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Wushu * Tai Chi * Kung Fu * Qigong and Education About Wushu, in All Its Forms V O L . 02 NO. 03 JULY QUARTERLY AUGUST JOURNAL OF WUSHU SEPTEMBER IN AUSTRALIA Wushu Herald 2014 ISSN 2202-8137 (Print) ISSN 2203-6067 (Online) What’s inside Australian Our community news Wushu Calendar events Community From the Board Portal World news The Wushu Herald is our Golden Dragon, Hong Kong contribution to the Wushu community in Australia. We hope that it will continue to be the source of information Wushu * Tai Chi * Kung Fu * Qigong and education about Wushu, in all its forms. As a platform for Dear Wushu and Tai Chi practitioners, sharing thoughts, ideas, Welcome to the third issue of the second volume Following our discussion of Wushu in the experiences and achievements (2014) of The Wushu Herald! Olympics, we have briefly covered the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games 2014 where a Wushu it will foster open discussion, tournament was held. facilitate the finding of common Our journal aims to share with you the most Qigong practitioners from all over the world had current Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong news from ground and help us all grow an opportunity to upgrade their skills by Australia and overseas. participating in the annual exchange and stronger together. The current issue is available to members online tournament organized by the International from the website (www.wushu-council.com.au) Qigong Association. This year it was held in and printed copies can be purchased. China for the first time near the Jiuhua Mountain famous for the Temple on top of it attracting By joining the state associations of the Wushu pilgrims wanting to make “A Big Wish” under the Council Australia as members and subscribing special tree. Our Australian team was there too! you will be helping the non-for-profit organisation See the report on page 10 for more details and and contributing to the publication of this journal. photos. More and more people have become aware of In addition, we publish reports on local and our organisation and publication and offered to international competitions and workshops. contribute and write about their Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong experiences. Our readers are Finally, our Editorial team is always in pursuit of excited to have an opportunity to see the big interesting Wushu, Qigong and Tai Chi stories picture of what is happening and feel a part of and experiences. So friends and fellow the Australian Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong members, subscribe to The Wushu Herald to community. receive fascinating stories and sharing of experiences from Wushu and Tai Chi travelers, We are always grateful for the support and competitors and seasoned practitioners. encouragement from our readers who read our journal from cover to cover and share with their You can contact us or simply send in your friends. contributions and photos to In this edition, we focus on the beauty and joy of [email protected]. The ancient art of Wushu Baguazhang - one of the three internal Chinese Watch this space! that translates as “Martial Martial Arts (the other two being Taijiquan and Xing Yi that were covered in the previous On behalf of the Editorial Board, Arts”, is being practised in issues). You will find out what attracts people to all its forms such as Tai Chi, Bagua and why it is one of the best exercise systems for all ages. We have included Traditional and Competitive references and reviews on the best resources available for those who are interested in Wushu, Qigong, Bagua, Xing undertaking this art. Dr Khoo Cheng Choo Yi, Weapons Play (Sword, Broadsword, Sabre, Cudgel, Spear etc.) and many others. 2 WELL DONE! The last three months saw quite a few events both in Australia and overseas. Here we cover some of them by publishing reports from various organisations and individuals. We Our congratulations to are proud of the achievements of our fellow Australians and as always, encourage the recent recipients of everyone to share their experiences, thoughts and success stories. various levels of Duan Wei awarded by the Chinese Wushu Association! WTQA Competition (Melbourne 31 August 2014) took place at Monash University and once again, it was a great success due to the efforts of the organising committee, volunteers and athletes. WTQA (formerly known as WTPA) has more than 15 years of experience organising this annual event. This time the spectators enjoyed great performances by the athletes from different states and invited guests such as the Hung Gar Yao Shu Lion Dance and Drum Performance teams, Laoshi Bill Law CMC demonstration, Sifu Chin Min Lian Classic Phoenix Fan, Sifu Michael Agar One Finger Shooting Zen Qi Gong Fu Set & Sifu Lilei Lin Enright performing the 42 Forms Tai Chi. Melbourne Wushu & Taijiquan Competition: a rewarding experience … The latest group of Wushu practitioners from Australia that My visit to Melbourne in August this year to compete in the 16TH WTQA Wushu took part in the International & Taijiquan Competition was an amazing experience. It was held at Monash Wushu grading was organized by University Clayton Campus. I competed in the Traditional Tai Chi division and I Master Tang Lai Wei from Tai surprised myself to receive a gold medal. I had attended two of the Chi For Life (Melbourne). The competitions in 2011 and 2012 as a spectator and with some strong persuasion participants of the course were from my fellow club friends decided to compete. I have been practising Tai Chi graded at different level - from with the Macquarie University Wushu and Tai Chi Club for a few years. As a Golden Eagle to Silver Dragon slow and impatient learner, I would not have achieved where I am without my (see our article on the overview instructor’s encouragement whose training is exceptional, showing years of of the Duan Wei System in The experience, demonstrations and professionalism in every way. I am very much Wushu Herald Vol.2 No.1). looking forward to the 2015 Competition! Master Tang himself (pictured) Katherine Raper, Macquarie University Wushu and Tai Chi Club has received the 8th Duan - the long deserved recognition of his The WTQA event in Melbourne this year was again an excellent chance skills, knowledge and to catch up with friends and share our experiences over the past year. achievements. The competition level was of a high standard with some new first timers as well. A combination of Qigong, Wushu and Tai Chi allowed a diverse Melbourne Uni Tai Chi & Wushu Club range of events to be presented. The age group varies from the young at the competition to very old showing you are never too old to start Wushu and Qigong. Helen Rivett, Wushu & Tai Chi NSW The 13th World Chin Woo Martial Arts and Culture Festival - August 2014 (Shanghai) This event included Wushu, Calligraphy, Dragon and Lion Dance competitions and was attended by athletes from 15 countries, such as the USA, Australia, Germany etc., and from many China regions such as Hong Kong, Tianjin and Shanghai with a total of over 400 participants from 32 Chin Woo Associations. The Australian Chin Woo Team of 20 members led by Alice Dong, three team coaches (masters Wilson Chan, Chen Zhi-Cheng and Boun Lee), and students from the Pei-lei Wushu and Da-Hung Kung-Fu Academy attended the event and achieved outstanding results with a total of 4 gold, 4 silvers and 4 bronze medals for the individual Wushu and dual sparing competitions. Among the new and upgraded Duan Wei holders are well known Master Tong Low of International Health Qigong Tournament and Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong Exchange Australia (WTQA), Tyler Rowe (Chizhou, China August 2014) from Melbourne, Terri Shilston from the Central Coast, NSW The event was organised by the International Health Qigong and many others. Association - first time in China. It was attended by many Qigong groups from all over the world. There were individual The full report on this trip is competitions, group performances, training sessions for available from the WTQA instructors and referees, public lectures and Duan Wei grading. website. See the full report on page 10. 3 EYE ON IT International Wushu Judges Course (Shanghai, China) Upcoming Events Wushu Originated in China and Belongs to the World… in Australia This was the slogan of the event designed to professionally train as many judges as possible. Many countries used this opportunity to keep their judges in the know (which was especially important now when new routines and changes in the rules were introduced) and sent significant NSW numbers of their officials. Sadly, Australia sent only ONE. Ironically, people who were willing and capable to attend this course were denied access by the current Australian administrative body. Nanjing Olympic Youth Games - August 2014 (Nanjing, China) A number of selected Wushu athletes from different countries had an opportunity to display the sport of Wushu at the Tournament and the so-called SportLabs together with other sports that are competing for their place in the Olympic family. The public and officials could participate in their activities and try and learn some new skills. Our readers write to the Editors about various events that are happening across Australia: Tai Chi Fitness Australia invites you to The “Get Active Bankstown” event, 2-5pm, on Saturday 25 October 2014 at Carysfield Reserve, Johnston Rd, Bass Hills. Tai Chi stage demonstration will be from 4:25pm – 4:40pm. Bring your friends and For more details contact family members. Join us and enjoy the Saturday in the reserve. For more information [email protected] write to: [email protected] Stephen Ramsdale from Queensland (Ramsdale’s Tang Soo Tao) reports on the free Tai Chi sessions organised in the seniors week.
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