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第8届泛美武術錦標賽於较早时在南美洲国家阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯（Buenos Aires）圓滿結束。 基宏武術、太極拳學院四位武術選手不負眾望，奪得一面金牌；兩面銀牌和一面銅牌，為國爭光。

由泛美武術聯合會主辦，阿根廷武術聯合會承辦的第八屆泛美武術錦標賽於10月6日至10在布宜诺斯艾利斯奧林匹克訓練中心舉行。來自北美國家的美國、加拿大和墨西哥； 以及來自南美國家的阿根廷、巴西、秘魯、智利和委內瑞拉等國家都派隊參賽。

亞省基宏武術、太極拳學院的古岱娟師傅帶領加拿大國家B隊參加了這次比賽。泛美武術錦標賽每兩年舉辦一次，這次是阿根廷第二次舉辦泛美賽。泛美賽規定每個國家只能派出10男和 10女的國家隊參加套路比賽，以及11男7女參加散手比賽。加拿大國家武術隊A隊 （男女各前五名）和B隊（男女 各前10 名）、是去年8 月份在多倫多的全國錦標賽中選出。

Jonathan  Leung 太極劍奪金

基宏武術、太極拳學院的Jonathan Leung、 Stephen  Au 、Eric  Duong以及Aviel   Chow  參加了泛美武術錦標賽套路的比賽。經過3 天的激烈競爭，Jonathan Leung 奪得太極劍金牌和太極拳銀牌；Eric  Duong奪得槍術銀牌；Stephen  Au 奪得南棍銅牌。

古岱娟師傅表示：“這次泛美賽可以看到南美洲國家的武術水平提高很多，特別是巴西隊，在南派套路上成績突出，包攬了南拳、南刀和南棍三面金牌。”

這次比賽還增加了青少年武術公開賽，人數不限。由於準備時間不足以及路途遙遠，今年加拿大並沒有派出青少年隊參賽。相反，美國隊即派出了將近40人的大隊伍參賽。另外南美洲的其它國家也派出了龐大的隊伍參加公開賽。比賽場內坐滿了運動員和觀眾，掌聲、喝彩聲不斷。10月9日晚上舉行了歷時3 小時的頒獎儀式，第8屆泛美武術錦標賽圓滿結束。

The 8^th Pan American Wushu Championships, sponsored by the Pan American Wushu Association and the Argentinean Wushu Federation, was held at Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina on October 6-10, 2010. Athletes from North American countries of the United States, Canada and Mexico and from the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile and Venezuela competed at the Olympic Training Center in Buenos Aires. As a biennial event, this is Argentina’s second hosting this prestigious tournament.

In accordance to the Pan American tournament protocol, each national team is limited to 10 male and 10 female athletes competing in the Taolu events and 11 male and 7 female athletes on the San Shou (Sparring) events. The Canadian National Team is represented by 5 male and 5 female athletes from Canadian National Wushu A-Team and 5 male and 5 female athletes from the Canadian National Wushu B-Tteam. All these athletes were among the top competitors at the national team selection tournament held earlier in August at Toronto. The Canadian National Team at the tournament, comprised of the B team, was headed by Master Jennifer Gu of the Ji Hong Wu Shu & Tai Chi College as the National Team Coach.

Jonathan Leung – Gold Medal Winner

Four students from the Ji Hong Wu Shu & Tai Chi College – Jonathan Leung, Stephen Au, Eric Duong and Aviel Chow – competed at the tournament. After three days of intense competition, Jonathan Leung claimed the Taichi Sword gold and Taichi silver,  Eric Duong took silver at spears and Stephen Au the bronze at Nangun (cudgel, southern style).

Master Jennifer Gu commented, “Through this tournament, we could observe that the Wushu levels of the South American countries have improved considerably. Brazil, in particular, has been outstanding in the southern style Taolu. They have taken all three gold medals in the Nanquan (southern style hand form), Nandao (southern style broadsword) and Nangun.”

The tournament also included an open competition for junior Wushu athletes. Due to the lack of preparation time and the long distant travel, Canada did not send a junior team. In contrast, the United States boasted a junior team of close to 40 youths. Other South American countries also dispatched huge delegations to compete at the tournament. The stands were filled with spectators and athletes. Loud cheers and applause went on all day! In the evening of October 9, a three-hour award ceremony brought the 8^th Pan American Wushu Championships to a successful conclusion.

There was no cool fall feeling in late August in the City of Beijing. Two hundred and fifty‐one candidates came from 48 countries around the world to take part in the practical examination of the International Wushu Judges organized by the International Wushu Federation. These high level participants struggled through the blistering heat of the summer in Beijing as well as the one‐week intensive course and learned the required theories and techniques in order to pass the three to four practical exams. Not all the participants who took part in the examination were successful. Unfortunately around 15 participants walked away with only a certificate of participation. However, all of the 5 participants from the Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto branches of Ji Hong had excellent results.

Of the thirteen participants who came from Canada five of them were from the Ji Hong Wushu and Tai Chi College. Two of these judges, Master Hong‐Yuan Luo and Master Jennifer Gu, were from the Edmonton Wushu and Tai Chi branch of Ji Hong. Another participant, Sifu Jim Liang, was from the Toronto Tai Chi branch, and the final two, Magan Lau and Brian Tang were from the Calgary Wushu and Tai Chi branch. Master Hong‐Yuan Luo and Master Jennifer Gu from Edmonton Ji Hong obtained their Grade A & B Judge Certification for Taolu respectively. Sifu Jim Liang from Toronto earned his Grade A level certification for Sanda, followed by Magan Lau from Calgary Ji Hong who obtained her Grade B evel certification for Sanda. Last but not least is Brian Tang from the Calgary Ji Hong Wushu and Tai Chi branch who obtained his Grade C level certification in Taolu.

This practical examination for Wushu judges has helped to promote the status of Chinese Wushu within the international sports community. Ji Hong Tai Chi and Wushu College has laid down a solid foundation in the development of Wushu within Canada. Congratulations once again to our five representatives from Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto you’ve made Ji Hong very proud!

During the 2009 Canadian Open Taiji Championships Taiji martial art-ists from all across Canada competed for the top spots. Again, Ji Hong students played a prominent role in this international open-Taiji championship by winning gold, silver and the Grand Championship title.

We cordially congratulate Alex Treadwell (fixed steps push hand silver medal), Lawrence Wu (both Yang and Chen style form/Taolu silver med-als) and rising push hands star Eric. It was Eric Wai’s tournament debut, winning a silver medal in Chen Taolu, one gold medals in fixed steps push hands, and two gold medal in moving steps push hand. Eric also took the Grand Champion title, indeed a stunning triumph. Eric trained for only more than a year under the Ji Hong Tai Chi System under Head Instructor Sifu Jim Liang.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Richmond hill branch students, Well done!

The Jiaozuo Taichi Summit Forum was held in the latter half of August this year as part of the 5th International Taijiquan Exchange Competition in Jiaozuo, China. Master Luo was invited as one of the Taichi experts and scholars (close to one hundred) around the world to speak at the forum.

As a biennial event, the Jiaozuo Taichi Summit Forum was sponsored by the Chinese State General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Wushu Association. Invitations were sent out in the early part of the year for the submission of theses. After a selection process, close to 100 theses were selected.

Master Luo has been a regular speaker at the forum as his theses have been selected in previous forums. They were always well received and appreciated. This year, the title of the Master Luo’s thesis was “On the Design and Theory of Overall Flexibility Exercise” (as translated by the Summit Forum). At the Forum, Master Luo spoke in details on the fundamental research of Taichi and the breakthroughs that have been achieved by the Ji Hong Taichi System. The response at the Forum was tremendous.

It was noted that Master Luo’s thesis contained five “News”. They are:

1. New thinking;
2. New focus;
3. New methodology;;
4. New corroborations; and in summary,
5. New breakthrough.

In their final assessment, the committee awarded Master Luo first class honours! Since only four first class honours were awarded out of close to a hundred papers selected, this is a rare honour indeed.

Great news from the Canadian National Championships! After intensive competition, both Cindy Luo and Jonathan Leung have been selected to the national A team. Congratulations, Cindy and Jonathan for your achievement. Cindy and Jonathan will represent Canada at the 10th World Wushu Championship to be held at Ricoh Coliseum of the Canadian National Exhibition Centers at Toronto this fall.

The Canadian National Championships were hosted by the Confederation of Canadian Wushu Organizations and organized by WushuOntario. The nine judges at the competition came from China, Canada and the United States. The competitions were divided into Taolu and Shanshou. Each Taolu athlete could compete in a maximum of three events. The selection criteria were based on the total of the two highest scores. The top five male and the top five female athletes formed the national A team to compete in the 10th World Wushu Championship. The top ten from each of the male and female athletes formed the national B team to compete in the Pan American Wushu Championship next year.

Six Taolu and one Shanshou students from the Ji Hong Wushu and Taichi College, led by Master Jennifer Gu competed in the Canadian National Championships. The results have certainly met expectations. A total of 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals were won. Cindy Luo and Jonathan Leung have made the A team. Steven Au has made the B team. It’s worth noting that Jonathan Leung, competing in Taichi Quan and Taichi Sword scored the second highest total score. This is the first time since 1999 that a Taichi competitor has made the Canadian national team. This represents a major breakthrough of the decade!

It will also be the first time Canada hosts a World Wushu Championships. 1300 athletes from all over the world will compete in it. Tickets to the event are already on sale. Details will follow.

The 10th World Wushu Championship will be held on October 24 to 29, 2009 at Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum. Mr. Zaiqing Yu with multiple responsibilities as Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, Vice-Minister in charge of the General Administration of Sport (China)and President of the International Wushu Federation was on hand in Toronto to review the progress of the preparation.

Master Jennifer Gu, Vice-President of the Ji Hong Wushu and Taichi College was invited as the Alberta representative to welcome Mr. Yu, the distinguished guest, in Toronto.

Mr. Sunny Tang, President of The Confederation of Canadian Wushu Organizations(CCWO), and provincial representatives and the members of the organizing committee accompanied Mr. Jaiqing Yu during his inspection of the competition sites and the accommodation facilities on March 28, 2009. That evening, a news conference was held in a Markham restaurant to officially launch the preparation work for the 10th World Wushu championship.

Mr. Yu expressed confidence in Toronto as the host city. He found the facilities satisfactory and fully expects that the tournament will showcase the culture, spirits and the educational aspect of Wushu.

The World Wushu championships, sanctioned by the International Wushu Federation, have been held every second year. The 1st Championship was held in Beijing in October of 1991. This year is the 10th championship. Close to a hundred countries and 1500 athletes will participate in this great world event.

The Confederation of Canadian Wushu Organizations participated in the 3rd World Wushu Championship as a provisional member of IWUF. It became a full member of the IWUF in 1997. Since then, the organization has hosted the national team selection every two years to compete in the World Wushu championships and the Pan American Wushu championships. In 1997 and 2005, the Alberta Wushu Association and the Ji Hong Wushu and Taichi College jointly hosted successfully the National Team Selection tournaments in Edmonton.

Master Jennifer Gu commented that the Canadian Wushu National Team selection competitions represent the highest levels of Wushu and Sanshou in Canada. Canadian Wushu schools that offer competitive Wushu programs will place teams in the tournament. The selection processes will produce 5 male and 5 female athletes completing in Wushu Taolu, and 6 male and 4 female athletes in the Sanshou category to compete in the World Championship.

In the last few years, the competitive levels of Canadian athletes have advanced rapidly. They have won medals in the World Wushu championships. The competitions at the National Selection tournament, in particular at the Taolu events have been fierce. Since 1995, 24 Alberta athletes have been selected to the National teams. Among them, 19 have been from the Ji Hong Wushu and Taichi College.

Currently, athletes from the provinces are ramping up their practice in preparation for the national team selection tournament in August, Toronto. To insure the smooth completion of the competition within two ays, Sanshou regulations for this tournament will limit the number of athletes for each weight class to two from each province. More details are to be published at later dates.

第十屆世界武術錦標將于 10 月 24 日至 29 日在多倫多麗確體育館 Ricoh Coliseum 舉行。國際奧委會副主席、中國國家體育局副局長兼國際武術聯合會主席于再清親臨多倫多視察。亞省代表，基宏武術、太極拳學院副院長古岱娟師傅應邀前往多倫多迎接这位貴賓。

28 日，加拿大武術團體聯合會會長鄧華、各省代表及籌委會成員陪同于再清對比賽場地及酒店進行實地視察。晚上于萬錦市壹間酒店舉行記省招待會，宣布第十屆世界武術錦標賽正式啓動。

國際奧委會主席于再清對多倫多籌辦第十屆世錦賽充滿信心，也對各項設施都感覺滿意，認爲這次比賽能充分體現武術的文化、教育和精神。

國際武術聯合會每兩年舉辦一次世界武術錦標賽。第一屆于 1991 年 10 月在北京舉行，今年是第十屆，預計將有自世界近百國家的 1500 位運動員參與這項世界盛事。

加拿大武術聯合會于 1995 年以臨時會員身份參加第三屆世界賽，1997 年成爲國際武聯的正式會員。之後每兩年舉辦國家隊選拔賽，組隊參加世界錦標賽及泛美錦標賽。期間 1997 年及 2005 年兩屆的選拔賽，是由亞省武術太極學會及基宏武術、太極拳學院聯合于愛民頓市成功舉辦。

古岱娟師傅表示，加拿大國家武術隊選拔賽是本國最高水平的武術及散打比賽，全加拿大有教授竞赛武術的學校，都会组隊参赛，由這個比賽選出的 5 男 5 女套路運動員及 6 男 4 女散打運動員將代表加拿大參加世界武術錦標賽。近幾年加拿大武術運動員的水平進步很快，他們在武術世錦賽上也取得獎牌，而全國選拔賽的競爭更是激烈，特别是套路比赛。1995 年起，。亞省入選國家隊的曆屆運動員約共 24 人，其中 19 人是來自基宏武術、太極拳學院的學生。

目前，各省運動員正爲今年 8 月在多倫多舉辦的國家隊選拔賽而 加緊訓練。爲確保賽事于兩天內順利完成，今屆的散打比賽規定，每個重量級別各省只能派出不超過兩人的隊伍參賽，有關詳情稍後公布。