Congratulations to Martial House Star, Yap Zheng Yan, for attaining the GOLD medal at the SUKMA XVII PERLIS 2014 for his Daoshu event earlier today! Click here to view the article. [Note that translation may be required.] The Sukma Games, a.k.a. Malaysian Games, is an annual national sports competition whereby top athletes from each state of Malaysia gather to compete. The scale of the competition is similar to the All-China Games in China.
Competitions
The Legends in 2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=msiA6Vu3VPk After 6 long years, this group event competition is still widely remembered by many in the local Wushu scene, where the 6 warriors, Teo Shun Long, Wan Guang Yao, Tan Yi Liang, Lim Hao Jie, Lim Choon Kiat and Lim Eng Kiat competed in the National Wushu Championships 2008. In the Group Quanshu event, even though the team managed to impressed the judges with their choreography and synchronization, it was disappointing as Yi Liang made a major mistake in the routine. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2yPUEjkEF5o However, the team managed to impress the judges once again during their Group Weapon event, this time with a flawless routine, which won them the gold medal for the event! 
Also, Shun Long created history for achieving a record of 5 gold medals during the national competition! 
In addition, Dewu Pugilistic Association was the Overall Champion in the Open Category for the National Wushu Championships 2008! 
The video below is a compilation of some of the classic moments captured during the competition, done by Sim Hong Wee! http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ldGn-U8lEw I would end this post with a quote from Yi Liang: “You pick yourself up from where you fall. 从哪里跌倒就从哪里爬起来.” 
Meridian Junior College & Victoria School are Champions!
This season of the National Primary and Secondary Schools Wushu Championships 2014 have officially concluded. Meridian Junior College and Victoria School have achieved the Overall ‘A’ Division Boys and ‘C’ Division Boys championship titles respectively!
Other than these two division titles, Meridian Junior College also attained Overall 2nd Runner-Up for ‘A’ Division Girls and Anderson Junior College attained Overall 3rd Runner-Up for both ‘A’ Division Boys & Girls.
Congratulations to all student participants and a big thank you to all coaches, teachers, alumni, parents and supporters for your continuous support throughout this competition. Let’s continue to work hard to achieve better results next year!
Congratulations Nigel & Neville!
After 3 weeks of intensive voting, Martial House Stars, Nigel & Neville topped the popularity chart with more than 1,300 ‘likes’! They went on to impress the judges with their astonishing martial arts performance and crowned Champions for the Bukit Timah Plaza Talent Show 2014! Martial House Coach, Shun Long was also awarded the Third Prize!
Congratulations to the twins, Nigel & Neville, as well as Coach Shun Long on their achievements! Martial House is proud of you!
Also, a big thank you to all who ‘liked’ their performance videos and those who went to support them! Click here to watch the twins’ performance.
After 6 Years, Meridian Junior College is Champion Once Again…
The following is a note by MJC Wushu teacher-in-charge, Ms Vina Ng:
“6 long years… This championship would not be possible with the effort of all the alumni, students & coaches for the past few years.
The other time we won the championship was in 2008. It was my first batch of students. I was told that it is relatively easy to maintain the achievements by others in the college. I was a noob (sad to say… yes). Had to learn from scratch. But I was blessed to have an excellent exco & coaches who guide me all the way.
As the years passed, I soon realise it wasn’t easy at all…
I still remember the days where we couldn’t use the Wushu carpet because it’s kept in some store room. We got chased out from the training area because some one else needed to use despite us booking it. And a student told me to speak to her teacher when I told her we booked it. I felt so useless as a teacher because I got no say…The times where the training area was flooded cos of heavy rain (no windows back then). We had to use the area outside the hall on the slippery area because we got nowhere to train. We had to use umbrellas as swords because it was the weekend and the weapons are locked up in the CCA room. The times where lights were off at 8pm sharp and we had an injured boy with us. Ya all the iphones were used to provide lightings for the paramedic to bandage him up. The faces and remarks we faced when we approach students for DSA trials. But the students & alumni never gave up. Even when we could not maintain the achievements. Batch after batch, the alumni showed concern for their juniors in so many different ways. Indeed we have come a long way to have 4 carpets now, fans & lightings switches that we can switch on and off whenever we like. Cupboards to store our weapons at the training area and not forgetting windows to keep the rain out. Students wondered why I kept sharing all these stories (nagging at times..), I want them to know that whatever they are enjoying now are the results of sheer hard work of their alumni. The alumni have no obligations to help out at all, they have their own lives to live, but they did. 饮水思源 & team spirit are values that seem to be lost in the world now and I hope you guys don’t lose these values. I’m proud to see you guys changing the jiti routine to accommodate your team mates. To support one and encourage another even when you know we are facing national team players. To have the courage to face your opponents and to congratulate them when they win. This is true sportsmanship.” The MJC Wushu Team is really blessed to have Ms Vina Ng as their teacher-in-charge and Martial House is really honoured to work with teachers like her. Let’s continue to work together to bring MJC Wushu to greater heights!
National Youth Team Selection Trial 2014
Click here for more information. [From: Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation’s Website]
End of Martial House Mock Competition! (Updated)
Earlier this morning, Martial House conducted a mock competition at Beatty Secondary School which lasted for 5 hours with more than 120 students involved. The mock competition serves as a platform for students to display their routine(s) in an environment which resembles the upcoming competition. 
Even though it was a tiring day, Martial House hoped that its student competitors have benefited from the event. To better organize more of such activities in the future, Martial House would like to seek your valuable feedback. Do complete a simple online survey by clicking here. Thank you very much!
End of 10th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2014
A total of 1,053 student participants across 98 primary schools participated in the the 10th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2014. The competition was successfully concluded yesterday at Toa Payoh Sports Hall. 
A big round for applause for all competitors for your hard work! Here are some wise words by Martial House Coach, Ms Reann: “Competition is not always about winning. It’s about how you complete with yourself to do it better every each time with the right kind of attitude throughout the journey. To those who won and attained the medals, congratulations! Do continue to strive on for better results and challenge yourself to reach your goals! To those who did not attain medals, continue to motivate yourself and strive on to seek improvements. Aim to achieve better results the next time! All the best!” Now that the primary school competition is over, it is time to shift our attention to the 10th SSSC National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2014 which will commence on 7 April 2014 at Chung Cheng High School (Main)! Click here for the competition schedule. 
Below are the results for the 10th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2014: PS2014_RESULTS-WITH-FINAL-SCORE PS2014_DIVISIONAL-PLACING-WITH-FINAL-POINTS
Schedule for the 10th SSSC National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2014
The schedule & fixture for the 10th SSSC National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2014 are out and they can be found by clicking the links below. Student competitors who are still unsure of the required requirements and routine timings, you may wish to refer to the Rules & Regulations attached as well. SS2014 – Schedule SS2014 – Fixture 2a SSSC Wushu Rules and Regulations for 2014 as of 5 Feb 2014 All the best to all competitors!