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MasterKiller
11-23-2007, 03:56 PM
http://view.break.com/380352

golden arhat
11-23-2007, 04:27 PM
that is seriously one of the cvutest things ive ever seen


i actually feel fuzzy !!!!


FUZZY!! AND WARM!!!



first time in 5 years


:o:D

MasterKiller
11-29-2007, 08:30 AM
ttt for wushu bear!

SanHeChuan
04-12-2008, 01:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poEwkIPKn3w

I'm telling you reincarnation is real. :eek:

I looks like he's trying to spin it around his neck. :eek:

Oso
04-12-2008, 04:21 PM
sweet...now, a 22 of Tasgall to someone that can name the type of bear w/o consulting any sort of reference....

cjurakpt
04-12-2008, 05:28 PM
ursa japonicus...:o

(well, it could be :mad:)

SoCo KungFu
04-12-2008, 05:49 PM
sweet...now, a 22 of Tasgall to someone that can name the type of bear w/o consulting any sort of reference....

The post said Asiatic Black bear....other than what it says I have no idea....no bears here in the city....that I know of.....

I think that bear's "Buddha Stick" is better than mine :(

Oso
04-13-2008, 05:15 AM
it's a moon bear by common title though asiatic black bear is correct as well....heh, I didn't even look at the description.:o

http://www.greatbear.org/asiaticblackbear.htm

Pork Chop
04-13-2008, 10:21 AM
the hunters killed his mama by catching her in a trap and he spent the next 15 years perfecting his staff skill in order to get REVENGE!

Oso
04-13-2008, 10:53 AM
word, the moon bears are the main one that are tormented for their bile.

even though the active ingredient in bear bile has been replicated in the lab and is readily available there is still a great demand for the 'real' stuff...must be taoist doctors and not buddhist ones...i hope.

Violent Designs
02-09-2009, 11:20 PM
Proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poEwkIPKn3w&feature=related

Eddie
02-10-2009, 12:54 AM
hey... thats not kung fu ... thats the compulsory wushu staff routine

sanjuro_ronin
02-10-2009, 07:11 AM
That even had elements of iron body training !
Bear-fu for the win !!

Oso
02-10-2009, 09:10 AM
that's not Xiong Fa...trust me...i learned the real authentic way of the bear and that's not it.

GeneChing
05-25-2010, 09:08 AM
Reincarnation IS real! Has anyone else noticed that the kung fu bear is making the viral rounds AGAIN? Of course, for all us KFM members, that was so 2008. :rolleyes:


Kung Fu Bear: Funny Until We All Get Mauled (VIDEO) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/24/kung-fu-bear-funny-until_n_587288.html)
First Posted: 05-24-10 12:16 PM | Updated: 05-24-10 12:17 PM

Read More: Bear Knowing Kung Fu, Bear Ninja, Funny Videos, Japanese Bear Kung
Yes, this Kung Fu Bear is hilarious. Twirling that branch like a Kung Fu master, he's laugh-out-loud cute. But let us not forget that this is A BEAR TRAINED IN MARTIAL ARTS. Bears are scary enough with their regular skill set (interrupting picnics and mauling things), but adding kung fu to the mix? Let's just call it quits and prepare for the bear takeover of the world. (via Buzzfeed)

(And yes, someone's already gone through the trouble of adding the obvious soundtrack.)


May 25th 2010 By Simon Crisp
Kung Fu bear becomes internet superstar -- but could he take Kung Fu Panda? (http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/05/25/kung-fu-bear-becomes-and-internet-superstar/)

We've heard about Kung Fu Panda's but this is something else altogether.

It appears that it's not just a good old fashioned mauling you have to worry about if you're unfortunate enough to come face-to-face with a grizzly -- now you should also fear a fierce ninja beat down, as the following footage will show.

The video captures the moment a bear at a Japanese zoo began twirling a branch with apparent Kung Fu (or is it Kendo?) skills. Viewed by 500,000 YouTubers, Cloud (that's the name of the over-sized warrior) picks up a branch from inside his enclosure at Hiroshima zoo and, well, have a watch.

Once you've seen him in action have a quick vote in our poll. Could Cloud "have" Kung Fu Panda, the butt-kicking bamboo chewing star of the Jack Black movie, if it came down to some paws-ticuffs?

Yum Cha
05-26-2010, 02:52 PM
Gene,

I think the only one that could answer the question of Kung Fu Panda vs Shaolin Moon Bear is Lokhupkuen.

I believe he is the only authority with the requisite skill, however, he might be a bit biased, but, he is a man of honour....

Unfortunately, we know that the American Grizzly MMA is just puss...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkDGZVyUkOQ

MartialDev
05-26-2010, 10:45 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW5o5aKoKEM

Yao Sing
05-28-2010, 02:30 PM
Yeah, but does he know the applications?

Besides it's probably fake because no lineage is listed. Probably learned from video. :-)

:p:D:eek:

Lucas
09-20-2010, 08:36 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyrzbe4h4Qw

ShaolinDan
09-20-2010, 08:45 PM
That was absolutely amazing...I've never seen anyone else trim their toe nails with their teeth while doing a staff form...and he doesn't even have thumbs! :D

Lucas
09-20-2010, 09:00 PM
lol i know, man i wish my zoo was that cool

GeneChing
02-29-2012, 10:47 AM
Another staff wielding bear?! These bears are up to something.

Kung Fu Panda, Russian style: Video of Siberian 'pole bear' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsooQDQhvns)

SPJ
02-29-2012, 07:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poEwkIPKn3w

I'm telling you reincarnation is real. :eek:

It looks like he's trying to spin it around his neck. :eek:

how cute

the baby bear is having all the fun.

if the staff end hits the ground left and right

it is called dian gun or pointed staff.

if the staff swings around the neck/back, it is called yun gun or cloud staff

if the staff swings around chest/waist, it is called sao gun or sweep staff

if----

:)

Jimbo
06-19-2019, 09:10 PM
It looks like this bear was probably a circus rescue(?).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghgg_fukbvU

GeneChing
11-19-2019, 09:47 AM
This thread first started in 2007 and now it's trending again. Back in the days of broadcast TV, we called these 'reruns'. :rolleyes:



'Kung fu bear' shows off his pole-spinning skills to the delight of young zoo visitors in Japan (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7698497/Kung-fu-bear-shows-pole-spinning-skills-delight-young-zoo-visitors-Japan.html)
Bear, named Claude, was filmed twirling the stick at Asa Zoological Park in Japan
Four-minute clip also showed the mammal trying the move while sucking its paw
It is at least the fourth time that the talented animal has been filmed practising
By NICK ENOCH FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 14:12 EST, 18 November 2019 | UPDATED: 16:04 EST, 18 November 2019

This is the adorable moment a 'kung fu' bear appears to practice its moves at a Japanese zoo.

Footage also shows the animal, believed to be a moon bear due to its white patch of fur, twirling the stick while sucking its paw in moves reminiscent of Aiko at the Asa zoological park in Hiroshima.

It is at least the fourth time that the skilled mammal, named Claude, has been caught on camera practising its moves. The bear was also filmed twirling a stick in 2018, 2010 and 2008.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/11/18/19/21168990-7698497-image-a-1_1574103973406.jpg
This is the adorable moment a 'kung fu' bear was filmed practising its moves at Asa zoological park in Hiroshima, Japan

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/11/18/19/21168992-7698497-image-a-2_1574103976655.jpg
The bear, believed to be a moon bear due to its white markings, was shown spinning the stick between its paws

The four-minute clip shows the bear, seated on a bank, spinning the stick between its paws to the delight of tourists.

At one point Claude starts sucking his paw while showing off the party trick.

He also drops the stick at one point, in the film taken on Wednesday, before picking it up with his jaws, and accidentally hits a wooden platform.

The other clips also show the amazing bear practising its 'kung fu' skills by twirling a stick while inside its cage.

Animal behaviour expert at the University of Colorado, Professor Marc Bekoff, told The Telegraph in 2010: 'This goes beyond normal animal usage of complex tools but then again you can train seals to balance balls on their noses and train elephants to paint with their trunks, so why not this.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/11/18/19/21169000-7698497-image-a-3_1574103982541.jpg
The talented mammal, named Claude, was also shown lifting the stick above its head as it practised a unique version of Aiko Kung Fu

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/11/18/19/21169002-7698497-image-a-4_1574103988707.jpg
The bear also twirled the stick as it sucked on its paw inside the enclosure

'I would guess this is the result of extreme training and would find it hard to believe the animal taught itself this spontaneously.'

It is believed that the bear was rescued eighteen years ago after its mother was killed in a wood.

Moon bears can live for an estimated 25 years.


The Moon bear: Identified by a crescent-moon of white fur around its neck, this mammal prefers forested hills and mountains

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/11/18/21/21172474-7698497-image-a-65_1574111059556.jpg
An Asiastic black bear takes a break at Gopalpur zoo in India in November 2019

The Asiastic black bear, Himalayan bear, Tibetan bear or moon bear is identified by a crescent-moon shaped patch of white fur around its neck.

Native to Asia, east Asia and Japan, it has collected so many acronyms due to the enormous range of countries that it lives in.

This glossy black bear, where males can weigh between 220 to 440 pounds when fully grown, prefers to live high on forested hills and mountains.

It hides out at up to 11,800 feet during the summer months, gorging on insects, fruits, nuts, honey, small mammals, birds and even carrion, before heading down to 5,000 feet for the winter months.

The bear spends most of this time sleeping, but will also be seen hunting for food.

The animal's gallbladder and bile are used in traditional Chinese medicine, which has put pressure on its population in some places.

Mother bears, which can live for 25 years, could have their cubs with them for as long as three years.

Source: Britannica.com

GeneChing
07-13-2020, 03:06 PM
Bear be uppin its game...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FpM7kZTySo

GeneChing
07-14-2020, 06:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvKNlYwEttQ

This was the bear I was looking for. I saw it on facebook, but our dear forum here doesn't embed FB vids nicely. So I searched and found the 3-section (https://www.martialartsmart.com/25-32.html) bear first. The 3-section bear is more skilled.

Tea Serpent
09-10-2020, 10:25 AM
Training Asiatic Black Bears to do things like juggle sticks and walk on balls was a longstanding tradition in China.
Bear trainers often traveled with small circuses or made their living as street performers.
Juggling the flying the fork is a long standing art of street performers that was adopted into many kungfu schools and still practiced today. Juggling the flying fork was also one of the standard acts for trained bears.
Here's a couple photos one of a Chinese street performer with a performing bear, part of a small troop of performers in Vladivostok in 1919.
Another from the late 18th or very early 19th century showing a bear performing with a flying fork.
I should have another picture somewhere from the very early 20th century of a performing bear with a flying fork but I can't find that one in my disorganized files.
Anyway training bears like that is a very old tradition in East Asia. You literally hear old accounts of trained stick or spear juggling bears in China going back at least to the middle of the first millennium AD if not before.
The historical prevalence of it makes me wonder if bears aren't predisposed in some way to playing like that or to easily learning those skills?