Congratulations to all the competitors who competed in the WTQA competition! Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu emerged as the most successful school at the WTQA competition being the only school to compete across all disciplines. This is a great outcome given this is the first year Wulong has competed in the WTQA competition.

The only other school to come close to Wulong's medal and Trophy tally was Professor Lily Sun's other school: Melbourne University Tai Chi Wushu club (MUTW).

With a final overall medal tally:

42 Gold Medals (21 Wulong, 21 MUTW)
9 Silver Medals (6 Wulong, 3 MUTW)
3 Bronze (1 Wulong, 2 MUTW)

The following champions trophies were also awarded:

Best Overall Female Qigong Practitioner (Lucy Keenan – Wulong)
Best Overall Male Wushu Practitioner (Xingda Chen - MUTW)
Best Overall Female Wushu Practitioner (Veronica Li - MUTW)

With Sun Han Xiang (Lily) coaching both teams in the competition it is easy to see why the WTQA consistently awarded her the best overall coach for multiple years. Lily also gave an amazing display of her sword prowess with a performance of the Sword routine from her recent 8th Duan Examination.

Wishing all the competitors the best in their training, and we look forward to competing next year!

Wulong goes Gold at 2016 Beijing International Wushu Festival

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu represented Australia at the 3rd Beijing International Wushu Festival 2016 and achieved an exceptional 14 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze across 6 events.

With over 1,100 competitors, the Beijing International Wushu Festival is one of China’s largest competitions open to "foreigners". A truly International event with competitors competing from around the world, including Japan, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, USA and of course China.

Luminary figures of the Wushu community including Wu Bin (吴彬) (Jet Li's coach during his time in the Beijing Wushu Team) presided over the competition.

Wulong’s Founder and Coach, Professor Sun Han Xiang (Lily) recounts, “In the beginning, many of them did not want to go, they were not confident and felt they were not good enough to compete on an International level.”

“But I believed they were ready, I knew! They just needed confidence!”

“So we trained very hard. It was not easy, they had full time work and family commitments. But they were dedicated.” Professor Lily explained,

“I told them if they get medals, good! But not important. Challenging themselves and achieving personal growth – that is the most important thing.”

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu team completed in several Wushu styles, such as Bajiquan, Changquan, Gunshu (Cudgel), Yang Taijiquan, Yang Taijishan (Fan), and group Yang Taijishan.