Birth of the Dragon Page #4

No.

I think I will do my wang shu here.

Wang shu?

Sunset exercises.

Thank you, Mr. mckee.

Thank you.

Mckee!

What's that supposed to be?

I was just warming up.

By turning yourself into a swan?

I never taught you that.

I just sort of picked it up.

From who?

Wong Jack man.

Wong taught you that?

Sifu, I ran into him

and I showed him around town.

Well, you're such good buddies now.

Why don't you do this?

You let him know I want to

see him after the tournament,

so we can talk, man to man.

Okay.

Master wong.

Your cousin at the Jackson cafe

told me you were living here.

Come in, Mr. mckee.

Thank you.

I was just about to make tea. Please join me.

Um...

Master wong, sifu Lee wants to see you.

For what reason?

He thinks you're here

because he teaches kung fu to Americans.

What do you think, Mr. mckee?

Well, that would explain

why you don't want to teach me.

Kung fu

is not just a way of fighting,

it is a way of living and thinking.

It was born among the Chinese people...

And it belongs to the Chinese people.

What's the problem with sharing it with us?

Do you share your atomic bomb secrets?

Well, kung fu isn't an atomic bomb.

No.

It is more powerful.

The bomb comes from the death force.

Kung fu comes from chi, the life force.

Life is stronger than death.

Master wong,

nothing about you is what I expected.

What did you expect?

I guess, at the boat, I thought you'd be

greeted by a whole delegation.

I am a monk.

Not a television star.

Thank you.

But then I heard you were working at the cafe.

-Please.

-Nah.

Thank you.

You seem perturbed, Mr. mckee.

Well, I'm just trying to understand why...

Why'd you come to San Francisco?

I came to wash dishes.

That doesn't make any sense,

it's a terrible job.

It is honest labor and it is necessary.

Yeah, but you're a great kung fu master.

What I truly am...

Is ashamed.

Why?

I allowed my pride to overcome my discipline.

I hurt someone badly,

someone I respected.

It is a great sin.

Now, I must do penance.

I must humble myself

to restore the balance in my soul.

The balance in your soul?

Tell me, what does sifu Lee teach you?

He teaches us to kick ass.

Kick ass?

To take on a student of such a man,

that would be a humbling experience.

Please,

let me think about it.

What should I tell sifu Lee?

Tell him...

I will speak with him.

You see this?

You see this? This is the karate guy...

I'm doing the exhibition with.

A north American champion.

Very big shot.

But I got a little surprise in store for this guy.

The one-inch punch.

What?

By the time I'm done with this karate cat,

all his toadae will be standing here with you.

Get up!

Well, hey, Mac.

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