There is a story that the founder of my style of kungfu met an old opium addict sitting against a wall smoking a long pipe. They got to talking, and the old man asked for a friendly sparring match. This was a bit unusual as the grand master was a well known expert. The story goes that every time the grand master entered, the old man hit him with the pipe. The old man didn't even stand up. At the end, the grand master had not been able to make the old man move, and the grand master’s arms were covered with small burns from the hot pipe.
Most stories like this are apocryphal, but this is the only one I have ever heard where the grand master does not win. I think there is a good probability it is true with little embellishment.
Josh
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