When I was small, I remember watching KungFu Panda and being completelyentranced by the bravery and skill of the characters- the way they could leapacross buildings, move with such effortless grace and defeat opponents farlarger than them with a few well executed kicks and punches. I admired theirspeed and their strength and I wanted to be just like them. Over the years, I watched a lot more movies and read a lot more books just like that, thoughperhaps with a bit more sophistication, and I grew to love the martial arts. Iremember attempting a roundhouse kick once after seeing it on televisio