Lol I've stayed in a lot of monasteries and it cracks me up when people say "I'm sick of people I want to live in a monastery!", You mean you're sick of people so you want to live in close quarters with strangers day in day out whom you have nothing in common with?
Yeah true but they mostly Think of the movie monasteries where they are big and beautifiul and nobody needs to Talk to each other and everbody has a big room. And you just metitate all day
I find it easier to get along with strangers I knw nothing about. But once Ive known them for a certain amount of time I tend to start avoiding them. Idk, i just dont wanna have to make small talk all the time. Its easier with strangers but once those strangers become acquaintances then I just dont knw wht to talk about anymore lol
I have a friend that spent extensive time at the Shaolin temple, his stories are legendary, of course he has no pictures, and his family told me he has never been to China lol
I have a friend like that as well. I dont know how he has fitted so much in his few years alive lol...he's one of these lads that has done everything lol
Ive practiced shaolin kungfu in china. Its the best thing ive ever done in my life. Ive stayed for one year. It really changed me and everyone else who were students and stayed for 1y or longer, it have all affected their lives in a positive way. I will return next year and will visit my master's family as he has invited me to his home and he will be my master again too
Would you explain in precise what they teach?do they teach some spiritual stuff too?and how much money is needed to register?also i dont know Kongfu,Do they teach beginners?
Jokes aside i LOVE how ranton becomes very serious when he talks about Shaolin to give you as many info as simple and straight as possible showing you how serious this matter is knowing that he is a funny person Mad respect to you man fo real
i literally respect people who do martial arts SO MUCH. the amount of dedication you need to be able to do it is amazing. as a kid, i was taken to learn it and i did it for a few months but quit cause i lacked commitment and i didn’t realise how serious it was. i realised how much i lacked commitment when i did different clubs like swimming for a few years but quit cause i got bored. so it was my fault for not knowing the reality of these things. but like fr, I RESPECT MARTIAL ARTS SM SO ILL JUST ENJOY IT FROM THE SIDELINES
Great suggestions! A lot of people don’t realize the warrior monk/full monk difference, and that the fully ordained monks stay well clear of the crowds of tourists. As you say, this is their way of life, not something for the casual visitor to join in just for the novelty. If people want a Buddhist experience, there are meditation and sutra recital programs at other sacred Buddhist sites like Wutai Shan or Emei Shan, where for a donation you can spend a few days living in the temple as a lay disciple.
This is an absolute valuable and highly informative video. This is a potent wake up call for me and I am extremely grateful for it. I am ashamed and embarrassed of myself however. Turns out, I wanted the movie script version of being with the Temple simply because I never asked questions. I never made an effort to learn. I must be honest. I think I am one of the people you mentioned. I pictured peace, harmony, and beautiful martial arts. I am so sorry for my ignorance. While I still desire peace and calm, I now know my place without a doubt. My place is not with those men. What I have yet to learn probably wouldn't qualify me to deliver goods, much less get to know any of the good people there. Wishing the good people everywhere the best in life. And may you have good fortune in return for posting this video.
The passion of joining shaolin temple among public has come from the movie named "THE 36 CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN". I am happy that you are enlighting us. Love from INDIA. Even there are people from India who have learned from shaolin temple.But they never speak this truth.People like us dream without any knowledge.Thank you once again.
This was actually a very good information regarding that doubt, thanks for clarifying that, ranton 😊 without learning language the conversation is difficult, and i agree with you, there are many fake martial artist who are running business for money and no knowledge,
When you train Martial Arts, you usually start to learn The Native Language of that Martial Art, like Japanese for Karate and Judo or "Chinese" for Kung Fu Styles or Korean for Taekwondo and so on You never trained right?
It's kinda nice to hear this, we definitely need more stuff like this, that helps us to get a reality check. Thanks man, even though I didn't want to join Shaolin temple or didn't want to learn Kung-Fu, your video is still quite entertaining to watch. Keep it coming!
No, not really in japan if you don’t know Japanese you won’t have any problems. In the countryside they might be a lil bothered with you but still very nice to you
@@georgefreemon2935 I think it would be quite disrespectful to visit a country without knowing at least some basics. Especially Japanese people won't tell you if they are bothered. Let's be real; not learning anything beforehand is just pure laziness. Hope it didn't come off as rude. Have a nice day. :)
@@georgefreemon2935 Good point. Though I'm not an English native, I'd still say that it's necessary to fully connect to US culture. Besides that the US was formed by many different cultures and English as their way to communicate. Japan on the other hand is almost purely Japanese. So in order to connect with Japanese people, you'd have to approach them in their own language. That's my humble opinion.
Philip Kaltschmidt I understand that and respect your opinion. But I just want people to know that japan is VERY nice to foreigners and you won’t have trouble their if you were to visit.
Honestly your edits are bang they give me life! And thank you for this video, I am currently learning the language Chinese language and will plan this journey one day.
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Shaolin fan: I am ready to leave everything for the shaolin monk. Ex-shaolin: do you speak chinese? Shaolin fan: No Main Quest STARTED: FIND TREVOR JAMES TO LEARN MANDARIN
It's easy to be cynical, especially when it's not your real name or reputation on the line. But, really guys? Come on, have you no honor? And I disliked all comments in hopes to have you read my words. Spoiler, it's a trap.
Just wanted to say thanks for the vids man. I dont personaly think i will ever travel to china myself, but to those who do wish to, i wish them luck.(and good fortune)
I'm so glad you exist, Ranton. It's nice to have someone credible to draw the line between what is fact and what is BS regarding Shaolin Temple and the monks.
@@demonlxrd5492 You don't think I'm about to take you serious at all, right? Because I don't atall whatsoever. Your words are unverifiable claims that are meaningless and sound absolutely rediculous and completely implausible. So, yeah, good luck with that.
I went to train with my Shifu in the summer of 2017. Yan Feng Shifu taught us xiao hong quan and qi xing quan, and we did a lot of ji ben gong. Its a real shame Wangzhigou has been torn down now, but needless to say, I had a great time at Shaolin. I only was able to go because my Shifu was good friends with the masters and administration of the temple, so he was able to organize a trip. No, I didn't have to shave my head.
@@bottomtext5130 Xiao hong quan and qi xing quan are both shaolin forms, called taolu (like a kata). Ji ben gong is basic kung fu drills, Yan Feng Shifu is who taught us, who was funnily enough, also Ranton's master. Wangzhigou is the small town with the little motels and cornerstore where all the tourists stayed, along with some kung-fu summer camps and other shit like that. It was torn down I think in 2019 because it didn't fit the building code, at least, according to my shifu.
there are times where im grateful for my half Chinese culture even though im not fluent and by no means am i a fast learner but there are times i have a conversation with a chinese person and love it
Why would you learn dialect as a foreigner haha, that sounds like a circumstance you would only end up in if you live in some incredibly rural area where people can't speak Mandarin. I think even the oldest people I've met even in Zhejiang spoke fluent Mandarin, though it doesn't matter because they still have the "you're foreign, you don't speak Chinese" ignore you to your face mentality haha, I'm not sure even knowing Hakka would help with that 🤔 I do remember visiting incredibly rural locations in Hunan and everyone speaking a dialect I had never heard of, with apparently no Mandarin, but I don't know any foreigners living there.
Everyone imagines some fairytale Anime experience, Ngl I kinda thought that way too. A whole lot of dedication it would take. Awesome vid Ranton, you've Enlightened many.
Why would you learn Japanese for anime? That’s a waste of time, you should learn Japanese to go to Japan and learn about he rich culture, and learn that’s not all about anime.
@@GracelessEmber that was my original plan a while back. But covid killed that! So do to an overdose of anime while in quarantine, I decided to do a little something creative.
I really wanna thank you for clearing up the stigma that "in order to learn Shaolin Kung-Fu, you *have* to train at the Shaolin Temple." I honestly thought the SAME EXACT THING; mostly because where I live (the US), there's a lot of doubt behind which Shaolin Kung-Fu schools are _actually_ genuine and legitimate. I don't mean to speak for everybody, but this is why I carried that assumption around for so long. Thanks for clearing that up, bro.
I like how I can hear the Sensi in Ranton's voice even though he's Chinese. (Sensi is the Japanese word for teacher we use in Japanese Karate.) I'm not Japanese but I practiced Okinawan Karate as a white guy. Ranton is trying to be gentle but you had better be listening or you'll regret it. I've noticed in military and martial arts that's how instructors have to be in order to be effective. Respect and love to you, Ranton. I hope the Temple becomes all that you hope it can be. 🤜🤚
"During this time they just stay in their room all day, watch League of Legends tournaments and drink tea. Which is cool, I'm not hating, (it's better than Dota)" I've watched you for a while but after those words I blindly liked all your videos and subbed your chanel. You're real master.
Telling how it really is, regardless of specific culture. Especially the advice about learning the language and learning to make small talk to form bridges to additional opportunities. Thank you for a high quality video
Thank you very much for this video, I know I personally am capable of training with the other monks but I still have to learn mandarin so I at least have a place to start now. But thanks overall for this video, my karate sensei went to China for like 3 years I forgot if he trained at the shaolin temples but I know he learned drunken boxing there and a few other styles (and how to use weapons). My point is thanks a lot for the video I am sure the information will help a lot!
I remember my dad said he was invited to join because he fixed the master's back (he was a chiropractor at the time) and he has a massive amount of proof that he and his brothers were trained there. Apparently the people of the town near the temple would go there to get their backs fixed and they paid with poultry (he decided to give it to then for free). Of course, he could speak Chinese (Cantonese).
I feel like the point about knowing mandarin is just common sense. If you're gonna spend possibly years in a country where the native language isn't english then you're gonna have to know the actual native language.
Ranton, i know what i say will be common and also frowned upon, but you know how cool it would be if you could go back to the temple but this time as a youtuber? I know that is not allowed and its bad-eyed by all of them, but you can come down to compromises with them. You already experienced that from the inside, you know what you can do and what you cant. But it would be an amazing documentation about the life in the temple, routines and a lot of stuff people are really intrested in! I assure you you'd get millions of views.
I think what Ranton was getting at is that, no one is really going to be holding your hand at the Shaolin Temple, or at least, they really don’t want to. It’s really more so about being independent and taking it upon yourself to improve and learn. Your peers and teachers aren’t going to come to you and hand everything to you; every lesson, technique, etc. Of course they WILL be there to help and teach you, but it’s not going to be so easy and straight forward. Or, it MAY be so straightforward that you don’t even know and realize it. At least, that’s what I’m interpreting from this video.
As always a well-structured and informative (and enjoyable) video about Shaolin. I especially agree with your sentiment about learning Mandarin before heading to China (in general tbh), but then speaking as a Chinese language and culture major, of course I would :P Good times at 0:52 btw
Ranton: _Here's how to join a Shaolin monk_ Me: *Excellent, plan is now in motion, once I become a Shaolin monk and learn the ways of Harmon, I will BEAT DIO* Real talk, thank you for this video, it was very informative
My father as a child did 3 years of wu shu, I learned some of his techniques and I have done 10 years of taekwondo, i have a decent level of fight whit sticks amd now im learning how to use numchakus. Greetings from spain ✌🏻👋🏻
Meditation is focusing on inner thoughts by yourself and improving on your method of thought or just removing yourself from toxic thoughts. It's not about finding a state of mind at all. It's about finding a way to ignore external stimuli. Their methods help.
YO! This is the new Main Channel with Daily Ranton Uploads! 🚀
"Learn how to small talk in chinese"
I dont even know how to small talk in my native language
same bro, same.
mood
What is small talk?
@@Kasy21 sort of like casual chatting
@@Kasy21 I speak 4 languages. Yet suck at it especially with females.
Me finally joining the Shaolin Temple:
*Now where’s Master Shifu?*
Fezbal
May he find *INNER PEACE*
Shifu is master in Mandarin idiot
XW Ah
🙄
@@xwah5016 pretty sure it was a joke.. guess you didn't catch it.
Dead.
Lol I've stayed in a lot of monasteries and it cracks me up when people say "I'm sick of people I want to live in a monastery!", You mean you're sick of people so you want to live in close quarters with strangers day in day out whom you have nothing in common with?
Yeah true but they mostly Think of the movie monasteries where they are big and beautifiul and nobody needs to Talk to each other and everbody has a big room. And you just metitate all day
@Steven Hunt Or just live in a cave, Sholin = kungfu/peace is just too cliche
They could really mean (these people)
I find it easier to get along with strangers I knw nothing about. But once Ive known them for a certain amount of time I tend to start avoiding them. Idk, i just dont wanna have to make small talk all the time. Its easier with strangers but once those strangers become acquaintances then I just dont knw wht to talk about anymore lol
Actually “I’m sick because of coronavirus”
2019:I can’t wait to go to shaolin temple
2020:is there online training?
哈哈哈
Lol
Why you steal my comment
@@uglynerd9436 ur the on who stole this comment
@@conehead_mark1853 what?
I have a friend that spent extensive time at the Shaolin temple, his stories are legendary, of course he has no pictures, and his family told me he has never been to China lol
I have a friend like that as well. I dont know how he has fitted so much in his few years alive lol...he's one of these lads that has done everything lol
True legend
Can you share some of these legenadary stories?
I HAVE THAT KIND OF A FRIEND TOO. HE SAID HE SPOKE TO 2 PAC IN THE YEAR OF 2006.
He probably did it via VR.
Joins Shaolin temple:
- So where can I learn Jedi power here bois?
i find your lack of realism disturbing
@@boortek4082 perfectly reflects people when asking to go to Shaolin Temple
@@boortek4082 r/whoooosh
@@boortek4082 I want to learn your ways you not only got one but two people who didn't understand your joke
A very wise Jedi once said,noting happens by accident.
Idiots going to China to learn Shaolin be like, "where the subtitles?"
Some random guy with internet
I’m ur first like
franku
Applies to weebs as well
Americans be like "why arent they speaking english?"
Ah a Japanese joke
I'm too lazy and undisciplined to ever do anything like this but I respect the hell out of the people who can!
Ah I've found my kindred
Ah yes the definition of an American
Baba Yaga was*
@@shaujun_9309 still will be :)
You should be (not necessary in that level) it will make your life 1000000 times better
title:How To Join The Shaolin Monks in China
me, who cant even reach my toes: interesting
Imagine how lucky those who joined literally right before the pandemic to train whiout any tourist for months.
As someone who doesn't even have an iota of interest in joining, I still enjoyed this video.
It's always good to learn, even the subtleties of subjects most people disregard as uninteresting.
SILENT KING MAY 23rd BAYBEEEEEEEE
@@adreadnought56 I'm so fucking excited!
@@adreadnought56
What do you mean by this?
ranton is a dumb shaolin ball taster:
ua-cam.com/video/nUPwYIIMvp8/v-deo.html
Me think there would be trials and tests
"We have a website"
"Paypal accepted"
@@AfferbeckBeats more like alipay
"We are not savages"
The next thing will be a discord
Just give them money
They are Chinese after all
"Do you speak chinese"
Such a reality check 😂
They don't speak English? tsk tsk tsk shame
Yes I do thank you very much 你好, 我喜欢说中文也吃中国面
@@Iamdeadshot. the fxxx is 中国面?
@@Matthew-du1ro think he was trying to say chinese noodles
@@Iamdeadshot. you realize you just say you have intercourse with your pet dog in Chinese right? Yeah man you should probally stick with English.
Ive practiced shaolin kungfu in china. Its the best thing ive ever done in my life. Ive stayed for one year. It really changed me and everyone else who were students and stayed for 1y or longer, it have all affected their lives in a positive way.
I will return next year and will visit my master's family as he has invited me to his home and he will be my master again too
Nice!
ik its been a while since you commented but can you tell me how you did that?
Do you speak Mandarin?
@Attack on CJ 😆😆
Would you explain in precise what they teach?do they teach some spiritual stuff too?and how much money is needed to register?also i dont know Kongfu,Do they teach beginners?
All jokes aside, I'm actually impressed how human Ranton seems in this video, I'm so used to seeing him goof around in game reviews
he's serious about the shaolin stuff usually
You’re here too?!?
Hey you fucking weeb.we meet again!!!!!
Ranton has a lot of respect for the monks and the time he spent there, it's one of the subject he will always be serious when talking about it
Hes everywhere at once.
Oh cool my Dad is a shaolin monk he's bald and uses a broom to beat me up
that looks pretty shaolin to me
I think I laughed a little to long at this
i saw a bald guy doing 100 pushups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats and a ten kilometre run every single day
Everybody knows bald people sold their hair (and soul) for immense power.
A broom? I’m surprised he didn’t go ham with the whole arsenal. Kitchen knives, pans, his baldness. The whole deal.
Jokes aside i LOVE how ranton becomes very serious when he talks about Shaolin to give you as many info as simple and straight as possible showing you how serious this matter is
knowing that he is a funny person
Mad respect to you man fo real
“Go to the temple, join the monks, train with them, eAsY-pEaSy-LeMoN-a-SqUeAsy”
Why is literally no one talking about this line?!? It’s hilarious!
😂 😂 😂 Its one of his oldies
As a csgo player, i heard this too often :D
@@keiichitw fuckyou silver bicth
i literally respect people who do martial arts SO MUCH. the amount of dedication you need to be able to do it is amazing. as a kid, i was taken to learn it and i did it for a few months but quit cause i lacked commitment and i didn’t realise how serious it was. i realised how much i lacked commitment when i did different clubs like swimming for a few years but quit cause i got bored. so it was my fault for not knowing the reality of these things. but like fr, I RESPECT MARTIAL ARTS SM SO ILL JUST ENJOY IT FROM THE SIDELINES
„Firstly: Your level of Kung-fu. There is a lot of confusion about that“
So you mean…
Kung-fusion?
I´ll see myself out
😂
I'm your 68th like, may God bless you with just one more.
Nicholas Jonas ;)
You’re a disappointment
@@plzscrubscribe8317 Yeah ;)
Great suggestions! A lot of people don’t realize the warrior monk/full monk difference, and that the fully ordained monks stay well clear of the crowds of tourists. As you say, this is their way of life, not something for the casual visitor to join in just for the novelty. If people want a Buddhist experience, there are meditation and sutra recital programs at other sacred Buddhist sites like Wutai Shan or Emei Shan, where for a donation you can spend a few days living in the temple as a lay disciple.
yeh if they want to see real monk they better just go to their local chinese temple LMAO
having a quarantoni while watching some *RANTONI* ?
*YES*
Now that you mention it... I wonder how the monks are dealing with this quarantine and all this pandemic stuff
@@Fvneral_moon They make UA-cam videos
@@yeeted466 Do they really? What channel?
@@Fvneral_moon This one lol u just got Rantoned. Big brain moment
Yeet Ed but he’s not a monk he’s a disciple BIG BRAIN
Me when I get to the temple: *so like do i get a free sky bison or...?*
Made my day XD
Sadly no. The reason being Ikki said no.
This is an absolute valuable and highly informative video.
This is a potent wake up call for me and I am extremely grateful for it.
I am ashamed and embarrassed of myself however. Turns out, I wanted the movie script version of being with the Temple simply because I never asked questions. I never made an effort to learn.
I must be honest. I think I am one of the people you mentioned. I pictured peace, harmony, and beautiful martial arts.
I am so sorry for my ignorance.
While I still desire peace and calm, I now know my place without a doubt. My place is not with those men. What I have yet to learn probably wouldn't qualify me to deliver goods, much less get to know any of the good people there.
Wishing the good people everywhere the best in life. And may you have good fortune in return for posting this video.
Goes to Shaolin temple.
Me: So when do I learn air bending?
george barrett ahhh ahahahahahahahhaa meeeeee
Wait I thought it was fire bending I’m out
Big question is there online classes
Tai chi
Wait i thought it was Liu kang entire moveset
I find that the best way to go to the shaolin temple is to run there.
True but I mean you can also walk saves energy you know
@@CherryMxTx yeah thats a better idea, though I prefer running there as it gets me warmed up
@@the2morroknight57 I feel like flying is also a possibility but I mean it tires the arms out
@@CherryMxTx Not to mention how the bugs fly into your face if you fly too fast
Not only run, but Naruto run to show your skill.
I've been training shaolin kungfu in china (kunyu mountain) for 2 years now and yea, everything said in this video is correct
Can u tell me the cost of train kung fu in shaolin temple?
@Anubhab Paul about 5 and a half thousand dollars the only reason i know is cause my brother has been a shaolin monk for a year before going home
@Anubhab Paul i mean 5.5k for a year not a month lmao
@Anubhab Paul yes you get a full room and 3 meals a day im don't think they charge extra tho
@@braylontaylor1219 Tell your brother he got scammed. He shouldn't feel bad about it, many have paid much much more.
The passion of joining shaolin temple among public has come from the movie named "THE 36 CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN".
I am happy that you are enlighting us. Love from INDIA.
Even there are people from India who have learned from shaolin temple.But they never speak this truth.People like us dream without any knowledge.Thank you once again.
This was actually a very good information regarding that doubt, thanks for clarifying that, ranton 😊 without learning language the conversation is difficult, and i agree with you, there are many fake martial artist who are running business for money and no knowledge,
ChEck iT oUT guYs It's tRevOr JamES
Ranton destroys the dream of 99% the people who wanted to go there by saying:”You have to learn Chinese!!!”
When you train Martial Arts, you usually start to learn The Native Language of that Martial Art, like Japanese for Karate and Judo or "Chinese" for Kung Fu Styles or Korean for Taekwondo and so on
You never trained right?
Anton: views are drying up
Shaolin content:
*It's free real estate*
100th like
Appreciate this so much, this is awesome to hear your experience with a seemingly very different but surprisingly similar life than mine.
It's kinda nice to hear this, we definitely need more stuff like this, that helps us to get a reality check. Thanks man, even though I didn't want to join Shaolin temple or didn't want to learn Kung-Fu, your video is still quite entertaining to watch. Keep it coming!
Me learning chinese: sweats
Traditional Chinese: allow me to introduce myself
Tee ser ies sameeee, im dying trying to learn ittttt!!
BRING IT ON!! IM READY!! 🔥🔥🔥
Bob the restroom is there my dude. No but seriously I already forgot almost al my Chinese except 我喜欢苹果
Meanwhile I cant even speak English that good the only language i know
@@franktastical7512 I like apples too
Ok but like where is the temple for the knight of the round table??
Need dis too
a Small correction: they train in a castle. But yes, guy should make a video about this too!
In the ground
I think you might need to have a golden chocobo first, worth the time getting one tho.
Wanna Join the School of the Wolf instead?
"They were homes and watching league of legends tournaments while drinking tea and it's better...than Dota".I love that line
WTF dota is love dota is LIFE
Dota is fffffff .
Best
5:20 is just him having a PTSD of having to translate for 2 years and just encouraging people to learn mandarin before joining the temple
lol
thank you.....SO much.....You cleared up literally months of research. Much appreciated
Well, China is closed to the outside world right now. If you're not already here in the PRC, you're not getting in for a while, man.
china sucks anyways.
I think it’s about to open soon, but you need to do 2 weeks quarantine as always
YOOOOOOOO
Kurwaaaaaaa
Nice to see you here man. :)
Ngl I fully expected a 5 second video of Ranton saying "Don't"
Pro Tip
If you want to move to another country, knowing the language is kind of essential nomatter where it is
No, not really in japan if you don’t know Japanese you won’t have any problems. In the countryside they might be a lil bothered with you but still very nice to you
@@georgefreemon2935 I think it would be quite disrespectful to visit a country without knowing at least some basics. Especially Japanese people won't tell you if they are bothered. Let's be real; not learning anything beforehand is just pure laziness.
Hope it didn't come off as rude. Have a nice day. :)
Philip Kaltschmidt then how come in the US its more than one language even tho english was the first😐
@@georgefreemon2935 Good point. Though I'm not an English native, I'd still say that it's necessary to fully connect to US culture. Besides that the US was formed by many different cultures and English as their way to communicate.
Japan on the other hand is almost purely Japanese. So in order to connect with Japanese people, you'd have to approach them in their own language.
That's my humble opinion.
Philip Kaltschmidt I understand that and respect your opinion. But I just want people to know that japan is VERY nice to foreigners and you won’t have trouble their if you were to visit.
Honestly your edits are bang they give me life! And thank you for this video, I am currently learning the language Chinese language and will plan this journey one day.
Dispite the memes, i think shaolin monks and shaolin kung fu is fucking awesome.
Me:discovers rantoni
Rantoni :imma bout to end this mans whole sleep schedule
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Last time I came this early,
she told everyone. :'(
True, I heard about it. Embarassing.
crustymustardman what is it can u pls explain
@@editor7354 Did your dad ever tell you about the birds and the bees?
good one bro
@@editor7354 Bruh
Shaolin fan: I am ready to leave everything for the shaolin monk.
Ex-shaolin: do you speak chinese?
Shaolin fan: No
Main Quest
STARTED: FIND TREVOR JAMES TO LEARN MANDARIN
Quest: pending. . .
WORD OF POWER LEARNED - TAI*太* ~ HAO*好* ~ LE*了*(dragon shout music plays)
It's easy to be cynical, especially when it's not your real name or reputation on the line. But, really guys?
Come on, have you no honor?
And I disliked all comments in hopes to have you read my words. Spoiler, it's a trap.
@@tyrionlannister9273 lol niice
@@johnmivule-novabow8143
Everyone's welcome.
Just wanted to say thanks for the vids man. I dont personaly think i will ever travel to china myself, but to those who do wish to, i wish them luck.(and good fortune)
I love how his Chinese accent just spurts out randomly mid sentences. XD
dont think so since he is German
That's more of a German accent
I'm so glad you exist, Ranton. It's nice to have someone credible to draw the line between what is fact and what is BS regarding Shaolin Temple and the monks.
Every weeb be thinking they can learn anime fighting by joining the monks.
Yes indeed they do. No honor or respect
yes
@@demonlxrd5492
You don't think I'm about to take you serious at all, right?
Because I don't atall whatsoever.
Your words are unverifiable claims that are meaningless and sound absolutely rediculous and completely implausible.
So, yeah, good luck with that.
Anime is Japanese. Kung fu is a Chinese martial art
@@okay4793 -_- you don't get the comment....
I went to train with my Shifu in the summer of 2017. Yan Feng Shifu taught us xiao hong quan and qi xing quan, and we did a lot of ji ben gong. Its a real shame Wangzhigou has been torn down now, but needless to say, I had a great time at Shaolin. I only was able to go because my Shifu was good friends with the masters and administration of the temple, so he was able to organize a trip. No, I didn't have to shave my head.
I only understood half of this and still want to know more
@@bottomtext5130 Xiao hong quan and qi xing quan are both shaolin forms, called taolu (like a kata). Ji ben gong is basic kung fu drills, Yan Feng Shifu is who taught us, who was funnily enough, also Ranton's master. Wangzhigou is the small town with the little motels and cornerstore where all the tourists stayed, along with some kung-fu summer camps and other shit like that. It was torn down I think in 2019 because it didn't fit the building code, at least, according to my shifu.
@@ljbray1431 ah, I see! thank you for explaining, it helps a lot for people new to the subject!
Check it out its trevor james
@@ii-vc9dr lol this profile pic was chosen solely for commenting on this channel
there are times where im grateful for my half Chinese culture even though im not fluent and by no means am i a fast learner but there are times i have a conversation with a chinese person and love it
Ranton: "Learn to speak mandarin"
Hakka speakers: "食"
@ChemistryLive 食 in hakka is pronounced as "shit"
Why would you learn dialect as a foreigner haha, that sounds like a circumstance you would only end up in if you live in some incredibly rural area where people can't speak Mandarin. I think even the oldest people I've met even in Zhejiang spoke fluent Mandarin, though it doesn't matter because they still have the "you're foreign, you don't speak Chinese" ignore you to your face mentality haha, I'm not sure even knowing Hakka would help with that 🤔
I do remember visiting incredibly rural locations in Hunan and everyone speaking a dialect I had never heard of, with apparently no Mandarin, but I don't know any foreigners living there.
关系, where ever you go, people are going to be people.
Mostly ignorant people, devoid of honor
Facts bro
Everyone imagines some fairytale Anime experience, Ngl I kinda thought that way too. A whole lot of dedication it would take. Awesome vid Ranton, you've Enlightened many.
When you finnaly meet the shaolin spokeman, ahh the negotiator
“...still better than DOTA” got me ROFL 🤣
Me: Learning Japanese for anime
"You NEED to learn Mandarin"
Me again: *"NANI?"*
Haha same
Why would you learn Japanese for anime? That’s a waste of time, you should learn Japanese to go to Japan and learn about he rich culture, and learn that’s not all about anime.
@@GracelessEmber shut up, let us be weebs...
@@GracelessEmber that was my original plan a while back.
But covid killed that!
So do to an overdose of anime while in quarantine, I decided to do a little something creative.
@@mushybeany4667 exactly!👍🏾
TL;DW: If you wanted to join the Shaolin Temple, forget it.
Random person: Can I train at shaolin temple?
Rantoni: Well yes,but actually no.
Hahaha
Haha...ha..ha...*sob*
Yes.
..but actually, no.
But actually...
..no.
I really wanna thank you for clearing up the stigma that "in order to learn Shaolin Kung-Fu, you *have* to train at the Shaolin Temple." I honestly thought the SAME EXACT THING; mostly because where I live (the US), there's a lot of doubt behind which Shaolin Kung-Fu schools are _actually_ genuine and legitimate. I don't mean to speak for everybody, but this is why I carried that assumption around for so long. Thanks for clearing that up, bro.
I like how I can hear the Sensi in Ranton's voice even though he's Chinese. (Sensi is the Japanese word for teacher we use in Japanese Karate.)
I'm not Japanese but I practiced Okinawan Karate as a white guy.
Ranton is trying to be gentle but you had better be listening or you'll regret it.
I've noticed in military and martial arts that's how instructors have to be in order to be effective.
Respect and love to you, Ranton. I hope the Temple becomes all that you hope it can be.
🤜🤚
When he speaks about "League of Legends" I was like oh LEE SIN😂
HAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
Lol
Haha yup
Rantoni in Shaolin videos : Human
Rantoni in game reviews : ?
Full blown meme machine
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Rantoni in game reviews : 7/10
"During this time they just stay in their room all day, watch League of Legends tournaments and drink tea. Which is cool, I'm not hating, (it's better than Dota)" I've watched you for a while but after those words I blindly liked all your videos and subbed your chanel. You're real master.
LITERALLY SAME
I did the opposite Fuck LOL
I’ve always liked these types of videos
“Easy peasy lemonu squweezy” 💀💀💀
Telling how it really is, regardless of specific culture. Especially the advice about learning the language and learning to make small talk to form bridges to additional opportunities.
Thank you for a high quality video
Ranton: I believe many got scammed out of their money.
Michael Jai White:🤦♂️
Monk: *Does Splits at the temple during the winter*
Me: _Where can I learn this power_
Novabow John Mivule you gotta speak chinese first
@@aciid5081 alright then, ima master that language to the point of destruction
Not from a Jedi.
Novabow John Mivule now you make me wanna learn chinese
Can i be a monk ?
"Do you speak mandarin ?"
No
"Then no"
😂
It’s not too hard to learn basic mandarin. Unless you partake in ceremonies all you need to do is speak it and that’s far easier than writing
"Where humans are, human interactions are present." That's deeper than most people realize. We are the most social creatures on the planet.
Honestly, you make it sound like if you’re extremely prepared you’ll have a fantastic time
The way he said “easy peasy lemon squeasy”
Ranton is a man who has little time atm. Hope he gets more time soon.
7:56 hes having flashbacks right there XD
RANTON vids make me feel so much less lonely somehow. Thank you RANTON
Thank you very much for this video, I know I personally am capable of training with the other monks but I still have to learn mandarin so I at least have a place to start now. But thanks overall for this video, my karate sensei went to China for like 3 years I forgot if he trained at the shaolin temples but I know he learned drunken boxing there and a few other styles (and how to use weapons). My point is thanks a lot for the video I am sure the information will help a lot!
I remember my dad said he was invited to join because he fixed the master's back (he was a chiropractor at the time) and he has a massive amount of proof that he and his brothers were trained there. Apparently the people of the town near the temple would go there to get their backs fixed and they paid with poultry (he decided to give it to then for free). Of course, he could speak Chinese (Cantonese).
Can we hear more about this? Extremely interesting.
I feel like the point about knowing mandarin is just common sense.
If you're gonna spend possibly years in a country where the native language isn't english then you're gonna have to know the actual native language.
Ranton: "you Need to learn Mandarin."
Me: "Blyat… I only can german, russian and english. And even on my nativ language I can't talk properly." ;_;
lol
" I only can german "
Klassiker
Ka7zo Ja klingt sehr nach Deutsch
Was denn? Ich kann kein Englisch Blyat. Naja eigentlich kann ich es bin nur in der grammatik ne null. XD
@@OneArti bro Wer nicht? 😂
Ich hab seit 10 Jahren English Unterricht und kann es fließend sprechen... Hab trotzdem ne 4 auf dem Zeugnis😂😅
Ranton, i know what i say will be common and also frowned upon, but you know how cool it would be if you could go back to the temple but this time as a youtuber? I know that is not allowed and its bad-eyed by all of them, but you can come down to compromises with them. You already experienced that from the inside, you know what you can do and what you cant. But it would be an amazing documentation about the life in the temple, routines and a lot of stuff people are really intrested in! I assure you you'd get millions of views.
I think what Ranton was getting at is that, no one is really going to be holding your hand at the Shaolin Temple, or at least, they really don’t want to. It’s really more so about being independent and taking it upon yourself to improve and learn. Your peers and teachers aren’t going to come to you and hand everything to you; every lesson, technique, etc. Of course they WILL be there to help and teach you, but it’s not going to be so easy and straight forward. Or, it MAY be so straightforward that you don’t even know and realize it. At least, that’s what I’m interpreting from this video.
As always a well-structured and informative (and enjoyable) video about Shaolin. I especially agree with your sentiment about learning Mandarin before heading to China (in general tbh), but then speaking as a Chinese language and culture major, of course I would :P Good times at 0:52 btw
"better then dota" I cry everytime
"its better then Dota" lmao I just spilled my water
Yes it’s right what you said everything I had experience
Thank you for explaining everything 🙏
I've been waiting for this video since the first time I watched your video, love it
There one thing you don't tell about: the price.
Shaolin monk : Do you speak chinese
Me : Dontforgettowashyadick
XD
Thats pretty good, what does that mean? :O
Lame
@@Justin-pe9cl I have no idea heard some chinese guy say it
Ranton: _Here's how to join a Shaolin monk_
Me: *Excellent, plan is now in motion, once I become a Shaolin monk and learn the ways of Harmon, I will BEAT DIO*
Real talk, thank you for this video, it was very informative
Holy sheit. Is that a jojo reference
@@Giobunnyy why yes it is
@@johnmivule-novabow8143 Damn, he didn't get the Jojo reference reference
*When you are about to beat Dio*
Harm: on
My father as a child did 3 years of wu shu, I learned some of his techniques and I have done 10 years of taekwondo, i have a decent level of fight whit sticks amd now im learning how to use numchakus. Greetings from spain ✌🏻👋🏻
1:03 “easy peasy lemon eh squeezy” 🤣🤣🤣
8:46 REAL BEAST broke out for a milisecond....
Now I can fight alongside the Great Kung Lao!
And liu kang
Im ready to leave everything to join Shaolin.. Bt i dont want to learn chinese mandarin.
Monk: GTFO
Meditation is focusing on inner thoughts by yourself and improving on your method of thought or just removing yourself from toxic thoughts. It's not about finding a state of mind at all. It's about finding a way to ignore external stimuli.
Their methods help.
Bro continue the shaolin content it's so good and interesting