A still from the video of tai chi master Ma Baoguo (left) talking to the referee ahead of his embarrassing 30-second knockout. Photo: Handout
A still from the video of tai chi master Ma Baoguo (left) talking to the referee ahead of his embarrassing 30-second knockout. Photo: Handout

Disgraced Chinese tai chi master Ma Baoguo comes out of retirement for kung fu film

  • Film company announced 69-year-old agreed to appear in Young Kung Fu King a day after retirement message on social media
  • Ma says film will ‘break box office records’ as online ridicule continues, with one newspaper saying ‘acting is his real strength’

A still from the video of tai chi master Ma Baoguo (left) talking to the referee ahead of his embarrassing 30-second knockout. Photo: Handout
A still from the video of tai chi master Ma Baoguo (left) talking to the referee ahead of his embarrassing 30-second knockout. Photo: Handout
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