Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937) and Sun Lutang (birth name Fuquan, 1860–1933) never met, and never could have — one lived in France, the other in China. Yet they were two of the outstanding men of their generation, and each, in his own country, became a founding figure of modern physical culture: Coubertin as the father of the modern Olympic Games, Sun as the Tai Chi grandmaster once hailed as "Tiger-Headed Junior Guardian, First Hand Under Heaven." Sun Lutang and Pierre de Coubertin Both...

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