A Ugandan’s mission to spread Kung Fu in Africa
By Reuters
16 October 2021 |
1:56 pm
Inspired by his love of Jet Li movies, Uganda's Kizza Ssejjemba took up Kung Fu. Today he has trained with Chinese experts, stars in action films and is training a new generation.
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