Is this real?

[yipman_sifu]

What do you think of this master?.

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1153/

 

[jdinca]

It looked real on the surface. Pretty impressive, if it is.

 

[Sam]

I can't believe that's possible, at any age.

 

[dmax999]

I know four fingers is possible, index and middle of both hands. Never heard of this before, but from the four finger handstand I saw I don't think that it is completely impossible.

 

[Xue Sheng]

If it's possible, it is pretty darn impressive.

And I suppose if anyone could do this, it would be a monk.

 

[Sam]

And I suppose if anyone could do this, it would be a monk.

Not that I wouldn't be inclined to agree, but why do you say that?

 

[Cujo]

It may be possible, but whats the point?
Pax
Cujo

 

[Sam]

It may be possible, but whats the point?
Cujo

That's it, in a nutshell.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Not that I wouldn't be inclined to agree, but why do you say that?

Based on the amount of time Taoist and Shaolin Monks dedicate to things such as Martial Arts, Qi training, Meditation and Spiritual development (24/7/365).

Also in the subtitles it referred to him as a monk

And, although I could be wrong, this guy looks like a Taoist and Taoists demonstrate amazing feats of strength from time to time. The one that I saw, although not as impressive as this, was a Taoist sitting on the floor cross legged, putting his hands on the floor, lifting and holding his body off of the ground and supporting his entire weight on just the forefinger and thumb of his right and left hand. His leg position stayed the same, just off of the floor.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I have been corrected; he is Shaolin, also no surprise.

 

[AceHBK]

would have been nice to see him go about it rather than it cutting str8 to the scene of him in it.

 

[dmax999]

Not trying to promote anything, but looking for something else I found this video for sale. Only posting because it looks exactly like a similar thing.

http://www.martialartsmart.net/dvdat103.html

 

[clfsean]

It's monk Hai Deng. Lots of stuff out there on the web about him.

Yes... its real. Maybe not like when he was a young man, but the supporting his weight on his fingers like that only... is real.

Say what you will about it since he's dead & no one else is practicing his skill, but the video doesn't lie & is pre CGI in China.

 

[yipman_sifu]

It's monk Hai Deng. Lots of stuff out there on the web about him.

Yes... its real. Maybe not like when he was a young man, but the supporting his weight on his fingers like that only... is real.

Say what you will about it since he's dead & no one else is practicing his skill, but the video doesn't lie & is pre CGI in China.

Well if that is real, say it is one of the most amazing things I have ever noticed.

 

[7starmantis]

Its not so unbelievable that its real is it? We have students that practice three finger headstand pushups. If one of our students can do that, I have no problem believing someone who dedicates their time to it could do this feat. I would have to ask for the martial application of it, but it certainly can be done. If Chan Pui can jump off the top of his buildings into the splits, I think this is pretty reasonable.

7sm

 

[MSUTKD]

It is indeed FAKE.

ron

 

[clfsean]

It is indeed FAKE.

ron

You wanna offer some proof that it's FAKE?

You sound so very sure it's FAKE, so please enlighten us as to how it is.

 

[MSUTKD]

Why not show him getting into or out of that position. Funny how people think martial arts is meta-physical. Hard work just does not do it anymore. Take a physics class.

ron

 

[clfsean]

Right... gotcha... thanks so much for enlightening me.

 

[jdinca]

It may be possible, but whats the point?
Pax
Cujo

Just think of what he could do to you with that finger. Just imagine what kind of hand strength he must have had.