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Is there any reason behind the idea of Asian films often portraying 90 year old men as being master martial artists? Did Asian societies actually attribute great skill and strength to the elderly, or is it just a movie stereotype?

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Is there any reason behind the idea of Asian films often portraying 90 year old men as being master martial artists? Did Asian societies actually attribute great skill and strength to the elderly, or is it just a movie stereotype?	680	AskHistorians