17th ASEAN University Games

15384271283_50b28c1106_o Three local undergraduates represented Singapore in the recent 17th ASEAN University Games held at Palembang, Indonesia. The athletes have done Singapore proud by attaining a total of 3 medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze! https://youtube.com/watch?v=eru2CRiMJn8 Martial House Star, Emily Sin Min Li (from National University of Singapore) has attained the Silver medal in the Women’s Nanquan event. https://youtube.com/watch?v=6OJbMvsLMmQ Her teammate, Lee Tze Yuan (also from National University of Singapore) has attained the Gold medal in the Men’s Taijiquan event. https://youtube.com/watch?v=MQPbCf-B6OE Lastly, Low Jia Jia Gladys (from Nanyang Technological University) has attained the Bronze medal in the Women’s Taijiquan event. Congratulations to all three athletes for doing Singapore proud!

[Updated] Day 3 – Wushu @ 6th ASEAN Schools Games

6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 4 Today marks the third and final day of Wushu competition at the 6th ASEAN Schools Games. After 3 days of intense competition, Singapore has attained 1 Gold & 1 Bronze medals! 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 6 The gold medal was attained by Lee Chyi Fang from Hwa Chong Institution, while the Bronze medal was attained by Benedict Khoo from Meridian Junior College! Well done! 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu Day 5 P.S. The medals are awarded based on the athletes’ total combined scores for 2 events and not based on scores of individual events as mentioned is the previous 2 posts. Corrections have been made and Wushu Daze would like to apologise for the confusion caused. 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 7 Wushu Daze would like to thank Martial House Coach, Wang Kai Ting, for providing us with the latest updates and photos of the competition. Also, congratulations to Coach Kai Ting for completing her duties as the judge of the 6th ASEAN Schools Games! 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 8 Catch Lee Chyi Fang’s exclusive interview by the Ministry of Education (MOE) below. https://youtube.com/watch?v=eYhSG80pRyI Once again, congratulations to all athletes for completing the competition and let’s wish Martial House Star, Emily Sin and her team mates, Lee Tze Yuan and Low Jia Jia Gladys all the best for the ASEAN University Games which will commence next week! AUG

[Updated] Day 2 – Wushu @ 6th ASEAN Schools Games

6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 2 It is Day 2 of Wushu at the 6th ASEAN Schools Games and Singapore has attained another 1st placing! The 1st placing was attained by Lee Chyi Fang in the Women’s Group A Jianshu/Daoshu event. Congratulations! Below are some of the results of our Singaporean athletes who competed in today’s event: Women’s Group B Jianshu/Daoshu Ong Li Cheng – 6th Natalie Ong – 10th Women’s Group A Jianshu/Daoshu Lee Chyi Fang – 1st Jonit Kiong – 4th Men’s Group B Nangun Colin Teo – 5th Men’s Group A Nangun Sean Ng – 6th

[Updated] Day 1 – Wushu @ 6th ASEAN Schools Games

6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu The 6th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) is held in Manila, Philippines, from 29 November to 7 December 2014. This edition of ASG included the sport, Wushu, for the very first time! Under the guidance of Coach He Changjiang & Assistant Coach Wang Kai Ting, 12 outstanding local Wushu athletes will be representing the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) to compete in 3 days worth of Wushu events. These athletes are: 1. Lee Chyi Fang – Hwa Chong Institution 2. Phua Jia Yi – Victoria Junior College 3. Jonit Kiong Zhi Yan – Victoria Junior College 4. Natalie Ong – Nanyang Girl’s High School 5. Gan Huixin Keziah – Nanyang Girl’s High School 6. Ong Li Cheng – Temasek Junior College 7. Sean Ng – Meridian Junior College 8. Sim Ren Zoe – Victoria Junior College 9. Benedict Khoo Kim Hoe – Meridian Junior College 10. Lim Chee Siong, Shawn – Chung Cheng High School (Main) 11. Lee Chang Ming Jon – Chung Cheng High School (Main) 12. Colin Teo Kai Xuan – Anglican High School Besides being the Assistant Coach of the team, Martial House Coach Wang Kai Ting is also the Singapore’s representative to be one of the judges for the competition. Today is the first day of the Wushu competition and our athletes have done Singapore proud by attaining one 1st placing & two 3rd placings! 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu Day 1 In the Women’s Group A Changquan event, Jonit Kiong and Lee Chyi Fang attained the 1st and 3rd placing respectively, and in the Men’s Group A Taijiquan event, Benedict Khoo, from Meridian Junior College, achieved a 3rd placing! 6th ASEAN Schools Games - Wushu 3 Both Sean Ng and and Colin Teo were very close to the top three placing as they were ranked 4th in the Men’s Group A and Group B Nanquan events respectively. Below are some of the results of our Singaporean athletes who competed in today’s Wushu events: Women’s Group B Changquan Ong Li Cheng – 6th Natalie Ong – 10th Men’s Group B Nanquan Colin Teo – 4th Women’s Group A Changquan Jonit Kiong – 1st Lee Chyi Fang – 3rd Men’s Group A Nanquan Sean Ng – 4th With 2 more days of competition, let’s wish our athletes all the best!

Day 2 of the Singapore Polytechnic Wushu Invitational Championships (Wushu IVP 2014)

Day 2 of the competition was definitely an intense one. Martial House athletes have attained another 2 GOLD, 1 SILVER & 1 3RD RUNNER-UP medals! Nanyang Polytechnic – 1 GOLD, 1 SILVER 1. Group Weapon GOLD 2. Group Fist SILVER NYP Temasek Polytechnic – 1 GOLD 1. Yap Zheng Yan – Male Traditional Double Weapon GOLD ZY Nanyang Technological University – 1 3RD RUNNER-UP  1. Timothy Chan Kim Wee – Male Traditional Long Weapon 3RD RUNNER-UP The final medal count for Martial House is 6 GOLD, 4 SILVER, 4 BRONZE & 7 3RD RUNNER-UP. MH IVP The following athletes have also done Martial House proud by sweeping all the Male Individual All-Round awards: 1. Yap Zheng Yan (Temasek Polytechnic) – CHAMPION 2. Timothy Chan Kim Wee (Nanyang Technological University) – 1ST RUNNER-UP 3. Jeffrey Tan Jie Hui (Nanyang Polytechnic) – 2ND RUNNER-UP All Round With a total of 4 GOLD & 1 SILVER medals, Temasek Polytechnic was placed OVERALL 2ND RUNNER-UP FOR TRADITIONAL EVENTS. This is definitely a breakthrough for Temasek Polytechnic as it was their first time participating in Wushu IVP with a humble team consisting of only 3 members. Congratulations! TP Nanyang Technological University has once again retained their OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TRADITIONAL EVENTS with a total of 5 GOLD, 9 SILVER & 7 BRONZE medals. This is the third consecutive year the university has attained the Overall Championship. The Singapore Polytechnic Wushu Invitational Championships (Wushu IVP 2014) has successfully concluded after 2 days of competition. Martial House athletes would like to thank Singapore Polytechnic for hosting this year’s competition and not forgetting the supporters who came all the way down to lend us your support! Supporters MJC Alumni

Day 1 of Singapore Polytechnic Invitational Wushu Championships (Wushu IVP 2014)

Today marks the first day of the competition and Martial House athletes have done well by achieving a total of 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze & 6 3RD RUNNER-UP medals. Below is the list of medalists: Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) – 1 SILVER, 4 BRONZE, 6 3RD RUNNER-UP 1. Koh Yu Shan – Female Ba Ji Quan SILVER 2. Shawn Soh – Male Tong Bei BRONZE 3. Ho Jing Guang – Male Traditional Nan Quan BRONZE 4. Sun Shao Lei – Female Ba Ji Quan BRONZE 5. Jeffrey Tan Jie Hui – Male Traditional Short Weapon BRONZE 6. Jeffrey Tan Jie Hui – Male Xiang Xing Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP 7. Lim Wan Xuan – Female Xiang Xing Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP 8. Joey Boo – Female Xiang Xing Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP 9. Chew Yu Quan – Male Tong Bei Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP 10. Gan Wee Tze – Male Fanzi / Xingyi Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP 11. Cynthia Tan – Female Fanzi Quan 3RD RUNNER-UP NYP IVP NYP IVP (1) Temasek Polytechnic (TP) – 3 GOLD, 1 SILVER 1. Yap Zheng Yan – Male Traditional Xiang Xing Quan GOLD 2. Yap Zheng Yan – Male Traditional Soft Weapon GOLD 3. Fung Hui Xin – Female Fanzi / Xingyi Quan GOLD 4. Fung Hui Xin – Female Short Weapon SILVER TP IVP (2) TP IVP (1) Nanyang Technological University (NTU) – 1 GOLD, 1 SILVER 1. Timothy Chan Kim Wee – Male Traditional Short Weapon GOLD 2. Timothy Chan Kim Wee – Male Fanzi / Xingyi Quan SILVER TP IVP (3) Tim Congratulations to all medalists and all the best for Day 2 of the competition!

Singapore Polytechnic Invitational Wushu Championships (Wushu IVP 2014)

IVP 2013 The Singapore Polytechnic Invitational Wushu Championships, otherwise known as Wushu Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Games, will be held on 25 & 26 October 2014. NTU IVP 2013 (2) For the first time, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) will be sending a team to compete in the IVP! With TP’s participation, it is a 100% involvement from all 5 polytechnics in Singapore! This is definitely a milestone for the Wushu IVP since its first season in 2007. NTU IVP 2013 (1) All the best to all competitors! Click here to view the Rules & Regulations. Click here to view the Event Schedule & Competitors’ List.

[Updated] A Bronze Medal by Tan Yan Ni in the Incheon Asian Games 2014!

Tan Yan Yi “Standing on the podium was a great honour, watching my flag being raised up was a memorable moment of my life.” Indeed, 23 September 2014 is a day which Team Singapore athlete, Tan Yan Ni, will never forget as she attained the Bronze medal in the Women’s Changquan Event at the Incheon Asian Games 2014! Catch the full competition video for the Women’s Changquan Event below. Yan Ni’s performance starts from 21:30. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ne7ygn88lUA This Bronze medal does not only add on to Singapore’s medal tally but also ended Singapore’s 8-year medal drought for Wushu in the Asian Games since 2006. The last medal attained by a Singaporean in Asian Games for Wushu was former Team Singapore athlete, Goh Qiu Bin, when he attained a Bronze medal in the Men’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events. Goh Qiu Bin (2) Martial House Stars, Yong Yi Xiang and Samuel Tan, have also done well in this Asian Games. Yi Xiang came in 5th in the Men’s Changquan Event with a score of 9.55 while Samuel came in 11th Men’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events. http://youtu.be/zGWYhwhQUNo Asian Games (2) Below are the consolidated results of Team Singapore Wushu athletes: 1. Women’s Changquan Event – Tan Yan Ni (Bronze – 3rd) 2. Women’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events – Vera Tan (4th) 3. Men’s Changquan – Yong Yi Xiang (5th) 4. Women’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events – Valerie Wee (7th) 5. Men’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events – Lee Tze Yuan (8th) 6. Men’s Combined Taijiquan & Taijijian Events – Samuel Tan (11th) Congratulations to all athletes!

Yi Xiang & Samuel on Lianhe Zaobao!

Asian Games (4) Martial House Stars Yong Yi Xiang and Samuel Tan can be seen in today’s edition of Lianhe Zaobao (17 September 2014)! It can be found on page 11 of the Sport section. Asian Games (2) Along with Yi Xiang and Samuel, their fellow team mates, Valerie Wee, Vera Tan, Enrica Tan and Lee Tze Yuan will be representing Singapore in the Incheon Asian Games 2014 for Wushu. Asian Games (1) All the best Team Singapore!