A scene that did not make it to TV sheds light on the enigmatic contestant.
He’s been running around spying with aTony Vlachos-esque joie de vivre.
He loves busting out tasty air guitar licks on a machete.
Sifu Alsup on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
And he performs awesome tai chi on the beach.
“There’s a wall you hit, but it’s not impossible to break past this wall.”
Sifu then explains how he broke through that aforementioned wall.
It was an act that impacted the player greatly.
“Growing up, I had a big resentment for that,” the 30-year-old gym owner says.
“And then my tai chi brought me back on track.
And so I look at the meditation and Tai Chi as a replenisher.
From there, it sparks to more.
I’m alive, and I’m enjoying that sensation of being here and being present.
Just allowing all that to surge through me gives me that resurrection that I need.”
Check out that resurrection for yourself by watching the deleted scene above.
