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Three smiling adult karate champions and a small boy on a stage in a crowded arena with a banner 'INTERNATIONAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS'.

Трое чемпионов по карате смеялись над человеком, который выглядел слишком маленьким, слишком худым и слишком спокойным, чтобы представлять угрозу, что их поддерживала вся арена. 5000 человек были уверены, что через несколько минут они увидят самое унизительное поражение в истории боевых искусств. Никто даже не подозревал, что этот вечер закончится совсем иначе. Не прошло и 10 минут, как никто в той арене больше не смеялся. А человек, которого считали слишком маленьким и слабым, заставит замолчать целый зал. Лос-Анджелес начала семидесятых годов был громким, жёстким и гордился своими бойцами. На каждом углу стоял боксёрский зал. В каждом переулке кто-то пытался доказать, что он круче соседа. Но внутри мира боевых искусств шла другая война, тихая и куда более злобная. Школы карате стремительно множились по всей Калифорнии. Их турниры собирали полные арены. Их ученики расхаживали по улицам, демонстрируя чёрные пояса, словно военные медали. Они насмехались над всеми остальными и, в первую очередь, над китайскими школами кунгфу, скрытыми в подвалах Чайнатауна и старых складах. На их взгляд, кунгфу не было настоящей боевой системой. Это были танцы, эффектные киношные движения, театр для стариков. И неделя за неделей оскорбления становились всё хуже. Я знал это, потому что слышал их сам. В те годы я работал фотографом, снимая местные турниры для спортивных журналов. Я видел, как каратисты унижали молодых учеников кунгфу на публичных показательных выступлениях. Я слышал, как целые Ver mais

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