From Bruce Lee craze to regional hub: how China’s kung fu captured Ivory Coast
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Meite Siaka, a senior tax official and deputy mayor in Ivory Coast, is also the founding president of the Ivorian Federation of Chinese Martial Arts and runs multiple kung fu clubs. He is now central to standardizing kung fu practice in the country, showcasing the growing influence of Chinese martial arts in Ivory Coast.
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Kung fu clubs provide a social outlet and community gathering spaces.
Meite Siaka is the founding president of the Ivorian Federation of Chinese Martial Arts (FIAMC), established in 2008.
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Meite Siaka is a senior tax official, a lecturer at the National School of Administration, and deputy mayor of Kani in northern Ivory Coast.
South China Morning Post- Kung fu clubs provide a social outlet and community gathering spaces.
- Meite's role as a teacher builds social cohesion through shared practice.
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Loaded language removedMeite Siaka wears many hats. By day, he is a senior tax official, a lecturer at the National School of Administration and deputy mayor of Kani in northern Ivory Coast. But outside government, he serves as the founding president of the Ivorian Federation of Chinese Martial Arts (FIAMC), a group he established in 2008. He also works as a master and instructor, running several martial arts clubs.
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Meite Siaka is a senior tax official, a lecturer at the National School of Administration, and deputy mayor of Kani in northern Ivory Coast.
South China Morning PostMeite Siaka is the founding president of the Ivorian Federation of Chinese Martial Arts (FIAMC), established in 2008.
South China Morning PostMeite Siaka runs several martial arts clubs.
South China Morning PostMeite Siaka is a central figure in standardising the practice of kung fu in Ivory Coast.
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