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Paris (France), Sep 28 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) Monks, samurai and giants enter the Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum in Paris this Tuesday through an exhibition that explores the mythology and practice of the Asian martial arts from classical times to pop culture.FOOTAGE FROM THE 'LAST COMBAT' EXHIBITION, AT THE QUAI BRANLY JACQUES CHIRAC MUSEUM, PARIS.SOUNDBITES FROM EXHIBITION CURATOR JULIEN ROUSSEAU AND ASIAN FILM SPECIALIST STÉPHANE DU MESNILDOT.Translations:Rousseau: "It is an exhibition that deals with the subject of martial arts, a very popular subject. Asian martial arts are now well known and are very globalized, and they go back to fiction, to the cinema of course, through figures such as Bruce Lee".Du Mesnildot: "Bruce Lee is obviously the mythical figure of martial arts. He was the one who popularized the term kung-fu. I don't think there is an actor who has had such a rich iconography as him. We can go to India, Africa, Russia Or anywhere in the world with a Bruce Lee photo and people will recognize him. So at that level I think he's comparable to Charlie Chaplin."
It’s been a couple decades, now, I think we can all just admit it: for a certain version of Batman, Joel Schumacher’s Batman and Robin kind of rules. A cheesy fever dream, it’s an incredible exercise in ‘90s Blockbuster excess and the sort of Batman that fans of Adam West’s ‘60s series would recognize and enjoy. Unfortunately, that doesn’t include the film’s star, George Clooney, who really should give himself more credit. “The truth of the matter is, I was bad in it.
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 29 (EFE).- (Camera: Janaina Quinet) The war against violence in Brazil can be beaten and kicked, a premise that hundreds of children and young people from favelas in Rio de Janeiro apply with "Abraço Campeão", the initiative that seeks to keep them away from drug trafficking and crime with boxing and martial arts classes.FOOTAGE OF ABRAÇO CAMPEAO.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF:ALAN DUARTE, FOUNDER OG ABRAÇO CAMPEAO: "I DECIDED TO FOUND ABRAÇO CAMPEÃO IN 2014 AFTER WITNESSING THE MURDER OF MY BROTHER. THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD ON MY MOTHER WAS VERY CHALLENGING AND IT WAS THEN WHEN I REFLECTED ON THE WORLD AND WHAT I WAS DOING IN IT. WHEN I ANALYZED MY LIFE I REALIZED THAT NO MAN IN MY FAMILY HAD DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. EVERYONE WAS KILLED WITH FIREARMS. I LOST FRIENDS LIKE THIS. WHEN I SAW MYSELF IN THAT CONTEXT, FIGHTING, VISITING OTHER COUNTRIES, GETTING TO KNOW BRAZIL, WORKING IN WHAT I LOVED (...) I WONDERED WHY THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS DID NOT EXIST IN THE DO ALEMAO COMPLEX "."I GOT THREE PAIRS OF OLD GLOVES AND TWO RIPPED BOXING BAGS AND I HUNG THEM ON THE FOOTBALL COURT THAT IS HERE FRONT"."IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE WORLD IS THINKING ABOUT COLONIZING MARS AND WE HAVE PEOPLE IN FAVELAS WITHOUT BASIC SANITATION, WITHOUT EDUCATION. I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT REALITY AND ALL THE ENERGY AND EFFORT OF THESE UNITS GOES INTO CHANGING WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FAVELAS OF RIO DE JANEIRO AND BRAZIL ".GUILIAN LIMA, TEACHER: "I WAS LIKE THEM. I NOW KNOW WHAT IT IS TO ARRIVE AT A PLACE AND FEEL WELCOME, TO BE TREATED WELL AND TO BE ADDRESSED PROPERLY BY THE TEACHERS AND THE TEAM, AND TODAY AS A COACH, I TRY TO DO THE SAME".
Kathmandu (Nepal), Jul 16 (EFE / EPA) .- The Nepalese Lainchour Takenwondo school in Kathmandu opened its martial arts training with security measures on Thursday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has caused more than 17,000 infections and 39 deaths from COVID-19 in Nepal.(CAMERA: Narendra Shrestha)
Cape Town (South Africa), 12 May, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Nic Bothma).- The Chinese Center for Martial Arts and Health in Cape Town has chosen to offer its classes online during the coronavirus pandemic. The centre has adapted its facilities into an audio-visual creation studio so that its students can continue to learn during quarantine. FOOTAGE OF THE CENTER.
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