great message for everyone STILL. We have lost a friend but not the meaning of.
shoegooguru 2 years ago 8
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obviously that story is true, shoegooguru
Tripo1iSamson 2 years ago
tripo1samson....what are you saying? It does not matter if the story is true or not. Maybe it is. the point is still the same. who knows if anybody can do the rice paper walk for real? Such monks were ("obviously")able to perceive and do many things we cannot. Most westerners don't think past the age of their skin or cars. Unless their is profit involved. The purity and challenge of the 'rice paper walk' scares away most so-called civilized people. If not real...it is a great metaphor.
shoegooguru 2 years ago 10
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Whatever, man. You lied and I called you out.
Tripo1iSamson 2 years ago
So very well stated, friend. Tell me . . . do you understand what it is to understand without knowing once one ceases to strive to understand? Another piece of wisdom from the show. "When you cease striving to understand then you will know without understand." Few are they who can interpret what is meant here.
shadowolfblue 2 years ago
shadowolfblue: I loved this show as a kid. I think it is talking about FAITH! It is just a rework of wording in the Bible, when God tells us about Himself, & wants us to
"Be still & know that I am God."
It is awesome we can't know all there is to know, But God Does!so when you realize it is NOT all about YOU, but it (life) is all about GOD & how we relate to Him & to others ((so many agonize & ponder what the meaning of life is?--it is EZ! Love God & love each other!!) & He LOVES us !
Jallulah 2 years ago
Thank you, Jallulah. It had been so long since I posted this I had to look again to see what you were replying to LOL. Thanks again, man.
shadowolfblue 2 years ago
its not about his acting....obviously he was more than an actor, u crazy people!!!
Lukaspix26 2 years ago
talk about poor taste...
garyeberly916 2 years ago
His attorney is already telling the press not to judge this a suicide just yet. An investigation may turn up something else. It may have been a bizarre accident or murder. I'm going to wait until further news developes.
RIP David Carridine.
skrag2112 2 years ago
I find his death very sad. What I personally do not get is that no one in his family, his kids, etc. had a clue that he was privately depressed to this level. Suicide victims really believe that no one loves them or could help. That inherently is a self imposed lie. I knew a man who had 3 daughters and not one of them was close enough to him to stop him from pulling the trigger. You would think that one would care. Always reach out to someone.
Forkumovah 2 years ago
That last comment was pathetic and is just typical of the moronic element that YouTube attracts.
drinksmachine 2 years ago 2
Thanx for posting. Perhaps you can add some context by including the scene that describes why he must complete this task and what it means in his life journey. Good job.
naflodi 2 years ago
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I think in the original script, his task was to wipe his ass with the rice paper-and leave no trace!!!
But it had to be revised for TV.
stratman123 3 years ago
hahahahahaha!!!!!!! WOW
yobraud25 3 years ago
LOL. You should use your sense of humor for good, not evil. Give it a try and see if it works for you.
naflodi 2 years ago
In the unreleased original pilot, Master Po's predecessor- Master Pole, was kicked out of the temple for giving all the young male disciples the ol' "Snatch the Pebble From Out of My Front Pants Pocket Test".
Not cool, Master Pole...Not cool...
stratman123 2 years ago
More like Master Shaft lol.
firestormcomputers 2 years ago
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This is so racist! I bet they wouldn't have a black guy walking on chitlin paper! Or a Mexican walking on taco shells! Or an italian walking through a puddle of grease! Or George Bush walking on the Constitution! Or...
Just a joke!!!
stratman123 3 years ago
Ironic. David Carradine is not Asian because the TV executives thought it would be bad for the ratings to have an Asian as the main character. Don't get me wrong, Carradine was great.
naflodi 2 years ago
Kwai Chang Caine was actually half-Caucasian, (his daddy was a white man). If they would have let Bruce Lee star, like he wanted, it would have turned out to be a different show altogether!
Be like water...
stratman123 2 years ago 3
I think of this whenever I used to sneek out at night
AshwinAbhyankar 3 years ago 2
Or sneek in. Don't forget the yin/yang.
Spartacus217 2 years ago 4
I am Spartacus
StevenJamesJ 2 years ago
soft feet.
VideoVault08 3 years ago
It's almost how I walk about the house after midnight, so as not to wake others :-)
zaynit 3 years ago 2
more not wanting to snub my toe on somthin...
pecorino69 3 years ago
I think the closest I could get is to tie rice cakes to my feet and walk around on soft carpet. With my luck I'd get in a fight, kick someone in the head, they'd grab my foot and eat my rice cakes. That's just how life is for me ... David Carradine rocks !!!
tewest99 3 years ago
Great as it was,think how much greater if Bruce Lee had been allowed to star!?
moob744 4 years ago 3
really? Id have thought a show about the only caucasian to be allowed within a shaolin monastery...starring a chinese lead would be a little off.
etherealeyes 3 years ago 3
Please tell me you are joking?(please?)
moob744 3 years ago
spoil a moment why dont you
bongfonder 3 years ago
kung-fu is not a martial art XD ! lol !
voitkuns 4 years ago
kung fu is not a martial art?...I think you need a therapist
onlyidiotsputdown 3 years ago 3
Kung Fu is agroup of many martial arts, actually any skill developed through hard work.
garouHH 3 years ago 2
best show ever on tv
bigdanny1922 4 years ago
I love kung fu
Great marcial art!!!
and carradine when im kid
gafanhoto -Brasil
delllirium 4 years ago
In movie or not, kung fu is great martial arts.
nilsonmorhes 4 years ago
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Apparently that weirdo at the end is blind and that's why his eyes are all fucked up
CherokeeatheKeg 4 years ago
I could do that,)
joelt420 4 years ago
NO YOU CANT
ICET100 3 years ago
Smooth moves, man...
nanderson65 4 years ago