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

The retired Chief superintendent Jakob Franck who often had to inform relatives as a "death messenger", now hopes to lead a life beyond the dead.