Why I Don't Miss The Shaolin Temple
Vložit
- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- In this video I talk about the real challenges that I faced during my three years at the Shaolin Temple, because the physical Training actually wasn't the hardest part. Some of the issues I talk about might be a surprise for you. I hope you enjoy the video. Please give it a like if you do.
PATREON (DISCORD)
►► / ranton
SUBREDDIT
►► / ranton
MERCH
►► teespring.com/stores/ranton
TWITTER
►► Twitter: / realranton
INSTAGRAM
►► / realranton
Music Produced By
zenodio.bandcamp.com/
The point of this video, in combination with my other Shaolin related content, is to attempt to paint the Temple as what it is: A complicated place with a nuanced history that's facing a lot of challenges these days. Although the internet isn't the best place for nuance, at least I want to try. There are people on one side overly idealizing the Shaolin Temple and on the other side you have people who don't know anything about it, slamming it endlessly. Look for people who dont oversimplify is all I am saying.
10 Things I Miss About The Shaolin Temple
►► czcams.com/video/ADs22Aedimg/video.html
My Life At Shaolin Temple
►► czcams.com/video/XZuKUPMpcwA/video.html
Ok
👌❤
Props to you for providing some clarity amidst these trying times of clicks and ad revenue ruling what information is and is not shared. Won’t reach everyone nor fix these issues, but it certainly provides a unique perspective and information that likely would not have reached an audience otherwise.
you'are doing great things. thank you for your effort
especially the one north philadelpia.. they eat too much...
Next shaolin video:
"Why shaolin temple didn't miss me"
"Why I'm banned in China"
@@hakonandreasolaussen1949 Haha :D
Håkon Andreas Olaussen Why shoalin temple is banned in ranton
"Why I got hit with a stick"
he leveled all the monks moms up to 50 das why i guess
Why I Don't Miss The Shaolin Temple:
*Y O U T U B E R E V E N U E*
YOU KNOW IT
Facts
Stonks
1000th like
Binod
"And if you look over here there is an ancient temple. And over here is a burning pile of trash."
And if you look at the right angle and squint real hard...the ancient temple and the burning trash are one.
If you look at the same place during the Cultural Revolution, here is a burning temple.
Isaac Z lol yea they’re not “ancient”. They are designed similar to ancient temples
@@SteveMe21685 yea, the actual thousands years old temples are not allowed to have monks in there
Isaac Z pretty sure they were all destroyed brah
Whenever you feel useless just think about the security guards in the shaolin temple
No
Oscar Claudio 28
No as in you won’t think about it or no as in the guards aren’t useless.
😂😂😂
No shaolin kungfu bruce lee guy can dodge a bullet..
@@necroside0077 That's what they want you to think 👁️👁️
The way ranton acts on these videos is like he is two persons , one respectable man in the shaolin videos , and a goofy multilingual funny ass clown that reviews games .
I respect the first and laugh with the second , I enjoy both .
New fan I see. Welcome aboard this rollercoaster :)
He's playing a character in his review videos. Just like Filthy Frank vs Joji or Pewdiepie vs Felix. This video is actually Ranton, most of his videos are the character he plays.
Good
@@kei.13 Both are actually him, he's said so himself. He's serious in his Shaolin videos because it's important to him to get the message across clearly, and in a way people can take it seriously.
Cause he respects the place way too much and that's a respect for him
Press like if you think Rantoni Shaolinoni should make a video showing his Shaolin skills
I thought you said his top Shaolin kills and I clicked like
Aaryan Bhandari Watch his video about MrBeast.
Fellow Indians discovering Ranton is epic.
@@friedsugar2701 Fellow Indians discovering a Monk who does Gaming reviews thinking that y dont India got people like that? I'm definitely gonna learn kalarripayatu the father of all martial arts🙏 (and then do gaming😂😂)
I subscribed to Rantoni when he was 50k
I'm Chinese and everything you said is so real and authentic down to the details of the living condition and the environment awareness, the politics stuff and 关系 will hit home for any Chinese watching this because it's so true. I can't imagine even staying a month there (I'm a city kid) need hot shower and decent food everyday lol. I'm so proud of you that you stayed 3 years there best of luck.
Oh u mean the party/gang and which gang had bad relationship with which gang those stuff?? In chinese schools there are alot of those
@@tnt_grieferz9176 wut
@@FredMaverik human politic, but friends as one party
Lol, billy Joel says "the good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems". 😎
@@MJ-lk9zf lol!
He's also the Piano 🎹 Man. And wrote the Ballad of Billy The Kid song... 😆 ✨ 👍
Why Kung Lao never Miss the Shaolin Temple
Reason: Liu Kang
Oof
lol
Bo Rai Cho: *you are my favorite pupil.*
@@xicarmine2701 I bet you told liu kang the same thing
@@Sirhelpmeplease *by him, I mean it* 😈🔥😂
Still managed to fit talking about Sofia in there.
Cute
We all know this whole video was just to brag about Sofia.
Who is sofia?
@@King-hs9zc His wife
@@mynameisconnorimtheandroid6080 oh
@redmotive Yeah? And it was cute
"people are going to be people" so true everywhere, and the "关系" network of inner workings in china is very a mix bag even to their own people.
for sure
@pepe roni I’m from the west and I don’t really understand what you mean by “networking” in your sense. As far as I’m aware over here networking would be essentially just getting contacts you could perhaps use for assistance even if you don’t know them very well. Is it the same for u guys?
@@maxdavis7722 it's more like, ripping people off, because you can, and there's little consequences
2:28 - A rare video of an Underground Shaolin Rapper
Rapper name: Bigg Buddha
as someone who spent 3 years in angola, the "electricity" and "water" parts of the video gave me flashbacks.
Dude why would you ever do that.. 3 years the courage
@@debutant1277 probably family and stuff
@@debutant1277 maybe humanitarian work
He also talked about monks doing drugs, going to prostitutes, gambling, eating meat, and getting drunk in his other video... lol
I think this only applies to shaolin warriors monks... Because warrior monks are allowed to eat meat and drink alcohol of course not inside the temple but outside like restaurant while shaolin monks are opposite, they are not allowed to eat meat nor drink. They are what exactly you think they are, they are like priest.
@@user-pv1vq8ee2t because no priest has ever done anything bad ever...
Some young monks where I live have several girlfriends while people think that monks shouldn't date a girl or have a wife.
Our local shrine's senior monk here has a very beautiful wife and they look great together when he wasn't wearing his monk clothes.
Point is monks or not, they're still humans. They have human desires and human emotions. They can suppress it, but they can't completely toss it.
It maybe bit different among temple monks in Shaolin. But they're still humans.
@@bxyhxyh but that isn't their dogma
Which Video?
i really love how when i watch his videos i see two sides of him , one side is super funny and just all over the place and the other half is wise and well spoken , and knowing what he went through there and how hard he worked to get to where he is now makes me really respect him , much love rantoni peperoni !
In my country "Algeria" we deal with those situations every day (political, water and electrical outage..ect)
China and eastern Europe aren't too dissimilar! I've lived in Romania and power outages were a monthly thing. Lack of water not so much (luckily!)
@@DutchmanDavid yeah Algeria is in north Africa so its all over the world I guess.
Try living in South Africa
Yeah in South Africa power outages were so common the government started calling it "Load Shedding" lmao
But do you live in a village or big city?
Having a few really bad days binging your channel has made me happy when seemingly nothing can.
Even if it rains, the sun can shine tomorrow. I hope you can overcome your problems
The authenticity of the feelings and views you had during your experience in the shaolin lifestyle is really cool. Thanks for sharing!
Dude, you're one of the most interesting people I've ever heard of. Your comedy and tastes on one side, and your spirituality and respect reflected in these Shaolin videos, I don't know... Been watching for like a year now, big, big fan.
* Is going to get millions of views *
Ranton - * Doesn't monetise the video *
Mission passed, Respect +
How can you check if a vid is monetized or not?
Mission failed successfully
I got an add at the beginninģ and at the end of the video
It might have somehow got demonitized and he just said fk it
I seriously wanna go there now.
Business part comes up.
Me: oh right; broke.
My dream in life is travel around the whole world, especially Japan, but I'm too broke tho😭
The burning of plastic is probably the worst. That can cause cancer. I think given that issue I wouldn’t want to expose myself to that.
To be honest, if you’re not Chinese, you likely won’t get into a real Shaolin temple just because of that fact.
They do not like foreigners because foreigners (Most especially westerners) have been Abusing the generosity of the Monks for so long that these days they block the majority of foreigners no matter who they are.
If you’re not Chinese, born in China, and you don’t speak fluent Chinese, then you likely aren’t going to ever be a part of real Shaolin.
There are better people at better places though who will train you with more personal and individual compassion than the Monks too
@@jamiebrown1991 Do you have an idea of where is a better place for training ?
Your videos about Shaolin reminds me of my own experience at FaWang Temple back in 2005 at 10, 2007 at 12 and 2010 at 15 years old. Good memories. Still was a kid, couldn’t appreciate a lot of things I had back then. Would give everything to live that again actually.
5:11 As my grandpa used to say "Not my monkeys, not my circus"
Pretty much just do you unless something is a threat to you or family/friends.
Not my sweets. Not my treats
@@stonethemason12 *im gonna take your candy*
"im painting my life there in an ideal and idealistic way"
10/10 ranton
He said idealised and idyllic though
Indeed. Its the isolated/insulated mis step that is the TRUE heresy of this video. Nearly enacted exterminatus on that one i did!
2:29 I didn't know Shaolin Munks were into battle rapping
Shaolinre masters of every kind of battle!
oh yeah, that's the super secret mic drop technique
Since the Asian delegation adopt wutang clan
It takes a lot of courage to talk about this man. I respect people that do this.
"Why you perform on this level but then perform on this level!"
Yeah, I cant deny I was laughing after hearing this one
This is one of the few CZcamsrs I’m subscribed to where I love seeing ALL of their content. I don’t care if it’s a Review, an Hour+ long Podcast or first impressions, I’ll watch it all.
Appreciate it man!
check it out guys, it's another shaolin video.
twenty million views here we goooo
No, it’s Trevor James.
1k likes for this comment here we go
Well he didn't monetize this one though
i smell curry
Check it out guys, It's... T-t-trevor... J-j-james.
It's so fascinating hearing you be so authentic and open to putting your thoughts out there frozen in real time as it develops.
Ranton: "Every shaolin monk had to have a phone."
Me: "I knew it was my destiny all along"
Hmmm, this Ranton guy is getting some great character development. I enjoy these lore videos.
2:28 *Ranton the bar spiting monk*
Thank you for sharing, in so many ways it mirrors the ideas most people have about the things they hold dear, past and present. It takes courage to be candid, and I appreciate every video you upload. You are the man my dood, and your insight is meaningful.
Dear Ranton. I found your videos on your Shaolin experience extremely enriching, very transparent and honest, very funny at times and a pleasure to watch. Thank you!
RANTON: *Doesn't miss the shaolin life style*
Shaolin Monks: *_ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU_*
He didn't choose the Shaolin life, it chose him.
Assassins creed revelations reference?
Thats one honest impression without going into ranting, that is SO refreshing AND informative and (unfortunately) uncommon in der internetz. So thank you for your impressions and trying to always sincerely show both sides of the story. This is how personalized documentarish stuff should be.
Everything in real life is so much more...real...than in the movies.
The cell phone thing makes so much sense but i still laughed. Could use some 5 gallon buckets to collect rain water to flush the poopies?
Anton's last video on Shaolin will be him showing off his amazing skills
I think it should be defeating all the monks in the temple he trained in and achieve the epic victory royale
Thanks for sharing man, I think your channel is one of the best on youtube, because there's just so much diversity and uniqueness in content it's insane sometimes, thanks again, good shiet!
You easily have the best Shaolin videos. I learned and can visualize your experience. Most youtubers leave me bored when they tell their life stories!
Ranton in the Shaolin temple: *being serious and wise*
Ranton now: records video talking about video games with a weird sense of humor.
Maybe making videos with a weird sense of humor is one manifestation of the highest wisdom.
Alex A wow that’s deep
The highest wisdom is to express yourself in this world without judgement. Let out what's inside you
Huge respect for you man for the hard work you did as a monk and as a youtuber
1:46 when he said poison, I felt that.
Anton always sounds like he has a gun to his head in these videos lmao
Chinese anthem intensifies
After living in the shaolin temple for three or so years he learned how to watch what he says because anything he says can backfire and hurt him.
Chinese communist party does
@@Therapontigonus well in these videos anyway, not so much in his normal ones hahaha
@@paulghencea9037 Fuck outta here with your sinophobic bullshit
CZcams: Alright, I've promoted Ranton's channel quite a bit lately , time to tone it down a little.
Ranton: *New Shaolin video*
CZcams: *Hol' up*
CZcams: Ah shit, here we go again
I knew it. CZcams clout is much better than "enlightenment" and "finding inner peace"
Depends on who you are and it's not really which is better It's just that he loved both and is happy to be here now.
Hey man it depends on the person like the commebt above said, you can train at shaolin for many years and dont have inner peace, like ranton said there were mean people there, and enlightment it requires more than just hardcore training, you have to fast, eat raw fruits/vegetables, and dont waste your sexual energy, i would bet none of the monks there have reached enlightment
the major injury he had was prob one of the main reasons he left. without that happening he'd prob still be there
Enlightenment and inner peace are just buzzwords created to support something, in this case the temple.
Where ur mustache?
Thank you. I did not know why you tube kept on suggesting your videos. As an athlete I experience exactly the same, on events my performance decreased in a dramatic way. My body would start reacting the day before and forget sleeping. Im sorry to hear the temple is not what weve been shown all these years but nothing lately seems to be. I miss spending time in a disciplined, structured environment too. Being part of something bigger than me but I also remember not enjoying my time there as much as I think I did now. I learnt my lessons afterwards. I spent too much time involved in people things to see it then. I guess, overcoming people things was a lesson too. Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them a lot .
I love your video game content but it is the Shaolin content that inspires me and keeps me coming back. I'm working on training so I can go there before I get old
The desert nomads have a saying "me and my brother against my cousin, and me and my cousin against the stranger."
@@A.Ahmad23723 nepotism
Basically treating people that is closer to you better then stranger, it might sounds normal but usually on the level above what you would expect in the western world
@@zeromailss
I mean it's normal and natural. Depends on the threat. I look after my family first, then to higher echelons, like my city, my country and well, Humanity. Depends on the problem
@@steelbear2063 yea, but in asia it goes to the point of being harmful
Like if you have business you employ family and promote them regardless of their ability and it could be really harmful to other employee or just the business as a whole. Or police/politician or any other people in power give special treatment to criminal
I'm on the receiving end as well so I can testify, I get ticket from ignoring traficlight as teenager, don't even have license. But I went basically with just a slap in the wrist, because I have aunt and uncle working for the police. I paid like 10 USD fine and didn't have to do anything else like going to court and the like. I also got my driving license easily once I come to age without any test cuz we bribe 50 USD lmao.
I would imagine getting your license would be a nightmare as someone with some record no matter how light, and the test also take a long time as well on top of having to wait weeks to get the license ready, I got mine in 3 days, my friend took half a month to get his.
Small stuff like that is fun as someone who benefit, but looking back and especially knowing it happen everywhere at any level it is quite concerning. This means a lot of people did not have the qualification necessary so the rate of accident or something going wrong is higher than it should be and so on.
If a nobody like me could get away with so much, imagine what people with actual power could. Sad stuff
When the bills need to be paid, Rantoni makes a Shaolin video.
I ain't complaining
He forget to monetize the video
No.
thx so much for that excellent (and funny) work of demystification, Ranton!
He is really trying to avoid insult and mock at all cost
Is it just me that loves both the "sillier" game reviews as well as the more serious, documentary-style videos?
Defo not just you.
I hate these comments.
With each passing day, memories fade.
unfortunately
As always, very nice. I love hearing stuff about the time you spent there.
I love these more serious videos.
They are so cozy, and offer a more human look at Ranton.
You should react to all the legendary mix material artists like Bruce lee , Jackie chan, jet li etc. That would be totally badass since you were a shaolin monk
Anytime anything happens at shaolin temple:
Rantoni: TIME FOR GUANXI BOIZ
Love the channel. Martial arts as a whole is a really intense pro and con war. Great video
I admire your ability to be so open with your audience man, takes guts and I appreciate it. was very interesting
I always love your shaolin videos. Great insight into a vastly misunderstood aspect of chinese culture. Im glade we have a representative like you to educate us.
Everyone: Shaolin monks are these spiritual higher forms life who got better at everything via extreme training
Meanwhile Shaolin monks: are just people
Lol half the monks aren't even that spiritual. On another video he said that many of the monks are there just for the marital arts, and the warrior monks almost never meditate
When you're serious, and during certain critiques in other videos, you seem fairly wise and aware. Articulation is very good in many instances when not impaired by your own discomfort of the topic. I think not only myself but others truly appreciate the further humble explanations of your Shaolin life.
This is awesome! This is such unique content, there are very few people that can actually talk about Shaolin as you do. These Shaolin videos have a lot of value, just like your game reviews 😂I appreciate and love your content!
7:54 I laughed so hard because of his voice and his impression of his master.
Damn man this really just changes my mind
your vids genuinely make me smile thank you
"wherever you go, people will be people" - Ranton on the politics of the temple.
I commented the exact same thing on one of the other videos. Suspiciously auspiscious.
God, i really just love who Ranton is as a person. Good dude.
The dislikes are from the gweilo who could not get inside the Shaolin temple
The *stupid gweilo... As it is rather easy to get in touch with the temple to train... The only issues I see are money or health related... In 1 day of time I could get in touch with Mr Wang, a really nice guy, who answered in the same day I contacted him, answering all my questions and giving me the process to follow to enter the temple to train. He only asked for a generic medical report in order to know if I would survive the training...
As a Muslim I can assure you that isn't the case in my regard. And Zen Buddhism is certainly a "religion" that weaves its ways and practices into the fabric of the cultures in which it is assimilated. That's a huge reason we all admire it, as well as Kung Fu flicks. The reality of Kung Fu is even MORE interesting than all the movies made about it, both good and bad.
Yes those damn wide eyes ARE indeed a problem
White-Van Helsing more like "ooooh im in pain because master beat me with a stick at training!" Fucking idiotic wide eyes am i right?!? I mean, when i travel to a western country im all like "pardon my bad engrish" but them idiot gweilo not mastering mandarin AND catonese before coming over to learn a physical activity, because who uses just ONE language to communicate?!? Nerd ass gweilo thats who!🤣 ahhhh westerners, so stupid🙄 whats that? Xenophobia? No no we practice buddism here👍
daniel hogan
You called it. Xenophopia all the way.. Guess what; we aren't all the same dear....
You deserve every bit of what life is offering you ! Keep up the good work
Just stumbled across this video. Always been curious to what’s behind the curtain. THANK YOU...for your point of view, and candidness! Seems like it was a rewarding and special adventure for sure!
Im really excited about the comments on this video
Luv your Rantoni
shaolin master: *Talks to someone vaguely foreign*
shaolin master: *Sees Rantoni in the corner of his vison*
shaolin master: So, you have chosen, DEATH!
it's how they say: good comedy comes from really smart people. I'm always impressed how you explain things in a simple but comprehensive way. It's respecful, understandable, relatable and still fun! Amazing work, thank you so much
thank you for sharing Ranton. I learned a lot from you about Shaolin. It has always interested me in my life.
Just wanted to say that I appreciate your videos. Love your game reviews, so f*cking funny. And I love the Shaolin videos because you give a view that's rarely seen and I myself love martial arts and wish I could have had the opportunity as a young man to train in some form but being a young black man in Tennessee, the dirty south, was not easy and I was a focused basketball player until very bad decisions took me to living the street life. Now I'm about to be 40 and have a 9 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. My son actually loves to watch martial arts movies and videos with me. My son has hearing loss in both ears, left ear is almost completely def. My question is can he still train and learn martial arts even with that disability, and I hate saying disability, so I call it an obstacle to overcome. I need the opinion of a expert, only if you have time. Thanks for all the amazing content and Happy Holidays to your family
U deserve millions of subs
Sooooo grateful you have shared this
super happy you make these serious videos too dude, congrats
The dislikes are from the foreigners that couldn’t get into Shaolin Temple
Keeping an eye on the chinese, I see
and the assassin's from the temple because ranton spoke the truth
@@Destructavin they need to keep an eye... Help... Come back to us America... The chinese are taking over via our retarded president
-on behalf of the integrity. and citizens of Philippines
I mean, I wouldn’t want to even go there now after watching this video.
Looking at this person I would not expect he would probably be able to do a triple back flip and kill 5 people in the process
With the exception of the first point, which is something I usualy experience due to living on an island, almost every other point very identical of my army training in the infantry, to a frightening extend even. As for the toilet thing...I feel you and I'm sorry you had to experience that.
Great video, one of the most relatable. And thank you for giving me some closure on that chapter of my life, I feel like I needed to hear someone with similar experiences say that as well.
Thank you for being dead honest at core. Love your post!
Ranton makes Shaolin video:
CZcams: RECOMMEND THIS VIDEOOOO
A lot of these problems don't sound like problems with the temple or monks, but rather, the lack of infrastructure and poverty and that's a problem with China, in general.
Yeah... And now theyre invading my country silently for "opportunity" (fuck that bullshit). Fuck Pres. Duterte America please come back😭😭😭
@@bluetaigax1747 They're basically 'invading' the world. Can't blame them, as their government ist sheisse.
@@bluetaigax1747 they're gonna have to beat the Indians, they're everywhere man.
@@DutchmanDavid i meant ours is....like a time bomb....
@@bluetaigax1747 invading? Lol they are not invading they are living in your shithole country because its part of asia. Im fine with asians migrating to other asian countries but to non-asian countries, its now an invasion.
Thanks again for sharing with us! ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Excellent video.
Actually, thank you for talking about the bad things too. Sometimes, especially in documentaties, the temple gets too much idolisation.
Another thing I didn't know, is that the monks eat meat. Im about to start training at a kung fu school in my town and on its website, it talks about the monk diet being vegan ONLY.
Nice video overall
It's normal to romanticize the past but it's important not to get trapped by it. Like you said, there were some experiences that weren't so good during those times that, upon further reflection, had you reevaluating your feelings towards it. One needs to remember the full experience, as it was. Otherwise, they end up cheating themselves of the wisdom gained during that experience and will have difficulty moving forward.
This is a wonderful eye opener thank you for the clarity
I hope u enjoyed it
I actually love your Shaolin Temple videos so much
4:02 African shaolin monk lol
1 year ago
yo where does the outro music come from it sounds like san andreas, epic work my guy :))
Wanting to be a shaolin monk was my first desire as a very young child probably around 4 years old and was the reason I trained in different martial arts throught my life. I am not sure if I ever will move to China to be a monk for a while, but thank you so much for sharing your experiences as it lets me feel more informed about something I have the biggest passion and love for.
Truly, truly liked this video. It reveals a slice of life that has given me a much clearer insight about the life of a training disciple, and more broadly, about that part of China. It seems that relationship and networking still play a huge role in it nowadays and that the idyllic image of the hermit monks is a bit too much a fairy-tale.