Princess with a kick from little Sebuyau


Point scored: Puteri Durratun Zulaika Samat (left) landing a kick on Terengganu’s Fu Chervyn in the girl’s under-73 duel event. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

SIX years ago, almost no one in Sebuyau, a small town roughly two hours away from Kuching, had even heard of taekwondo.

That was until grandmaster Tan Check Joon came to town. A wide-eyed 13-year-old girl was among those he picked to join his training.

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