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Last semester, varsity squash player Chris Gabrieli was struck by the strength and flexibility of the Harvard Kung Fu Club members...
...went to the Kung Fu club's exhibition because I was thinking of joining the club in order to improve my limited flexibility and coordination on the squash court," Gabrieli said. "Besides, I figured at least I would learn how to break every bone in the body of anyone who beat me. So when Frank Merrill (the president of the club) asked for a volunteer from the audience, I gladly came forward. Merrill asked me to hold a board which he would split by the sheer force of one punch. You can imagine how difficult it was to explain...
This Monday night at 8:30 p.m. the Kung Fu club will give another demonstration in the special exercise room of the IAB. And despite his earlier experience, Gabrieli said he would try to see the exhibition again because "those guys are so impressive...
Established in 1969, the Kung Fu club is the oldest Martial Arts club at Harvard. Concentrating on the physical rather than the mystical aspects of Kung Fu, the 20 members practice six hours a week...
...exhibition will mainly consist of a sampling of Kung Fu forms--sequences of structured movements of self-defense. These forms stress the artistic, as opposed to the forceful side, of Kung Fu fighting...