Kung fu as cultural ambassador in Cameroon

YAOUNDE — When Rodrigue Tene Taling was 4 years old, he was captivated by Bruce Lee's kung fu movies which inspired awe and admiration in his hometown of Bafoussam in western Cameroon.

"Bruce Lee gave us the impression that a man can be invincible." He began to see Lee as an idol and promised himself that one day he would travel to China to learn kung fu.

His burning ambition was nearly dashed by the lack of a kung fu club in Bafoussam at the time. However, Taling's dream finally came true when he attended the University of Dschang in a neighboring town to study mathematics, where he discovered a martial arts club and immediately enrolled.