Big wins for Wushu Club

The Wushu Club won 11 medals in the 26^th National Wushu Championship 2017. It was organised by the Wushu Federation of Malaysia from 7 to 8 October 2017 at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Penang. They took home another 16 medals at the Malaysia International Wushu Tournament 2017, which was organised by the Kuala Lumpur Wushu Federation of Malaysia from 21 to 2 July 2017 at Sky Park One City Mall, Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Both tournaments consisted of three categories, namely Sanda (散打), Taiji Thuishu (太极推手) and Traditional Taolu (传统套路). Four hundred contestants were present at the national tournament and 300 contestants at the international tournament. International contestants also included those from Taiwan, China, Singapore, Japan and Indonesia.

As a support for future events and developments of Wushu, the tournaments aimed to expose the public to traditional Chinese martial art culture as well as to introduce them to Sanda, Taiji Thuishu and Traditional Taolu. The Wushu Club athletes were able to interact and learn from other contestants which helped enhance their skills.

With the same objectives, the Wushu Club with the Perak Wushu Lion and Dragon Dance Federation and Perak Non-Islamic Affair also co-organised UTAR Wushu Championship 2017 from 25 to 27 August 2017 at the Kampar Campus. The club won 23 medals altogether. The tournament successfully attracted the participation of over 200 athletes from Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang.

“Being able to interact with other contestants from different backgrounds was very much helpful for us to learn new skills. We were able to exchange ideas, opinions and knowledge, which in return helped us to understand better about our strengths and weaknesses. The tournaments were definitely a good platform to expand our experience, reassess our judgements and increase our self-confidence,” said Wushu Club President Chua Chung Li.

List of winners:

UTAR Wushu Championship 2017

Name		Category		Medal
Sanda
Lim Shen Yin		Female Senior Under 70		Silver
Ting Chee Siong		Male Senior Under 48		Bronze
Ewe Keong Leong		Male under 70		Silver
Tan Ti Hui		Male Senior Above 85		Gold
Chye Wai Perng		Male Below 65		-
Tan Chung Yong		Male under 65		Bronze
Honsa Ung		Male Below 80		Gold

 

Name		Category		Medal
Traditional Taolu:
Kevin Lau		Male Traditional Fist, Short and Long		Silver
Loke How Wai		Male Traditional Short Weapon Male Traditional Fist, Male Traditional Long Weapon		Gold Silver
Hoon Kar Yee		Female Traditional Fist, Female Traditional Short Weapon		Silver
Judy Pang		Female Traditional Short Weapon Female Traditional Fist		Silver Bronze
Lee Keng Meng		Male Traditional Fist, Short and Long Weapon		Silver
Jerome Chua		Male Traditional Fist		Bronze
Siah Yih Huang		Male Traditional Fist and Long Weapon		Silver
Lee Jia Ning Lo Woan Shan Teng Wang Ying		Female Traditional Fist		Bronze
Taiji tuishou:
Poon Yong Xuan		70kg and below		Silver
Jeff Wee Chuan Chiu		70kg and below		Bronze
Chooi Yu Hao		80kg and below		Gold
Lim Wan Xiang		80kg and below		Silver
Wong Weng Keen		Above 85kg		Gold

26^th National Wushu Championship 2017

Name		Category		Medal
Hoon Kar Yee		Traditional Taolu: Traditional Long Weapon (Female) Traditional Short Weapon Routine          Traditional Fist Routine		Bronze Silver Silver
Ng Suming Pang Li Wen		Sanda: Women below 70kg		Silver Gold
Yee Li Zheng Danny Cheong Zian Zern		Sanda: Male above 90kg		Gold Silver
Ewe Keong Leong		Sanda: Male below 70kg		Silver
Tan Soon Chuan		Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Below 60kg		Bronze
Poon Yong Xuan Tiong Juang Ming		Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Below 65kg		Bronze
Chin Fu Wei		Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Below 85kg		Silver
Wong Weng Keen		Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Below 90kg		Silver

Malaysia International Wushu Tournament 2017

Name		Category		Medal
Yap Peggy Hoon Kar Yee		Traditional Taolu: Traditional Fist (Female) – Group D		Bronze Excellent Award
Yap Peggy Hoon Kar Yee		Traditional Taolu: Traditional Short Weapon (Female) – Group D		Gold Silver
Loke How Wai Lau Ching Lee Leing Keing Tan Soon Chuan		Traditional Taolu: Traditional Fist (Male) – Group D		Silver Bronze Bronze Excellent Award
Loke How Wai Lau Ching Lee Leing Keing		Traditional Taolu: Traditional Short Weapon (Male) – Group D		Silver Bronze Bronze
Yap Kah Yipp		Sanda (Male) – Under 70kg		Bronze
Yee Li Zheng Danny Cheong Zian Zern		Sanda (Male) – Above 85kg		Gold Silver
Ewe Keong Leong		Sanda (Male) – Under 80kg		Silver
Lim Wan Xiang Choo Yu Hao		Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Under 70kg – 75 kg Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Under 75kg – 80 kg Taiji Tuishou (Male) – Open		Bronze

Sanda division athletes showing off their medals with Coach Dr Lee How Chinh at the national tournament

Taiji division Athletes at the national tournament

Wushu Club athletes with Dr Lee at the international tournament