Three Kenyan Kung Fu players have won a trip to the Beijing International Arts School for an intense one-week training.
Maurice Kwizera, Peter Kibe and Aphrodice Bakorubusa were selected during the StarTimes Kung Fu Festival at Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Saturday.
The trio will visit the renowned school next month, where they will be trained sessions to sharpen their skills in Chinese Kung Fu – known as WuShu.
The lucky three could not hide their joy after securing the chance.
"This is such a great opportunity and I will utilise it to learn many things. I want to improve my skills," said Kibe, 17.
"I also hope this will help in making the sport more popular in Kenya. At the moment, the sport is limited to a few clubs."
"This is a win for all Kenyan Kung Fu players. I will go and learn more on the sport and then come and continue training young people. This is something I have been doing for about 10 years," said Bakorubusa.
"We conducted intense selection from over 60 contestants, who came to showcase their talent. The lucky three were the best candidates, hence, they will proceed to Beijing for an all-expenses paid for training camp in December.
"It is our hope that this will go a long way towards developing the sport in Kenya," said StarTimes Vice President Mark Lisboa.
This was an event organised to celebrate the Kung Fu channel on StarTimes, a channel dedicated to martial arts sports genres.
The event took place on November 5 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Comesa grounds, where Kung Fu professionals showcased their talents.
Beijing International Arts School is a key vocational training institution in Beijing. It is the oldest art school with international martial arts exchange programmes. The school has majors including Kung Fu, acrobatics, sports training, dance performances, art painting, theatre performances and musical performances.
The school has also provided martial arts training courses for students from Russia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Korea, Japan, the United States and other European countries.
