Martial Arts: Kenya should do well to learn from Koreans

President Uhuru Kenyatta tries martial arts moves at State House, Nairobi during the flagging off of the martial arts team who are representing the country at the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Mastership in Korea [Courtesy]

Quite often, the mention of South Korea does not arouse political interest globally unless of course in the context of US-North Korean tense relations. The East Asian power also evokes little excitement in sporting terms despite being the only other Asian nation, with Japan, to have hosted the Summer Olympics.

One of Kenya’s memorable performances at the Olympics came in 1988 here in Seoul where we bagged nine medals (5 gold, 2 silver and 2 gold).