Kung Fu - Rice Paper Walk

David Carradine as Caine in the 1972 movie, -Kung Fu-.

Caine walks across a blank sheet of rice paper leaving it undisturbed.

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[shoegooguru]

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]

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.

[carldietz]

@MrDewy67 your comment is so creepy. You can be nicer than that.

[gijoe989]

kung fu -rice paper walk -gijoe989.

[stockscalper]

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.

[variaxguitar]

Very well done show

[loveyoutodeathbut]

RIP dude, I think you were murdered by some shady ladies.

[shadowolfblue]

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.

[Jallulah]

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 !

[shadowolfblue]

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]

Uhhh, that was David Carradine. Young Caine was played by his brother, Keith Carradine. Sorry, just want to keep facts where they are.