36,000 Kids You Don’t Want to Mess With | Short Film Showcase
The Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Academy is the largest school of its kind in China. Get a glimpse of the hard work required to master the Chinese martial art in this impressive collaboration between DJ Ben Surkin (represented by Savoir Faire) and filmmaker Inigo Westmeier. Footage was adapted from Westmeier's 2012 documentary Dragon Girls with music from Gener8tio featuring M.I.A.
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36,000 Kids You Don’t Want to Mess With | Short Film Showcase
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our class cant even form a straight line
Lollll
Badjie De Castro that’s why America is bad
Same tbh
Same with mine
haha :D
Even without the training, why on earth would I mess with 35,000 kids
Lol,true bro
neither can you mess with any one of them.
I can't even fight 35,000 ant with my bare hands why fight 35,000 kid.
@@senatorcatotheelder7530 i can't even mess with 35,000 bacteria cells leave alone a single kid.
@@nanyanguo1 why? can they avoid a bullet ^^
This is in He Nan, near Shaolin temple. I visited there a few years back, and was so impressed by how hard the kids trained. They start at 5am every day. You meet these kids on the roads here and there, all have this sunny air about them, dynamic, spirited, natural and always ready to help... Unlike many of the city kids you see who are often burdened by homework looking pale and sometimes spoiled... The martial arts training does seem to help kids to grow up healthy and sunny
Japan,china, Korea thank you for your exist love from Punjab
Mr Singh Ah yes ofcourse the east asians
sunny? that's a word?
@@Azh_Tiel ye
Even in this time? Wowww I'm so happy
The weakest student here, is probably stronger than my strongest kid in my town.
🤣🤣🤣
@Hi welcome to Chili's bc they're training
@Hi welcome to Chili's its called shadowboxing and it is essential for martial arts ,i bet you never train irl
@Hi welcome to Chili's bro you can clearly see clips of them sparring with protective gear on
Not only physically but mentally
Fire nation just got a bunch of new recruits
Everything changed when the fire nation attacked
That's no match for Aang he can take way more.
Who is the fire lord
@@bigtittymaria Ozai is
Omg I'm a huge fan of ATLA! And Lord Zuko has an army now!!!
It's actually just one kid, they're a master of shadowclonejitsu
this needs to be top comment
BigMagoo mhm
they're? Didn't you just say there was only one?
Toxic Moon Fox, we don't know if the kid is a boy or a girl. Could also be nonbinary. Then we use the neutral pronoun, they. ;)
Well to be fair it's probably Multiple shadowclone jutsu. The forbidden one.
me: i wanna join. also me: nahh its too late. im not flexible at all.
Train u still can get more flexible no need too much
Meh I am in my mid twenties and I can do a better front split than those kids can after just 2 months of Yoga. It’s never too late to become more flexible.
its not too late
After I get my black belt in Taekwondo am doing Wushu. I am a high red belt(blue strip red) and only 34 years old
Its never too late
This video told me in multiple ways of how I am a waste of space and materials
they're all badass while I'm just sitting here like "I know all the signs for the Fireball Jutsu"
Lololol
Draco Regina Really? Congrats
can you make a vid about the jutsu plz
+Draco Regina OK thanks
Drakamon lmfao ikr
School fights must be lit there
Jean Cruz I don't think they'll have fights (Unless it's practice) Because they'll get fucked if they go againts the rule.
Kat LOLOLOLOL if they fight I am guessing they will be kicked out of the school
Omeaga Stuff they dont get kicked then get a beating trust me it rlly hurts
Jean Cruz dude cant you see they are disciplined ? maybe they have a punishment and that punishment must be severe
Jean Cruz I wonder how they would face Bruce lee?
We Chinese believe that if our youth is strong, the country is strong. It is imperative that the country invests heavily in our young. Hence, I am always perplexed when I hear reports about governments slashing fundings in critical sectors, especially education in their annual budgets.
I love chinese bcoz they try their best to make their youth strong... Love and respect to chinese...
tbh im a chinese but im from and living in Singapore. im 13 now and my class especially the boys dont have self control not offending them but they really cant behave for some reason
@@531_.3 Well, boys are boys. I had my fair sure of misbehaving. The discipline master once called me the naughtiest boy even. Anyway, they will learn to behave and self control soon enough during NS. Nevertheless, I do think some form of martial arts should be taught as PE lessons, good for cultivating mental strength, especially kids these days having it too easy, with maids and all the material comforts.
@@531_.3 Girls are actually mature in an earlier stage compared to boys. (Malaysian)
@@531_.3 let it come to pats.. you’re all still kids anyways... just hope that as adults they’re not like that
This is how teachers expect us to walk out during a fire drill 😂
yes neat and tidy but also fast and quick out of the school during fire drill
How to enjoy a video on KZhead : Step 1) Watch the video Step 2) Avoid the comment section .
JT84_456 ducking true mate
fucking* this autocorrect is cancer.
Step 1) Watch the video Step 2) mute the shitty music or song Step 3) click dislike for shit songs Step 4) Avoid the comment section .
Kanon Chan just 1think , research and learn
JT84_456 lool
Its satisfying when they all do the same thing
iTZ JONΔTHΔNッ YESSS
so true lmao
I bet their breathing is in sync.
Everybody is different pal.
So? Its satisfying AlwaySs¿
Amazing and well disciplined. Kids in the U.S. need this type of structure.
Good Evening Sir, Small addition, Kids in the U.S. and around the globe, need this type of structure. Regards Uma
Kids in d US have fire gun shooting structure 🔫😵😅
Sorry buddy but this doesn't come free, there's a significant brainwashing involved that you don't want among the kids in U.S.
No. They don't.
US is busy stripping masculinity in their boys
They make them so tough mentally and physically to counter problems they might face in real life it is just awesome
"Everything changed when the fire Nation attacked"
Axemen210 I thought the same 😂
Ants Canada?
Axemen210 please tell me what song is this
GENER8ION feat. M.I.A. - The New International Sound Part II
Phytealia avatar the last airbender
my school after watching one episode of Naruto ..
Shadow op dude....true, my friends turned into Narutos
Why isn’t this top comment
@@adorerene5633 💘
@@Nickle5020 ikr😂😂💘
@@zachsilly thx 😭💘💘
These kids: Traning and working hard and sharing their war scars Me: eating candy シ
2:41 the expression in this girl’s eyes is so impressive, so powerful, so pure, so firm, so touching
Somewhere in the video, I saw myself. I realized it was the reflection of my face projected in the screen.
😂👌
😂😂😂😂🤣nice one
LOL
Lol
It was projected?
These kids can defeat thanos
Well maybe,but you need to keep in mind that thanos can call thanos car to help him out
the question is can half of these kids defeat Thanos
I don't think so lol
Well short that thanos snap made their army to 18000000
But some of them turned into dust
Kid: gets bullied Kid: SHADOW CLONE JUTSU 34,999 kids show up 35,000 kids: SSSSSSSOOOOOOO YYYYYYYOOOOOUUUUUU HHHHHHHAAAAAAVVVVVEEEEE CCCCCCCHHHHHHHOOOOOSSSSSSEEEN DDDDDDDDEEEEEEEAAAAAATTTTTTHHH
Best comment by as far as the space between earth and the zaida reticuli star system
Tht last line he wrote is : so u hv chosen death.😌 (Jst incase uk, if u want to knw so im leaving this comment)
Best comment
Yup, the opening clip I thought was CGI at first. It's awesome. It really looked like Naruto's Kage Bunshin jutsu.
@@hatakekakashi6278 thanks :D
Meanwhile, our school never even had stretching for P.E.
which country are you from? ive never heard of this p.s. im not racist i just never heard of no stretching during PE hope u dont get me wrong
Same we never learned 😂
We don't even have PE😂
@@531_.3 I'm not going to tell you where I'm from but basically, I've only ever had 1 school year that frequented stretching. But then, that was pretty much it. We were just learning useless facts afterwards. Sports are more for clubs/events and most of the time, the guards of the school would dismiss students doing such things as it is loitering(after school hours which is the only time we could really occupy the school court) and exercising was almost never taught to us in my days of elementary and Junior HS. Even music and Arts were BS. We were only learning about cultures without really dabbling too mucj into these recreational activities
@@alphanumeric6582 oh because every PE lesson we have stretching for warm up even in primary school (elementary school if im not wrong) now im in first half of secondary school (middle school) and we have a stretching routine to do before we start anything during PE
0:07 This is how I expected that Area 51 would have been raided 😂😂
Yeah no kidding that looked epic
HTJ Films except like everyone who said their gonna raid Area 51 pussied out xd
Hahaha
Arebypu sure
Same
"Honey, I think we have too many kids."
Naruto Uzumaki XD
Naruto Uzumaki poor hinata her womb might be exploded
Naruto Uzumaki hi naruto how is himawari doing??
Ok then lets just keep one and put the rest in the adoption center
You really enjoyed that much?
Kids in the west: "😭😭😭 And then he said my dad's bigger than your dad"
HAHAHAHAHAHA 💀💀
Haha but here in communist country we don’t depend on parents and the thing is opposite.
0:18 They took the Naruto Run to a whole other level.
When you reach 250% discipline
DISCIPLINE 100
@Andrew Smith Yeah!!!
@Andrew Smith wise words, I respect ✊✊
Andrew Smith no you could be the ugliest, laziest dude you’re still human. It’s our uniqueness and intelligence that makes us human
@@bobrosser1101 say that to t'he human race...
The girls admiring their scars at the end. 👌🏻👌🏻
Think about that and then compare it to western girls beauty standards.
M. D. Yes! So many girls dislike their scars, when I and others find them absolutely beautiful and real with their scars.
Completely agree. Plus I feel scars have such a cool story behind them
M. D. Chinese beauty standards towards girls are much much harsher than western ones!!
Yes
We want this type of Martial Art Education in India!😢
yess
Yess
Kalaripayattu
@@m33a lamao....this noobs don't know that KALARIPORTRRU is the mother of all martial arts
@@m33a martial Arts Itself Went From TN India That Itself They Dont Know 😂
Whoever that coordinated this, can surely rule the world peacefully. Great job
I don't even wan't to mess with one of them, why would I mess with 36 000.
Yeah, no one could beat 36 000 kids, and even more if they know kung fu. That sure would be a massacre for these people
😂😂
🤣🤣
@@justanordinarywriter6540 i sure you can shoot them with guns xd lol 😂😂
none of the comments made me laugh more than this one
Now this my friends, is Mulan in real life taken to a whole new level.
Haha perfect
Yed it is very fun
And Milan is unrealistic fantasy designed to advance a political agenda.
@Hrach he probably misspelled mulan or it was autocorrected.
@@mjmtaiwan Mulan, a kids movie..is advancing a political agenda..lol. What agenda might that be?
I watch it once a month for perspective and to stay grounded.
I would’ve been so grateful to be part of learning such skills
it looks like the fire nation from avatar
Mason Hornbuckle tru
thanks for the laugh! :D
omg i thought the same lol
Funny enough they based firebending off of the same martial art so you're not too far from the truth lol
yup really scary when you think about it
In China they show off they're fighting and in the US they show off how they can eat a happy meal in 17.892 seconds
umm get your facts right it only took me 16.242, take THAT
Astronomy487 Lol what a pro.
eh, both are pretty disapointing
Their*
Aidan I'm a mc chicken
I see strength, power and determination in such small bodies!
I did a very similar thing like that when I was 10 on a way smaller scale for a Chinese New Year performance and then in another Chinese New Year parade. It was for my local Chinese community and it was amazing. The training and practice we had to do for it was pretty difficult, but in the end it was great and I learned a lot from it!
Song is: GENER8ION + M.I.A. - The New International Sound Pt. II, like this to stay at the top comments for the others
np
Abdarahman Abdallah thx
it is in the fucking description.
EpicFilm fuck you
yeah, just mute that shit and you can actually watch this
This video makes me feel motivated .. so epic
+Solvey Your channel looks useful and can come in handy .. Subscribed
It's harder then it looks😉
Until I see a bag of chips...then you ask that important life decision...Fighting or Food?
Hahahaha food wins
SHIT YEAH!
I also received martial arts training when I was young. It was very demanding and it was a great exercise for my body and mind.
Watched the full documentary and it was AMAZING..
I can't even do a cartwheel
Stayin Alive same
Stayin Alive me too
Stayin Alive me ether
Stayin Alive i cant even swim
WOLFz PlaYz hahahahahhahaha r u joking hahahahah :-D
This is actually insane. As an asian, I feel like I'm missing out LMFAO
this reminds me of african fight camps in the city.
Respire is a g0d your not the only one.
Respire is a g0d same lol
true!
Join the party!
Notice how they were all T-pose running at the beginning to show dominance that's when you know things are about to go down
This Video is pure Motivation
The scream was so loud you can hear it even though the video was muted.
What scream?
ITS A YELL AND I GO TO MARTIAL ARTS
@MiloMakesMusicCovers He's talking about the beginning.
Shut up kid
Imagine them screaming while training instead of yelling!🤣🤣🤣
Can we talk about the fact that there are national militaries with less man power than this
+Edgard Flores Now I'm imagining this school taking over Ireland. (Ireland only has 9500 active troops)
***** wouldn't that be some shit
+William Young Yeah, but this is fists vs. guns. That wouldn't work.
+Johnny Apple Seed Give them guns lmao, let's see what happens then
+ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ lol they coundn't even handle the guns and would loose the battle.
This is beauty + art + spirit + motivation in one video
watched the dragon girls documentary on students at this school and WOW the discipline and dedication is insane
Can we just admire how perfectly in sync these guys are? Beautiful
Commander Tion reminds me of karate kid 2010
@@abewhitesell9180 karate kid was cgi this is real life smh
Round of applause for the filmography and to the team...
R.I.P
*"Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked"*
Children of the Children of the Dragon!
I had a friend in primary school who got put in there, haven't heard from her in 13 years. Wonder how she's doing now.
Wow, that's a long time. Hope she remembers you. :)
u sure she alive
She is probably in the fire nation 😂
Shes 20 something years old and is working somewhere and probably forget about your existence the way childhood memories fade over time.
@@eleethtahgra7182 actually she should be 16-17 and yeah I wouldn't be surprised if she can't remember me at all
0:06 Imagine you messed with this one kid there, then the next day you see all of his friends start running up to you..
Then you would die
I’m gone
These people would have honor and wouldn't gang up on one guy
I will stay and fight and I must win even though they were all bruc lee
@@abdulhakeemsaleh4060 i agree
I Feel Powerful by even watching this.
Can’t stop admiring
First thing: Why would I mess with 36,000 kids anyways?
ImmaChipmunk BOI! Pls title didn’t denote wholesome Its like not mess with one in this 36000 Stood
GATTRS genius
GATTRS I do not under pet and please simplify you f*cking comment
🤣🤣🤣😂
Hahahahaha
Martial Arts does not teach you how to fight, it teaches you why not to.
“People who try to outshine others will end up dimming their own light” - Dao De Jing
Me, a martel artist: DAWM RIGHT! Also master dont try to punch 6 bricks again 👁👁
Well said my friend. Most of people won't understand it
It’s to have better health and it’s like a sport.
@@imagine_8681 nah that’s just some types of martial arts. Muay Thai for example is a martial art used for war.
This is just PURE! The discipline, the pride, the dedication, while here in the US its considered child abuse if your kid doesn't have a fb account and the latest iPhone!
Can't can move my eyes till the ens & the bgm was goosebump me.
Rip finding your friend
TheGamingToon lmao
lol
TheGamingToon it a wrap lol
i don't need friends they disappoint me
I feel like people are forgetting how hard it is to perform a routine WELL and synchronized with even just one other person. The fact that these CHILDREN can perform it so in sync with this many people is insane.
Year you rigt it’s like training 5-7 hours a day
Everything is easier when you are a child. But you are right. Being synchronized with 36.000 other people is insane. Mad respect
WOAAAHH What the???? I have my mouth open until the video ends. Gosh!
This is amazing and terrifying how they’re all in sync
imagine trying to mug one of them and u just see 35,999 kids come around the corner with swords
Lmao
i subbed
When you really want to be one of these kids. *cries inside because she wants to be badass too*
Oh man you don't want to they can't even eat propely
i mean they can have a propre meal
FireWolfHD i go to martial arts too so does that count to badas?
FireWolfHD Is this bad ass? Ive been doing muay thai and krav mage for 4 years. And one day Im sitting down waiting for the bus then 3 people walk up to me and poured water on my book, I got so mad because it was $45 book... Me stands up, punches the guy in nose who poured water on my book, kicks another guy in the face the other cock sucker runs off. And two other guys limping away. That bad ass enough?
FireWolfHD don't worry you can make your mom or dad to take you to be a BADASS
I always wanted in my childhood to learn martial art but didn't found any skilled instructor or master near me.These children are very lucky.
36k all in PERFECT SYNC freaking insane
Amazing. Asian at its best. Discipline, art & traditional culture.
Depend on what country and cultures.
Copy Paste No he’s right. All asian countries are incredible 🔥🔥
Is Chinese government ruined most
asianbonglord please don’t compare the U.S and China because that’s not what I was talking about. I was saying the Chinese government is evil, not the Chinese culture
@@stephysun you perceive the Chinese government as evil because you are fed the information by your government and media.
Of course I don't want to mess with 36,000 of any living things.
Isaac Diakite they jump to ass
godzilla king True. Sad Cuz I could do most of this shit better than them without practice.
Isaac Diakite someones kinda jealous
Even 36,000 hamsters would probably wreck you if they all attacked at the same time.
Isaac Diakite how about 36,0000 adams
This makes me feel like a commander of an army training for combat.
I'm going to cry.. ❤️
Me: *kicks the door open* "YOOO IM A KARATE! MASTERR!!!" Me: *watches this vid* "Never mind...."
AshHaroon:) XD
This is kung fu my friend
This is kung-fu, but ok
@@reytunez and wushu
well... bud, I still think karate is more effective than this one.
Tht's little girl with a yellow clothes, She must be one of the top student..So cool
Not sure about her being the top student. But if you watch the documentary, she is one of the main characters. She wanted to learn how to 'fly' so she took up martial arts.
ohh..i see, That's interesting
She isn’t that is a performance uniform that you wear
Nope. In Asian countries, almost half schools in each nation, teach whushu demonstration just like in the video. Everyone are taught the same, but the one who does better, gets to shine out in the crowd solo. Just like she did.
All the boys must have had a crush on her
This made me want to learn martial art sooo badly...😢❤
Omg this is so cool❤️
In am a Chinese, my aunt sent her son to this school for a summer vacation, the effect was obvious, the child more discipline.
@@friendlywhale6923 😂😂😂
@@friendlywhale6923 Hahahahahha
Fengzhou Li I’m not Chinese would they accept me
@@friendlywhale6923 Lmao
I will say 💯 you are Chinese with your grammar
I feel weak
Tae Tae me too😂
Hi Army
Yorex BG hi army 🤟🏻😂
Jemmaraldxf army!
so lets train . if we dont want to be weak .
Can we make a show of characters training in this school? I think it would be so amazing I will definitely watch it!!
There's a documentary called dragons girls
these kids are the actual embodiment of the fire nation 🔥
I live in California and I watched this in History today. Damn , im motivated but im lazy..
coconut boba thats everyone
coconut boba Saaame.
haha
I wish I was introduced to martial arts as a kid. This was beautiful.
me too!
me too!
It's never too late to learn martial arts. The right time to begin is now.
luckily I was but I only stuck with it for a few years, sometimes I wish I would’ve kept up with it
You make it sound like all these kids have a choice.
Such pristine & sincerity in beautiful young kids. God’s Grace.
Indian youth is decades behind China in terms of discipline, sad but true. Wake up bois & girls until it's too late.
Yes true words
If anyone is wondering, the girls at the end of the video are talking about their scars and the number of stitches some of their scars had. Which is pretty badass as I can imagine. I remember for the documentary, one got cut by a metal sword and had to get a decent number of stitches.
ouch😬😬
Rofannie Chan thank you for this.:) i was wondering what they were talkin about:)) thank you
If you're talking about this documentary can you please give me the link so I can see it. Thanks 👌
@@soumya7480 Found it watch?v=dIyNvre__hs
This gave me shivers for whatever reason, these kids are badass. I did Tae Kwon Do for seven years but then I got lazy so now I lay in bed and contemplate my decisions,I can’t even do a split anymore without hating my life
Tee kwan do isnt even a real martial art its fabricated history
Me too
its ok bro just get back to training it'll help clear ur head! take it one day at a time
@@hephaestus9901 nope
I've been doing take won do for 7 years too and got lazy too
So powerful I hope to be this kind of strength and force one day
Time to check ✔️
They are from Shaolin Tagoudo martial arts academy. Its one of the largest martial art academies in china and interestingly it was set up in 1970s in response to a Jet Li kung fu movie that came out. Its aim was to revive the kung fu within China.
cool
ROKMC Rec. I guess they succeeded
Squad Goals.
I LOAF CARROTS Carrots dont have friends.
yay juiws i feel you
Bravo! excellent discipline
Beautiful 🤩
Asian kids are the way they are cause of their parents. They have a sense of community and teach kids from a young age to have a strong moral fiber. To build a strong community you need strong families. Westerners see this as oppressive and to be honest my parents never forced me to go to school they just explained why I must and the consequences if I don’t. Growing up I thought the westerners had it better but now seeing what is unfolding in the US I can’t help but be thankful for my parents and the love we have for our community.
Yet American adults can't even agree to put on a mask to stop the spread
Asia is so beautiful, people need to realise this.
@@HiddenAgendas 💀
Community is everything, caring for your neighbours, no disputing that
I'm sorry, that's what I like in Asia. People need to struggle to live. I can't even imagine what it would be like if I was born in the West. Without the supervision of teachers and parents and the enthusiastic discussion with classmates after class, I can't imagine it
everything changed when the fire nation attacked. that's what I'm thinking
succ my meme Same
BEAUTYFUL
Love how they incorporate boxing and other martial arts.