Now convinced of Po's worthiness, Shifu presents the legendary Dragon Scroll to Po to find that it is a blank reflective surface. This is evident when Po eagerly gives the last dumpling back to Shifu after winning the sparring match, stating that he is not hungry. At the end of the training, during a chopstick-sparring match over dumplings, Po demonstrates considerable skill in combat-which includes Po's use of his bulk to his advantage-and some emotional maturity allow Po to somewhat reduce his emotional dependence on food. Shifu, discovering that Po can perform considerable physical feats when motivated by food, uses this to train Po with a custom training regimen.
This display of indomitable tenacity, although frustrating to Shifu, soon impresses most of the Furious Five, who begin to warm up to Po, whom they also end up finding to be an excellent cook. However, with the encouragement of Master Oogway, Po endures the abuse without complaint, hoping that they could eventually change him into someone respectable. During his subsequent training, Master Shifu ( Dustin Hoffman) and the Furious Five made no secret of their disdain for Po, assigning him rough physical activities in hopes of discouraging him. In the first Kung Fu Panda film, Po ( Jack Black) was dubbed as the Dragon Warrior by Master Oogway ( Randall Duk Kim), much to the protest of Po and his fellow masters. Despite having a mild and friendly personality, Po also developed a severe self-loathing, believing himself a failure for his size and being a species not known for a warrior tradition. Though Po's real passion was for Kung Fu, he was reluctant to reveal this to his father in fear of disappointing him. He is an excellent cook but has terrible table manners. He was popular with all his friends and they all loved him as a kid. His deep appreciation of the martial arts extends into its philosophical aspects, enabling him sometimes to achieve insights of which even deeply respected masters like Shifu cannot conceive. He developed a comprehensive knowledge of the lore of warriors, famous combat moves, dates and historical artifacts. Po's (played by Jack Black in the films) main interest lies in Kung Fu. ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.