Chad: in Ndjamena, the Kung-fu am association gives martial arts lessons to poor children

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Master Mako in the middle of a kung-fu lesson at the Don Bosco cultural center in N'Djamena on July 23, 2022. © RFI/Aurélie Bazzara

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Founded in 2015, the association has enabled several hundred young minors to practice kung fu, this Chinese martial art which could be described as a combat technique.

This enthusiasm for the practice can be explained by the success of kung-fu films with young Chadians, who in turn dream of becoming film actors.

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In the courtyard of the Don Bosco cultural center, Ousmane Abba gives a kung-fu lesson.

In front of him, positioned in line, about twenty children.

On the program, the mastery of basic postures.

Report from Ndjamena

Aurelie Bazzara

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