STORY: Tanzanian Kung Fu teacher spreads Chinese martial arts among youngsters
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:51
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: SPORTS/CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Saidi Mfaume and his students practicing Kung Fu
2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): SAIDI MFAUME, Kung Fu teacher in Tanzania

STORYLINE:
   
Saidi Mfaume, a 38-year-old Tanzanian, is a Kung Fu teacher who owns the Shaolin Temple Tanzania Kung Fu Club in Dar es Salaam.

He currently provides Kung Fu training to 10 teenagers aged five to 16, including his five-year-old daughter Mariam Saidi Mfaume.
   
SOUNDBITE (Swahili): SAIDI MFAUME, Kung Fu teacher in Tanzania
"My name is Saidi Mfaume, and I am known as Master Mfaume. I am a Kung Fu trainer in Tanzania.
I started to learn Kung Fu here in Tanzania, and later, I joined Shaolin Temple in China to further my studies.
In China, I received training until I got my diploma.
I have spent most of my time training and spreading Kung Fu across Tanzania.
I have successfully spread it in many parts of Tanzania, including almost all big cities.
People show huge interest in Kung Fu and my training, and I feel proud to be one of the teachers spreading this culture in Tanzania.
Before I started, many people were not aware of Kung Fu at all.
But until now, I have trained at least 1,500 (young) Tanzanians and at least 15 practitioners from outside Tanzania.
The friendship between our two countries (Tanzania and China) has directly benefited me a lot, because by myself I couldn't even go to China.
But (the scholarship offered by) the Chinese government gave me an opportunity to go there and improve my training.
And this makes me feel like I have a huge mission to spread Kung Fu especially to young people."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
(XHTV)