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Jade Tigress
05-25-2007, 09:30 AM
This article is a year old so maybe some of you already heard of this, but I just saw it. All I can say is.....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1710743,00.html


Later this year, the monks will, at least temporarily, abandon the solemn asceticism of yore and throw themselves into the promotion of a glitzy audition for the kung fu stars of the future. Thousands of aspiring martial arts practitioners from around the world will be invited to show their best moves in the early stages, where they will have to impress a panel of judges. Through a process of elimination, the competitors will be whittled down first to 18, before a final contest between the top three to decide the winner. The top prize will be a leading role in a new series of kung fu epics that the monastery plans to film from the beginning of next year.
Xue Sheng
05-25-2007, 09:39 AM
This was talked about on MT before, but I cannot find where.

However I fully believe it could use a revisit.

Frankly the entire concept for this show is rather sad and absolutely hilarious at the same time
Jade Tigress
05-25-2007, 10:01 AM
This was talked about on MT before, but I cannot find where.

That figures. :D


However I fully believe it could use a revisit.

Frankly the entire concept for this show is rather sad and absolutely hilarious at the same time


So Xue, have you heard anymore about this? Did they get their *kung fu movie star*?
Shuto
05-25-2007, 10:08 AM
They should turn the whole selection process into a TV show.
Yeti
05-25-2007, 10:20 AM
Frankly the entire concept for this show is rather sad and absolutely hilarious at the same time

It is indeed, but somehow it's also kind of like a train wreck. If I saw this on TV I honestly don't think I could turn it off.
Xue Sheng
05-25-2007, 10:56 AM
So Xue, have you heard anymore about this? Did they get their *kung fu movie star*?

I have to find the thread that was discussing it. I am not sure if we were joking about it or if they in fact had lined up Segal. Not Kung fu, but what do most people know anyway.
Jade Tigress
05-25-2007, 11:12 AM
It is indeed, but somehow it's also kind of like a train wreck. If I saw this on TV I honestly don't think I could turn it off.

To be honest....me too. lol



....or if they in fact had lined up Segal. Not Kung fu, but what do most people know anyway.

Ah yes, the great Kung Fu master, Steven Segal. ;)
Nebuchadnezzar
05-25-2007, 04:24 PM
This article is a year old so maybe some of you already heard of this, but I just saw it. All I can say is.....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1710743,00.html


Shows how low they can go. They've turned Shaolin into a purely money making enterprise. If there are any true monks left, they are quite likely the last.

:soapbox:
Jade Tigress
05-25-2007, 05:15 PM
Shows how low they can go. They've turned Shaolin into a purely money making enterprise. If there are any true monks left, they are quite likely the last.

:soapbox:

I couldn't agree more. :asian:
jdinca
05-25-2007, 06:32 PM
A very good friend of mine was involved in gathering competitors from the US. The competition from this country was held last July in LA, and the finalists ended up going to China for final competition at the monastery. This was produced for Chinese television and hasn't been broadcast outside of the country, as far as I know.
Nobody
05-25-2007, 07:35 PM
I just don't know what to even think of this!
MaartenSFS
05-25-2007, 09:30 PM
Ja, I remember this... I saw the beginning on television and immediately turned it off. The Shaolin temple is a joke and I have zero respect for it. I even question its significance in the past: Who would be better at fighting; the military that need Gongfu to survive combat every day or some monks that practise more for health and meditate most of the day? I think it was all just a big bluff. Granted not all of the monks were monks and some of them had fighting ability, but compared to let's say generals, who had to fight with a plethora of other candidates and be the last man standing to receive their rank, they are rather insignificant.
Carol
05-25-2007, 09:49 PM
"Everybody was Kung Fu Idoling..." :lol:
kidswarrior
05-25-2007, 10:33 PM
They should turn the whole selection process into a TV show. I thought they did?

But I dunno, since they didn't pick me I tuned out. :toilclaw:
Xue Sheng
05-25-2007, 10:43 PM
That figures. :D




So Xue, have you heard anymore about this? Did they get their *kung fu movie star*?


AHHA!!!! FOUND IT.

I am not sure if it is the same or not, but this is the post I was talking about

http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35407
Jade Tigress
05-26-2007, 11:58 AM
AHHA!!!! FOUND IT.

I am not sure if it is the same or not, but this is the post I was talking about

http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35407


Thanks Xue. :)
Yeti
05-26-2007, 03:57 PM
"Everybody was Kung Fu Idoling..." :lol:

Thank you very much! Now I've got that song in my head and I can't get it out...LOL!!!
Jade Tigress
05-26-2007, 06:23 PM
Thank you very much! Now I've got that song in my head and I can't get it out...LOL!!!

Reminds me of the toy hamster with the nunchucks. lol
qi-tah
06-03-2007, 06:48 AM
Quote from Gaurdian article: "Abbot Shi is adamant that kung fu should never become an Olympic sport because it would change the ethos of martial arts. "You cannot judge kung fu according to a set of standard measurements. It is not just about competition. Foreigners might think that, but for us it is part of our lives." "

What the?? So using wushu as a catchy hook for voyueristic light entertainment that will last about 15 minutes is ok, but using it to compete in a competition with over a hundred years of history is not?

Wushu may be part of Abbot Shi's life, but i'm willing to bet it's more a part of his bank balance...
Nebuchadnezzar
06-03-2007, 03:11 PM
Quote from Gaurdian article: "Abbot Shi is adamant that kung fu should never become an Olympic sport because it would change the ethos of martial arts. "You cannot judge kung fu according to a set of standard measurements. It is not just about competition. Foreigners might think that, but for us it is part of our lives." "

What the?? So using wushu as a catchy hook for voyueristic light entertainment that will last about 15 minutes is ok, but using it to compete in a competition with over a hundred years of history is not?

Wushu may be part of Abbot Shi's life, but i'm willing to bet it's more a part of his bank balance...

Very strong possibility of this being so Grasshopper.
BudoTiger
06-22-2007, 08:38 PM
This actually took place last summer. It was done solely for Chinese television. One of the instructors from the chain of schools i used to attend was one of the semi finalists i believe, but I can't remember if he made the finals or not. It is being done to spread the word of Shaolin according to the monk The movies will be sort of in the vein of the kung fu series telling the story of some one who starts as a young man at temple then goes out on his own. That was my understanding although i could be wrong.