WhatacoupifitwerepossibletocombinetherelativelyyoungsportoffootballwiththemeritsoftheancientartofShaolinKungFu!TheideahasdevelopedsomecurrencyinChinawhere,15yearsago,theChinesenationalfootballteamsucceededinqualifyingfortheWorldCupforthefirst–andsofaronly–time.ChineseShaolinKungFumasterShiYanluhasmadeithismissiontousecertainaspectsofKungFutoturnchildrenintotopfootballers.Themartialartissupposedtoincreasehispupils’abilitytoconcentrateandmakethemfitterandmoreflexible.Hisapproachhasapparentlyfoundgreatfavourwiththegovernmentwhichhasvisionsofthissmalltrainingcentreonedayprovidingtrainingforupto10,000children.Whataretheseboys’hopesanddreams?DoesKungFufootballreallyhavethepromisingfuturethatsomearepredicting?Thisatleastisthecredothatispainfullyindoctrinatedintotheseyoungbodiesandminds.Manyofthestudentsaskthemselvesiftheyreallywanttogivetheirbest–ratherthankeepingholdofitinstead.
