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Tai Chi Master Retires in Face of Ridicule

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Chinese tai chi master Ma Baoguo, who achieved infamy after being quickly knocked out by an amateur boxer in a fight this past May, announced on his Weibo account this week that he would be leaving martial arts. Ma, 69. suffered ridicule after being knocked down three times in 30 seconds by 50-year-old Wang Qingmin

Recently spoof videos mocking Ma have again surfaced going viral with a reported 100 million total views on the Chinese video sharing site Bilibili. Ma's announcement, his first social media post since his loss, said he was returning to a peaceful life away from martial arts.

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