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Friday, November 4, 2011

The African King of Kung Fu

Posted by on Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Good heavens!

The Cameroonian tribal prince swapped his royal robes for those of a Shaolin Temple monk and traded in the ceremonial spear of an African ruler for the sword of a Taoist martial artist.
And while he has forsaken his ascension as a king in his homeland, he has risen to become chairman of the French Africa Wushu Association (AFA WUSHU) and Association Kungfu Wushu du Cameroun. His mission, he says, is to train international "ambassador...
The whole story is really too much. Some Shaolin something or another instead of Eton? The king clearly failed to keep the prince away from the movie houses in the wrong side of town.

 

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Sweeney Agonistes 1
;-)
Posted by Sweeney Agonistes on November 4, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Vince 2
I'd give up everything to be a Cameroonian tribal prince.
Um, just kidding. I'd get the hell out of there, too.
Posted by Vince on November 4, 2011 at 2:26 PM
venomlash 3
There was a brother and sister at my high school who were Nigerian royalty.
Posted by venomlash on November 4, 2011 at 2:46 PM
dwightmoodyforgetsthings 4
Just as long as he doesn't combine that Shaolin Sword with the Wu Tang Fist.

That could be dangerous.
Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceclop on November 4, 2011 at 3:06 PM
thatsnotright 5
Upper-class rebellion, or a need for information he can't get at Eton?
Posted by thatsnotright on November 4, 2011 at 6:42 PM

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