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Air hostesses showcase their deadly kung fu moves
Air stewardesses at Hong Kong Airlines are being trained in Wing Chun, a deadly martial art that can reputedly knock an aggressor out cold in a matter of seconds. It’s not clear whether it’s mostly PR hype or designed to be a legitimate safety exercise but it’s a kind of kung fu that apparently works best at close quarters so perhaps suited to the confined nature of a plane.

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Air “hostesses” and “stewardesses”? What is this, 1965?