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    The Ex-Fighters of Weifang, Part 1

    May 21, 2019 4 minutes
    BY ANTONIO GRACEFFO, PH.D.

    INA NEIGHBORING ROOM, 35 boys and 20 girls are doing similar drills designed to enhance their freestyle wrestling. In another training hall, girls and boys lift concrete blocks to build grip strength for shuai chiao. Across the way, the san da team kicks itself to exhaustion. In a nearby room, gi-clad bodies slap the mat during judo practice. In a different gym, boxers work the heavy bags. And not far away, karate and taekwondo teams train their hearts out, hoping to one day win gold for their country.

    Such is life at Weifang Sports School in the People’s Republic of China. Funny

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