CHAPTER 8
The Athlete
It wasn’t the kids that brought Gary to Kung Fu. When his friends found out he was opening a training studio for students, they were beyond surprised. Gary wasn’t exactly a people person, let alone good with kids. During his time in the military, when he first discovered his passion for Kung Fu, he was a bit of a lone ranger. So, to those who knew him, the thought of Gary surrounded by eager, impressionable kids was unimaginable, comical—even preposterous.
Gary and his students were studies in almost cartoonish contrasts. The kids were in it for the fun while Gary was in it for the ancient Chinese precepts that had drawn him to the martial art as a soldier: the strict adherence to a code of personal conduct and the self-denial. ...
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