[Updated] Day 2 of the 28th SEA Games Wushu Competition

Team Singapore has attained 1 Gold & 2 Bronze medals in day 2 of the 28th SEA Games Wushu competition! The medals came from: Women’s Optional Changquan Zoe Mui Wei Ting – Gold Men’s Optional Cudgel Yong Yi Xiang – Bronze Men’s Sanda – 65kg Lin Yiqiang – Bronze Well done and congratulations to the athletes especially the Martial House Stars, Zoe and Yi Xiang for attaining their second medal in the Games! Click here to view the full results. Both Martial House athletes, along with Samuel Tan and Yap Zheng Yan (Team Malaysia), will be competing in their last individual events tomorrow. All the best! Singapore is still leading in the medal standings for Wushu with 4 Gold, 1 Silver & 3 Bronze medals after day 2 of the competition. Anyway, did you spot the posters of our athletes by Martial House? If you missed day 2 of the Wushu competition, catch all the action via YouTube below. Part 1: http://youtu.be/vEulLRmSwLI Part 2: http://youtu.be/VyIN55HK35I

Day 1 of the 28th SEA Games Wushu Competition

Day 1 of the 28th SEA Games Wushu Competition was definitely a fruitful one for Team Singapore as the Wushu athletes have attained a total of 3 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze medals! The medals came from the following athletes: Women’s Compulsory Taijiquan Tan Yan Ning Vera – Gold Ho Lin Yong – Bronze Men’s Optional Changquan Yong Yi Xiang – Gold Men’s Duel Event – Weapons Jesse Adalia Coin, Lee Zhe Xuan & Jowen Lim Si Wei – Gold Women’s Duel Event – Weapons Emily Sin Min Li & Zoe Mui Wei Ting – Silver These remarkable achievements have brought Singapore to the top of the medal standings for Wushu after day 1 of the competition. Congratulations Team Singapore! Hopefully the athletes are able to keep up the momentum to achieve outstanding results for the next two days of the Wushu competition! Click here to view the results of the competition. The spectators and supporters definitely played a large part in boosting the confidence of the athletes with their thunderous cheers! Kudos to those who took time off to watch the competition “live”to cheer for the athletes! You may catch all the action during day 1 of the Wushu competition on YouTube via Sport Singapore Channel! Part 1: http://youtu.be/DxFgthYe_8I Part 2: http://youtu.be/HSVtOidLjco Day 2 of the competition will commence tomorrow at Singapore EXPO Hall 2 from 2.00pm onwards.

5 More Days to the 28th SEA Games 2015!

IMG_4530 Counting down to the last 5 days before the start of the 28th SEA Games 2015! The final full-dress rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony of the Games was held last evening. IMG_4553 Many parents and students of Martial House were present at the National Stadium to witness the spectacular performance put up by more than 5,000 performers, including the Martial House Stars who were involved in the second act of the ceremony. 41 2Martial House Star, Koh Hao Xuan, has received quite a bit of media attention for his “aerial role” during the show! He was featured in today’s edition of The New Paper and Lianhe Zaobao. The New Paper, 31 May 2015, page 2 & 3 of the Sports section: FullSizeRender (9)FullSizeRender (11) Lianhe Zaobao, 31 May 2015, page 26 of the Sports section: FullSizeRender (10) Martial House Stars Yong Yi Xiang & Zoe Mui, who are representing Team Singapore for the Wushu competition of the Games were also featured in today’s edition of The Sunday Times! The Sunday Times, 31 May 2015, page 47 of the Sports section: FullSizeRender (13)

Team Singapore Wushu Representatives for the 28th SEA Games 2015!

11146621_993741013999980_3234837361458832287_n Source: Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation (SWDLDF) Facebook Page The Wushu athletes from the Team Singapore have been training intensively, hoping to do Singapore proud in the Wushu competition of the upcoming 28th SEA Games 2015. The Wushu competition will be held at Singapore EXPO Hall 2 from 6 June 2015 to 8 June 2015. The list of Wushu athletes representing Team Singapore are: Women’s Optional Taijiquan Tan Yan Ning Vera Wee Ling En Valerie Men’s Optional Taijiquan Lee Tze Yuan Women’s Optional Taijijian Tan Yan Ning Vera Wee Ling En Valerie Men’s Optional Taijijian Tan Wei Han Samuel Lee Tze Yuan Women’s Optional Changquan Mui Wei Ting Zoe Fung Hui Xin Men’s Optional Changquan Yong Yi Xiang Tay Wei Sheng Men’s Optional Broadsword Yong Yi Xiang Lim Si Wei Women’s Optional Straight Sword Fung Hui Xin Men’s Optional Cudgel Yong Yi Xiang Fung Jin Jie Women’s Optional Spear Mui Wei Ting Zoe Fung Hui Xin Women’s Optional Nan Quan + Nan Dao Sin Min Li Men’s Optional Nan Quan + Nan Gun Tan Xiang Tian Women’s Duel Event – Weapons Mui Wei Ting Zoe Fung Hui Xin Sin Min Li Men’s Duel Event – Weapons Jesse Colin Adalia Lee Zhe Xuan Lim Si Wei Men’s Duel Event – Barehand Fung Jin Jie Tay Wei Sheng Tan Xiang Tian Women’s Compulsory Taijiquan Ho Lin Ying Tan Yan Ning Vera Men’s Compulsory Taijiquan Tan Wei Han Samuel Lee Tze Yan Men’s Sanda – 60kg Lee Aik Hong Men’s Sanda – 65kg Lin Yiqiang Source: The Straits Times Click here for the schedule of the competition. FullSizeRender (4) Citing from a Lianhe Zaobao article published on 23 May 2015, the SWDLDF is targeting to achieve at least 3 gold medals from the Wushu competition of the upcoming 28th SEA Games 2015. The article also featured Martial House Star, Samuel Tan, who will be representing Team Singapore in the Men’s Compulsory Taijiquan & Men’s Optional Taijijian events. As we are 11 days away from the SEA Games, Martial House & Wushu Daze would like to wish all Team Singapore athletes the best of luck and all the best!

Martial House Stars Competing in the 28th SEA Games 2015!

IMG_4415 Martial House is proud to announce that a total of 6 Martial House Stars will be participating in the Wushu competition of the upcoming 28th SEA Games 2015! They are: Team Singapore Yong Yi Xiang Men’s Optional Changquan Men’s Optional Broadsword Men’s Optional Cudgel Sin Min Li Emily Women’s Optional Nanquan + Nandao Women’s Duel Event – Weapons Ho Lin Ying Women’s Compulsory Taijiquan Mui Wei Ting Zoe Women’s Optional Changquan Women’s Optional Spear Women’s Duel Event – Weapons Tan Wei Han Samuel Men’s Compulsory Taijiquan Men’s Optional Taijijian Team Malaysia Yap Zheng Yan Men’s Optional Broadsword Men’s Optional Cudgel IMG_4469 The Wushu competition will be held at Singapore EXPO Hall 2 from 6 June 2015 to 8 June 2015. Click here for the schedule of the competition. 8 more days to the long awaited 28th SEA Games! All the best to the Martial House Stars! Martial House will be organizing a Learning Journey to the 28th SEA Games Wushu competition for students attending the following classes at Martial House @ Katong (Studio): Saturday S4: 1.00pm – 2.30pm S8: 7.00pm – 8.30pm Sunday SU4: 1.00pm – 2.30pm SU5: 2.30pm – 4.00pm Monday M8: 7.00pm – 8.30pm For more information, feel free to approach the coaches-in-charge of the above mentioned training sessions. P.S. All the tickets for the Wushu competition which Martial House has bought through bulk purchase are sold out.

Martial House Participating in the Wushu TrailBlazer 2015, Xin Xiu ELITE Summit

IMG_7683 Martial House will be participating in the upcoming Wushu TrailBlazer 2015, Xin Xiu ELITE Summit. The Wushu competition aims to accumulate all the years of practice of the athletes from all corners of the world in a dazzling display of Wushu talent and expertise that has been forged and sharpened through determination and grit. The details of the competition are as follows: Date: 31 July 2015 – 4 August 2015 Venue: Bedok Sports Hall, 3 Bedok North Street 2, Singapore 469643 Website: http://wushutrailblazer.com/ If students from Martial House are interested in participating in this competition, kindly approach any of the Martial House coaches. To find out more about the competition, kindly visit the website stated above.

5-Duan Weapon Routines Demonstration Videos

The Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) stated earlier this year in the Rules & Regulation of the 11th SSSC National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015: “Starting from 2016, all 4-Duan Weapon events (4-Duan Broadsword/Sword/Cudgel and Spear) will be discontinued, and be replaced by 5-Duan Broadsword/Sword/Cudgel and Spear.” As such, Wushu Daze has consolidated the demonstration videos of the 5-Duan Weapons below. 1. 5-Duan Broadsword: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jn7n-j3EHKk 2. 5-Duan Sword: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KawaYChDl3Y&feature=youtu.be 3. 5-Duan Cudgel: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9VVFPo1IhvI&feature=youtu.be 4. 5-Duan Spear: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ROJp8eBgdT4

[Updated] Martial House Stars @ Bukit Timah Plaza Talent Show 2015

BTP Group On 12 April 2015, the Martial House Qigong team compromising of Kingston Chua, Seow Wei Kai, Wang Chun Hai and Shawn Tan participated in the Grand Final of the Bukit Timah Talent Show 2015! BTP 3rd The team of four has stunned the judges and audiences with their jaw-dropping Qigong performance as Kingston bent a cudgel, a spear and a bundle of three metal rods with his throat! Their impressive act, together with the Facebook video “likes” accumulated, have earned them the third prize! IMG_3596 Here are some words of appreciation by Kingston: “I want to thank everybody who liked and shared the video (on Facebook), especially those who helped me tag every single soul in their friend list because it’s laborious and time-consuming but that helps a lot. Also, thank you to those who came all the way down to Bukit Timah Plaza to support us. Also, I would like thank my partners who for supporting the cudgel, spear and metal rods. Without your assistance, the show wouldn’t be possible. Lastly, I would like to thank Master Leo Kee Ann for his guidance. Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to master this skill.” Once again, congratulations to the Martial House Qigong team! https://youtube.com/watch?v=zrIumlRNxuo If you missed their “live” performance, fret not as you may watch their impressive Qigong act in the video above! IMG_3595Martial House’s most well-known twins, Nigel & Neville were also invited as guest performers to perform during the show as they were Champions for last year’s edition of the talent show. If you got a talent and would like to join the show next year, do visit and like the Bukit Timah Plaza’s Facebook Page to receive the latest news and updates!

End of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015

IMG_3489 And so, we have come to the end of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015! The finals of the competition was held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall where Wushu teams from the various schools had their last showdown in the Group Events! IMG_3492 During the final day, Wushu teams under Martial House have performed well as they attained a total of 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze and 3 3rd Runner-Up medals! IMG_3500 The outstanding Wushu teams for today are: Group Quanshu – C Boys: Victoria School – Silver Group Quanshu – A Boys: Meridian Junior College – Gold Anderson Junior College – 3rd Runner-Up Group Quanshu – A Girls: Meridian Junior College – Bronze Group Weapon – C Boys: Victoria School – Silver Group Weapon – B Boys: Beatty Secondary School – 3rd Runner-Up Group Weapon – A Boys: Meridian Junior College – Gold Anderson Junior College – 3rd Runner-Up Group Weapon – A Girls: Anderson Junior College – Bronze IMG_3449 Congratulations to all medallists on their achievements as well as all participants for completing their inter-school Wushu competition journey this year! Each athlete has put in lots of effort in training, logistics preparation, styling, etc. Without the active support of the parents, teachers and alumni of the various Wushu teams, the athletes would not be able to focus and compete at ease! A big thank you to all the heroes behind-the-scene who made everything possible! IMG_3526 It was also an emotional day for some athletes (especially those who are in the final year in their junior college) as it marks the end of their inter-school competition journey. Whether the journey ended with happiness or disappointment, it is the experience that matters. Hope you guys will treasure the moments spent with your team mates and may these precious memories and valuable friendships last forever! IMG_3542 After 7 intensive days of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015, Martial House is proud to announce that the Wushu teams from the following schools have made it to the Top 4 placings for the respective divisions: Meridian Junior College: A Division Boys – Champion A Division Girls – 2nd Runner-Up Victoria School: C Division Boys – 1st Runner-Up The A Division Boys from Meridian Junior College have performed exceptionally well by attaining Gold medals for both Group Quanshu and Group Weapon events for the first time since 2008! Also, their astonishing total accumulated points of 196 has secured them the division championship trophy! Well done boys! IMG_3496 Wayne Tay, the Captain of the Wushu team from Meridian Junior College, was interviewed after the prize presentation by National School Games, a sports programme on StarHub’s SuperSports Arena channel that traces the highlights and profiles of young sports talents! Do keep a lookout for the show once it is aired! IMG_3482Martial House is also pleased to announce that its athletes have achieved a total of 92 medals in the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015! The consolidated results can be found below: 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015 Well done Martial House Stars! Martial House is truly proud of each and every one of you! Do continue to train hard to reach your fullest potential! 11148457_10204485292429189_3712560329274462265_n