Monkey King Entertains Visitors at a Fort in southern India

Jyoti Raju has an unusual set of skills to entertain visitors at the Chitradurga Fort in India's southern state of Karnataka. His ability to jump from one rock to another and to scale walls or any man-made height without any aid has earned him the title, "Monkey King." His swift, smooth, efficient and direct moves resemble those in Parkour, a mixture of acrobatics, sport and martial arts that is quickly catching on with youngsters in Western countries. Twenty-three-year-old Raju started practicing this new form of acrobatic art only four years ago. He was facing a major turning point in his life and was contemplating jumping off a cliff. But rather than committing suicide, he was inspired by the relative ease and physical strength of monkeys. Now Raju has mastered his craft by studying his favourite animals. The kinship he has developed with the creatures in the Chitradurga Fort area has earned him the new name of "Kothi Raju." [Jyoti Raju, "Monkey King"]: "In Chitradurga they call me 'Kothi Raju' in Karnataka, meaning Monkey King in English and Bandar Raja in Hindi. I got this name when I started imitating maneuvers of monkeys while jumping and climbing up trees and walls." He now wants to popularize his art among kids and is looking for help from the government or individuals. [Jyoti Raju, "Monkey King"]: "I want to start a mobile van club to give practice to children and, thereby, highlight the name of my country in this genre of adventure. I am looking for support to fulfill this task." When he's not watching monkeys, Raju invents new stunts and maneuvers by watching the movie "Spider Man."

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[racl101]

This dude makes mountain climbers look like pussies.

[GizmoJunk]

The negative comments I've read here, are seemingly from the bitterly jealous, or the bitterly callous, or the bitterly obtuse. :lol:

Give the man his due, he's at a level where he's safe doing this due to lack of fear, and combined experience. At this point only age and extreme dire luck would cause him grief on a climb.

[777wobbly]

Actualy parkour is getting from one point to another the fastest way possible

[9DIABLOS9]

or government.....help+government­ = ........

[BEALofficial]

We like that! amazing! At BEAL, we would like to sponsor such guy, where could we find him?

[HWEisRISING]

HOW DOES HE GO FULL BLAST THE WHOLE TIME??? HE'S AMAZING...

[Meman136]

This guy should go on ninja warrior... maybe

[vlanzifull1]

a ripped indian dude..how funny! lol

[Lycidus123]

Assassin''s Creed Revelation trailer..

[Oogwaylaugh]

lol

wtf, he was doing suicide, but he saw monkey and changed his mind...

[cyz44]

@CHINESExT4CO and you are bitterly incoherent