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SinanjuSinanju is the name of an actual location near an inlet in North Korea. It is also the name of a fictional martial art (the 'Sun Source' of all martial arts) of a cult pocket book series, The Destroyer, by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The Destroyer series lampoons politicians, politics, other adventure novels, features gory violence on evildoers, martial art adventures and more. After a faked execution, the protagonist, ex-cop Remo Williams, is recruited by a secret organization, C.U.R.E. of the US for missions that include saving the world, senators, destroying dangerous cults, criminal organizations, etc., at the same time he receives advanced martial arts training from the master of Sinanju, and all-in-one hired assassin, zen master, super martial artist, nutritionist, soap opera fan and linguist Chiun. Remo is also believed to be the incarnate of Siva the destroyer whose mission is to destroy evil. Chiun comes from a long line of hired assassins since the time of the pharaohs. The Sinanju training enables one to hold one's breath over an hour, rip steel doors from their hinges, climb walls, dodge bullets (even at point blank range), overturn a moving tank, outrun a car, seem invisible, overcome multiple opponents, etc.. Some of the famous Chiun teachings are - Let your opponent point to you the way to overcome him.
- The most dangerous man is he who does not appear dangerous.
- A man who cannot apologize is no man at all.
External link *Sinanju.com
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