Meet the karate monkey

By Simon Ward, 12/10/2008

A MONKEY has caused a sensation in Japan—after learning karate.

The 12-year-old animal—who can chop wood in half with his hand—is a self-defense expert and has even been awarded an honorary black belt.

That's some monkey business!

Watch our exclusive video of the karate monkey below.

Black-belt karate expert monkey chops wood with hands

Your comments

Just like cows, pigs, chickens and every other animal that we grow to feed us should lead a normal life in the wild eh?

Think before you make idiotic comments people. If the animal didnt want to do it then it wouldnt. Animals enjoy the attention, especially monkeys in generally being very sociable animals in and of themselves. Its just like teaching your dog or my birds tricks. My birds enjoy doing them and do them on there own most of the time now.

If this monkey was getting beaten, bruised, treated like ****, denied food and water. Then that would be cruel. No all forms of domesication are cruel folks. If i was, then release your pets, because keeping them in a warm home with food,water, and entertainment is just so horribly cruel amirite?

By Devin Arendt. Posted ??????? 21 2008 at 5:57 PM.

Its cruel and unnatural to teach animals such things. Please let them live a natural life. They are being used for money making entertainment. If they were just freely without encouragement copying, but that is not the case. they are best left in the wild, that is to say if they are there in a safe area.

By ellen shearman. Posted ??????? 18 2008 at 6:45 PM.

They are Japanese, not Chinese.
On topic: I think pets are better off when they're entertainED(!) by learning tricks, which gives them a less stressful life. Unlike for instance cheetahs in the zoo, walking from side to side in their cages.
Of course, I'm not talking about things like bears learning to dance on hot coals.
And I too, think that monkeys and other wild animals should be left living in the wild.

By Me. Posted ??????? 17 2008 at 12:10 AM.

stupid chinese!!! Going to take over the world!!! 5 years...!!! Chinese will be the new America!!

By stupid. Posted ??????? 16 2008 at 3:08 AM.

whats so good about it there is another chimp on the net which is a lot bigger and better at doing the few things that little monkey could do so again people check it out for your selfs this chimp in the vid aint that great

By davey jones. Posted ??????? 16 2008 at 1:14 AM.

Brilliant, every home sould have one. I mean it beats your normal burgler alarm. also if Spongebob can practice karate why not a monkey.

By Tony B. Posted ??????? 15 2008 at 7:57 PM.

How do you know if the monkey wants or chooses to do this or not? did you ask him??? let us ask those of you who own a dog, cat or bird! and god forbid if you teach them tricks!!! and how many of you have a wife or husband (bf/gf) that tells you what to do and if you don't.....get a ear bashing or worse! hypocrites the lot of you!!!

By Robert. Posted ??????? 15 2008 at 4:56 AM.

that was crap

By michael. Posted ??????? 15 2008 at 2:11 AM.

Hmmm...
Exploited? God? A normal life in the wild?
Rubbish. He'd be dead like the rest of them - and why? because GOD made humans, and humans kill. Entertainment is the lesser of two evils, doncha think?

By Blue. Posted ??????? 14 2008 at 2:45 AM.

I sure can't wait to eat that monkey!

By Patrick. Posted ??????? 13 2008 at 8:50 PM.

I am totally against this kind of human brutality towards animals. God didn't create these animal to be an entertainment for the humans nor to be their clown. When would we learn as humans that these kind of behaviour towards animals is totally unacceptable and must be maked illegal. How would you feel if gorillas would keep you as a pet and let you do things which you aren't created for like climbing trees. Just feel for once ashamed of yourself and leave the animals alone, and with alone I mean really alone. Let them do what they want with their lives and we do what we want with our lives.
Thank you
Afrax

By Afrax. Posted ??????? 13 2008 at 1:52 AM.

so should the monkey!

By nick. Posted ??????? 12 2008 at 5:27 PM.

jee-whizz a karate monkey who said evolution wasnt real.have we evolved or are we just less hairy?

By mikey mcbrice. Posted ??????? 12 2008 at 3:10 PM.

a karate monkey how cool is that,after all there a part of human life, so good on ya monkey keep up the karateying.

By thomas findlay. Posted ??????? 12 2008 at 12:36 PM.

I totally agree. It makes me sick

By Emma. Posted ??????? 12 2008 at 11:04 AM.

ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND DEGRADING. YET ANOTHER ANIMAL WHO IS BEING EXPLOITED IN THE SO CALLED NAME OF ENTERTAINMENT . THIS CREATURE SHOULD BE LEADING A NORMAL LIFE IN THE WILD !!!!!

By Pacitoben. Posted ??????? 12 2008 at 9:56 AM.

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