Comments on: Shaolin monks wage internet war against ninja trolls http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4364 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4364 We can only wait and watch for the latest hacker kung-fu mad skillz to be honed in this warfare. An escalation in hostilities always gives rise to new warfare and defense strategies. Long-term good will come of this. And good entertainment! <a href="primordialslack.blogspot.com">Joan</a> We can only wait and watch for the latest hacker kung-fu mad skillz to be honed in this warfare. An escalation in hostilities always gives rise to new warfare and defense strategies.

Long-term good will come of this. And good entertainment!

Joan

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4365 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4365 What is the URL to the Iron Blood Community? What is the URL to the Iron Blood Community?

]]> By: Hallowblack http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-182808 Hallowblack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-182808 There's a history of a japanese Kage( Leader of ninja's/ Ninja master or somethin') that traveled to china and bested many kung fu masters, he was, as said in a japanese news letter "the Master Assasin", and this was true enough, until he met Faxian, a chinese Shaolin Monk who beated, to his astonishment he found that the "touch of death", one of ninjitsu's high level technique was one of the basic shaolin fist (actually the first to be taught to monks, one of the strikes of the "secret door"), he then retreated thinking that the monk would'nt kill him and try to assasinate him later, to his surprise the monk rushed at him and it was to late to defend, with just one simple blow the monk slayed the Kage, the technique the monk used was forbidden to be used in combat by the elders of the temple, its called the "lotus fist", it was just bad luck for the ninja i guess because he crossed the path of a diamond monk. Under some circumstances these monks,(only 4 are chosen to be diamond monks) can break the very sacred vows of shaolin at their discretion, they can even take life. this actually happened between 1903-1910, i'm not quite sure of the year. There’s a history of a japanese Kage( Leader of ninja’s/ Ninja master or somethin’) that traveled to china and bested many kung fu masters, he was, as said in a japanese news letter “the Master Assasin”, and this was true enough, until he met Faxian, a chinese Shaolin Monk who beated, to his astonishment he found that the “touch of death”, one of ninjitsu’s high level technique was one of the basic shaolin fist (actually the first to be taught to monks, one of the strikes of the “secret door”), he then retreated thinking that the monk would’nt kill him and try to assasinate him later, to his surprise the monk rushed at him and it was to late to defend, with just one simple blow the monk slayed the Kage, the technique the monk used was forbidden to be used in combat by the elders of the temple, its called the “lotus fist”, it was just bad luck for the ninja i guess because he crossed the path of a diamond monk. Under some circumstances these monks,(only 4 are chosen to be diamond monks) can break the very sacred vows of shaolin at their discretion, they can even take life. this actually happened between 1903-1910, i’m not quite sure of the year.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-5150 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5150 ImJustJake, I believe the man you are referring to is Toshitsugu Takamatsu, effectively the father of modern ninjitsu and one-time bodyguard of the last Chinese Emperor Pou-Hi. He is reputed to have once said that a Shaolin fighter and a boxer (yes, a boxer) were the most dangerous enemies he ever met. ImJustJake, I believe the man you are referring to is Toshitsugu Takamatsu, effectively the father of modern ninjitsu and one-time bodyguard of the last Chinese Emperor Pou-Hi.

He is reputed to have once said that a Shaolin fighter and a boxer (yes, a boxer) were the most dangerous enemies he ever met.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-5920 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5920 Now this is the story all about how China's life got flipped, turned upside down And Id like to take a minute just sit right there Ill tell you how a ninja became the talk everywhere. In japan, he was born and raised On the playground where he spent most of his days Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool And flippin' out and killin' outside of the school When a couple of monks said were up in no good Started makin money in the neighbourhood He got in one little fight and his mom got scared And said youre moving with your auntie and uncle in bel-air He begged and pleaded with her the other day But she packed his suitcase and sent me on my way She gave him a shuriken and she gave him his ticket He put his iPhone on and said "I might aswell kick it" He whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror. If anything he could say that this cab was rare But he thought now forget it, yo home to bel-air He pulled up to a house about seven or eight And he yelled to the cabby "yo, home smell you later." Wrote up a username, 5 minutes every day. On ironblood forums, and lured the shaolin bait. Now this is the story all about how
China’s life got flipped, turned upside down
And Id like to take a minute just sit right there
Ill tell you how a ninja became the talk everywhere.

In japan, he was born and raised
On the playground where he spent most of his days
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
And flippin’ out and killin’ outside of the school
When a couple of monks said were up in no good
Started makin money in the neighbourhood
He got in one little fight and his mom got scared
And said youre moving with your auntie and uncle in bel-air

He begged and pleaded with her the other day
But she packed his suitcase and sent me on my way
She gave him a shuriken and she gave him his ticket
He put his iPhone on and said “I might aswell kick it”

He whistled for a cab and when it came near the
license plate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror.
If anything he could say that this cab was rare
But he thought now forget it, yo home to bel-air

He pulled up to a house about seven or eight
And he yelled to the cabby “yo, home smell you later.”
Wrote up a username, 5 minutes every day.
On ironblood forums, and lured the shaolin bait.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-6438 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6438 Who cares. Shaolin monks sure make more money than ninjas. The Japanese are just jealous? because ppl around the world pay unreasonable high ticket prices just to see the monks doing very wired, totaly useless stuff. Who needs ninjas/Shaolin monks when u can have a 9mm handgun. Try to beat down a GI with a nice babumkabum firearm. Besides, only big? news in J, within China, nobody gives a shit to those Dollar-greedy monks. Who cares. Shaolin monks sure make more money than ninjas. The Japanese are just jealous? because ppl around the world pay unreasonable high ticket prices just to see the monks doing very wired, totaly useless stuff.
Who needs ninjas/Shaolin monks when u can have a 9mm handgun. Try to beat down a GI with a nice babumkabum firearm.
Besides, only big? news in J, within China, nobody gives a shit to those Dollar-greedy monks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-11815 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-11815 Sorry but I am confused. I was not aware that shaolin or ninja practiced Internet surfing or posting on forums as a discipline. How many of you have actually researched this instead of simply practicing the arts. Both disciplines are simply ways of life. As we are free to choose our way of life it is rather stupid to attempt to ridicule another persons choice. Simply put, life is about effort to gain achievement, not what style you use to get it Sorry but I am confused. I was not aware that shaolin or ninja practiced Internet surfing or posting on forums as a discipline.

How many of you have actually researched this instead of simply practicing the arts.
Both disciplines are simply ways of life.
As we are free to choose our way of life it is rather stupid to attempt to ridicule another persons choice.

Simply put, life is about effort to gain achievement, not what style you use to get it

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4139 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4139 If a single ninja did defeat all of those Shaolin monks it would have been bragable. If a single ninja did defeat all of those Shaolin monks it would have been bragable.

]]> By: bzishi http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4400 bzishi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4400 Silly monks. Using a lawsuit because of an Internet posting will only cause the pirates to sympathize with the ninjas, ending their age old battle. Those monks might have some impressive kung fu fighting, but they will hardly be able to defend against pirates who are a little bit frightening and ninjas who are fast as lightning! Silly monks. Using a lawsuit because of an Internet posting will only cause the pirates to sympathize with the ninjas, ending their age old battle. Those monks might have some impressive kung fu fighting, but they will hardly be able to defend against pirates who are a little bit frightening and ninjas who are fast as lightning!

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4401 Xeni Jardin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4401 @anonymous15, dude, i don't know where this iron blood bulletin board community is but christ i want a screenshot or url! ALso i think the whole dispute should be settled in a showdown with RZA and GZA of Wu Tang moderating. @anonymous15, dude, i don’t know where this iron blood bulletin board community is but christ i want a screenshot or url! ALso i think the whole dispute should be settled in a showdown with RZA and GZA of Wu Tang moderating.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4155 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4155 There's just NO WAY in hell that one ninja could take on the monks of Shaolin. No way. That said, someone should inform the monks that people make up shit on the internet on a daily basis. There’s just NO WAY in hell that one ninja could take on the monks of Shaolin. No way.

That said, someone should inform the monks that people make up shit on the internet on a daily basis.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4669 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4669 <a href="http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6600/shaolinmonkzh2.png">OBJECTION!</a> OBJECTION!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4672 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4672 lol jokes lol jokes

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-5696 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5696 Following up on #37, ninjas as they are pictured today never existed in Japan. The original "ninja art" was a form of self-defense which included many "dishonorable" tactics, such as running away. A "ninja" would consider his "battle" a victory if he simply succeeded in getting away. So if you are saying the ninjas whoop ass, then I agree with you. The ninja, if he ever existed, probably pissed the monks off, poked their eyes and kicked their family jewels, climbed up a tree, and ran away. For them it would be a victory. Congratulations! Following up on #37, ninjas as they are pictured today never existed in Japan. The original “ninja art” was a form of self-defense which included many “dishonorable” tactics, such as running away. A “ninja” would consider his “battle” a victory if he simply succeeded in getting away.

So if you are saying the ninjas whoop ass, then I agree with you. The ninja, if he ever existed, probably pissed the monks off, poked their eyes and kicked their family jewels, climbed up a tree, and ran away. For them it would be a victory. Congratulations!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4162 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4162 That BoingBoing mascot can beat both Shaolin monks and ninjas at the same time, even while jackhammering the street! So there, grasshopper! Master Anonymous That BoingBoing mascot can beat both Shaolin monks and ninjas at the same time, even while jackhammering the street!

So there, grasshopper!

Master Anonymous

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-14416 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14416 Both shaolin and Ninjitsu are martial arts.It is a duty of each martial artist to respect the martial artists of other disciplines.So, this is a bad act to comment or humiliate other martial art.Since i ve studied both,i know the true need of martial arts is health,wisdom,internal peace. Bodhidharma(Tamo) or Sun tzu never preached such cheap lessons.So maintain cordial relationship with all fellow martial artists.Remember God is one for all of us Both shaolin and Ninjitsu are martial arts.It is a duty of each martial artist to respect the martial artists of other disciplines.So, this is
a bad act to comment or humiliate other martial art.Since i ve studied both,i know the true need of martial arts is health,wisdom,internal peace.
Bodhidharma(Tamo) or Sun tzu never preached such cheap lessons.So maintain cordial relationship with all fellow martial artists.Remember God is one for all of us

]]> By: sohbetiniz http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-181585 sohbetiniz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-181585 i like this blog. i like this blog.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4434 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4434 This is the bulletin board community http://www.tiexue.net/ In Chinese obviously, the characters for iron blood are 铁 (iron) 血 (blood). Pronounced tié xuě. This is the bulletin board community

http://www.tiexue.net/

In Chinese obviously, the characters for iron blood are 铁 (iron) 血 (blood). Pronounced tié xuě.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-1159251 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1159251 ninjas can defeat shaolin monks????? shaolin monks are even more sharper than the ninjas! shaolin monks like peace and the ninjas, all they do is use weapons like cowards and hiding into shadows and besides shaolin monks have high sensory powers like ninjas so they can detect where the ninja hides and shaolin monks the shaolin monks are also physically very strong than ninjas ninjas can defeat shaolin monks????? shaolin monks are even more sharper than the ninjas! shaolin monks like peace and the ninjas, all they do is use weapons like cowards and hiding into shadows and besides shaolin monks have high sensory powers like ninjas so they can detect where the ninja hides and shaolin monks the shaolin monks are also physically very strong than ninjas

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-5474 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5474 Ninjas as we imagine them today didn't exist prior to their becoming popular in Japanese culture in the 20th Century - the idea that there were secret martial arts schools of ninjas and great ancient masters is ridiculous. Historical ninjas were just assassins - they were not Bushi . Since Ninjas were supposed to be "secret agents", anyone announcing themselves as a ninja by definition can't be one. Pu Yi (Not Pou Hi) was a puppet emperor of Manchuria under the Japanese - at the end of the war he stated he had been forced to do their bidding - Takamatsu Toshitsugu would be more his prison guard than body guard. Ninjas as we imagine them today didn’t exist prior to their becoming popular in Japanese culture in the 20th Century – the idea that there were secret martial arts schools of ninjas and great ancient masters is ridiculous. Historical ninjas were just assassins – they were not Bushi . Since Ninjas were supposed to be “secret agents”, anyone announcing themselves as a ninja by definition can’t be one.
Pu Yi (Not Pou Hi) was a puppet emperor of Manchuria under the Japanese – at the end of the war he stated he had been forced to do their bidding – Takamatsu Toshitsugu would be more his prison guard than body guard.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4974 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4974 Ah hoaxes, you gotta love 'em! And now for something completely different..... Q: What is the sound of one ninja clapping? A: Nothing, ninjas don't clap :P Q: If a ninja commits sepuku with a frizbee in the woods and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound??? Ah hoaxes, you gotta love ‘em!
And now for something completely different…..

Q: What is the sound of one ninja clapping?
A: Nothing, ninjas don’t clap :P

Q: If a ninja commits sepuku with a frizbee in the woods and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound???

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4209 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4209 Hey...I totally believe that story about the Japanese guy, because I DID IT TOO... I was 16 and went visited Shaolin a few years ago, and I said, "How do you like my Monkey style" and they were all like, "I could kick your ass no problem". So all of Shao Lin, even their grandmaster, lined up and I KICKED THEIR ASSES ONE BY ONE, and then I took them on three by three and the effect was still the same. When I left they were all crying and bleeding and covered with bruises... and then MY LITTLE SISTER DID IT TOO! Hey…I totally believe that story about the Japanese guy, because I DID IT TOO…

I was 16 and went visited Shaolin a few years ago, and I said, “How do you like my Monkey style” and they were all like, “I could kick your ass no problem”.
So all of Shao Lin, even their grandmaster, lined up and I KICKED THEIR ASSES ONE BY ONE, and then I took them on three by three and the effect was still the same.
When I left they were all crying and bleeding and covered with bruises…

and then MY LITTLE SISTER DID IT TOO!

]]> By: kromekoran http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4466 kromekoran Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4466 I love the internets. @Darrell: perfect, the beginnings of a new meme. I'll defend your claim of originator, and anyone who doubts will fall victim to my boing boing style. I love the internets.

@Darrell: perfect, the beginnings of a new meme. I’ll defend your claim of originator, and anyone who doubts will fall victim to my boing boing style.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4488 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4488 For what it's worth.....me ain't be diggin' the new format. (No, really. I mean *really*!). Any chance that we can try another "style" or just go back to the old one? Please? For what it’s worth…..me ain’t be diggin’ the new format. (No, really. I mean *really*!). Any chance that we can try another “style” or just go back to the old one?

Please?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4237 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4237 The Shaolin Monastery is not in Beijing, as the article you linked to says it is in Henan Province. The Shaolin Monastery is not in Beijing, as the article you linked to says it is in Henan Province.

]]> By: OM http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4500 OM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4500 <i>"He is a priest of the Shaolin Temple. A Shaolin priest can walk through walls. It is said that listened for he cannot be heard; looked for he cannot be seen; felt he cannot be touched." </i> ...Dude, I'd make the apology. Yesterday. “He is a priest of the Shaolin Temple. A Shaolin priest can walk through walls. It is said that listened for he cannot be heard; looked for he cannot be seen; felt he cannot be touched.”

…Dude, I’d make the apology. Yesterday.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4252 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4252 Interesting: while everyone knows that ninjas will flip out and whoop anyones ass easily (including that of shaolin monks) you may get sued for saying so. Interesting: while everyone knows that ninjas will flip out and whoop anyones ass easily (including that of shaolin monks) you may get sued for saying so.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4253 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4253 I'm quite amused by this story on one hand, but sceptical on the other. Has anyone seen a link for the "Iron Blood Bulletin Board Community"? Pics or it didn't happen as the maxim goes. I’m quite amused by this story on one hand, but sceptical on the other. Has anyone seen a link for the “Iron Blood Bulletin Board Community”? Pics or it didn’t happen as the maxim goes.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4511 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4511 Hi, I just wanted to remind anyone should they find themselves in the following situation: If the Ninjas come to your house and cut off your finger, you simply must apologize. Then if the Shaolin think you deserve a good kick in the balls for sympathizing with the Ninj, try not to flinch. Its all about respect, folks! Hi, I just wanted to remind anyone should they find themselves in the following situation:

If the Ninjas come to your house and cut off your finger, you simply must apologize.

Then if the Shaolin think you deserve a good kick in the balls for sympathizing with the Ninj, try not to flinch.

Its all about respect, folks!

]]> By: Evan Rappaport http://boingboing.net/2007/09/01/shaolin-monks-wage-i.html#comment-4512 Evan Rappaport Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4512 Real Ultimate Power of Attorney! Real Ultimate Power of Attorney!

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