NBC NEWS — A Russian bear is quickly becoming an Internet sensation.

Pamir the bear lives at a zoo in central Russia and his keepers say he's a real Kung Fu master.

The bear likes to play with a martial arts staff, rocking it from side to side and around his neck, even passing it from hand to hand and twisting it in front of him.

Parmir is a rare white claw bear, he came to his current home in 2006 from a different zoo.

According to the zoo Pamir has played with the staff since he was a cub, but also likes to play with cans, boards, baseball bats and water hoses.