Kung fu coach furthers his dream in Kenyan hometown

When Ngaruiya Njonge wanted to start learning kung fu 10 years ago, he had no one to teach him and nowhere to go and learn the art since his hometown of Kiambu in central Kenya had no such facility. Determined to learn the skill, he turned to video streaming service YouTube for lessons and since then, he has never looked back.

Born in the remote village of Kangoya in Kenya's Kiambu County, Njonge's interest in kung fu was roused after a teacher in a nearby primary school, who was trained in China, introduced martial arts to the villagers. However, once the teacher left the village, Njonge had nowhere to turn to and this is where YouTube tutorials came in handy.

"I used to work as a truck driver with a transport company but after training for five years, I quit the job and decided to fully concentrate on kung fu. In those days, I was aspiring to be a trainer but I could not get students so my two daughters who were 6 and 4 years old at the time became my first students," Njonge said.