Stroke of Genius

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A Canadian filmmaker gets a kick out of a Burmese sport where every player wins... "...A Burmese academic once observed: ‘‘No wonder our political culture is very antagonistic. Look at the games we have in Burma, like kite fighting. Almost all games are designed to crush your opponent.?? His hypothesis overlooks Burma?s national game chinlone, which is the subject of the award-winning documentary ?Mystic Ball.? Its Canadian director Greg Hamilton says: ‘‘The most amazing thing about chinlone is that it is not competitive. There is no opposing team, no scoring, no winners or losers..."

Creator/author: 

Ko Ko Thett

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 16, No. 3

Date of Publication: 

2008-03-00

Date of entry: 

2008-04-27

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English

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