Meeting Master Leao

Master Leao is always at the martial arts hall. That is his office and he rarely leaves there, except at nights.

Most times, when you enter the martial arts hall, you either meet Master Leao punching thin air while doing back flips and sending kicks mid-air or sitting with his legs crossed inside and his hands stretched out making a V shape.

That's Master Leao in summary. Train, train, and train. He would spar with everyone in class standing on one spot and anyone who manages to make him move a leg would be given something.

We would put our all into the spar with him, and fight like our lives depend on it. For sure, we know Master Leao was a man of his word and his gift would not be little either so we fight for the reward.

Only one student has managed to make Master Leao move his legs. Notwithstanding that it was through sly means. That student was me.

I had offered to spar with the master that day. I was bent on making him move a leg and a good idea popped up in my head.

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