Mohamed Noah performs Wing Tsun moves during a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
"Wing Tsun started to become more popular in Egypt as it is a simple martial art for self-defense that requires neither effort nor physical strength," said trainer Mohamed Noah, or Sifu as his students call him, at the small Wing Tsun academy in Maadi district south of the capital Cairo.
Mohamed Noah performs Wing Tsun moves with his student during a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
Located in the first floor of a building in a quiet street, Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, the only officially certified Chinese academy for Wing Tsun in the Middle East, consists of a medium-sized parquet-floor hall with a wall-size mirror on top of which there is a portrait of Grandmaster Ip Man, Chinese Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee's teacher.
Mohamed Noah and his Wing Tsun students salute each other before a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mohamed Noah's Wing Tsun students practice Wing Tsun moves during a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mohamed Noah teaches his students Wing Tsun moves during a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mohamed Noah teaches his students Wing Tsun moves during a class at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
A portrait of Grandmaster Ip Man, Chinese Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee's teacher is seen on the wall behind Mohamed Noah during an interview at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
A board displaying dozens of photos of Mohamed Noah's Wing Tsun graduates is seen at Egypt Wing Tsun Academy, Cairo, Egypt on March 1, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]