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Everyone in Uganda Is Kung Fu Fighting(Article)


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Kampala's most unlikely group of Kung Fu heroes trains every Saterdy morning in Wakaliga slum, with the goal of starring in Martial Arts movies.

Here's a link to a great article about the rise in popularity of Kung Fu in Uganda by Elizabeth McSheffrey.

Link- http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2015/01/everybody_in_uganda_is_kung_fu_fighting_a_booming_local_film_industry_is.html

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some impressive stuff coming out of the african contient imagine what could be achieved with a proper master teaching them. :D

 

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17 hours ago, lungfei said:

some impressive stuff coming out of the african contient imagine what could be achieved with a proper master teaching them. :D

With more skilled people behind them and bigger budgets, maybe the next big star or movie will come from Africa in the future?.

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17 hours ago, DragonClaws said:

With more skilled people behind them and bigger budgets, maybe the next big star or movie will come from Africa in the future?.

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http://www.timeoutshanghai.com/features/Books__Film-Film_features/27594/How-a-Ugandan-studio-made-a-viral-kung-fu-film.html

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wakaliwood/help-build-a-ugandan-action-movie-studio-wakaliwoo

 

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