BERKELEY— The 18th Chinese Martial Arts Tournament at UC Berkeley was a splendid combination of old and new. New competitors joined martial arts veterans for another exciting day of Chinese forms and weapons.

ImageWith over 500 competitors entered and more than 1,500 events in a single day, UC Berkeley was overrun with some of the world’s best Chinese martial artists performances. Special guests from the world-renowned Beijing Wushu Team lit up the competition floor. Wu Di, world champion in men’s spear, performed his drunken straight sword form, complete with a 720 butterfly twist fall, wowing everyone who saw it.

Also in attendance was Alfred Hsing, world champion in men’s straight sword and Li Jing, former member of the Beijing Wushu Team and actress in the upcoming movie Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Congratulations to the following All-Around Champions:

  • Adult Contemporary Wushu (Female)—Ngan-Ha Ta
  • Adult Contemporary Wushu (Male)—Phillip Dang
  • Adult Traditional Wushu (Female)—Priscilla Herrera
  • Adult Traditional Wushu (Male)—Randall Tran
  • Internal Wushu (Female)—Sing May Chen
  • Internal Wushu (Male)—Larry Rothman
  • 13-17 Year Old Contemporary Wushu (Female)—Chrystina Yu
  • 13-17 Year Old Contemporary Wushu (Male)—Michael Yu
  • 13-17 Year Old Traditional Wushu (Female)—Whitney Vuong
  • 13-17 Year Old Traditional Wushu (Male)—Richard Lee
  • 8-12 Year Old Contemporary Wushu (Combined Gender)—Robert Yu
  • 8-12 Year Old Traditional Wushu (Combined Gender)—Drake Wong
  • Senior Wushu (Combined Gender)—Mayumi Yoshida
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