After 6 Years, Meridian Junior College is Champion Once Again…

MJC Champion

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!

MJC Wushu Alumni

End of Martial House Mock Competition! (Updated)

20140405_085002 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. CYMERA_20140405_180738 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

Primary Schools Competition (2) 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. Hong Wen School 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. Waiting for Results... 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

MJC and AJC 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!

Martial House Mock Competition (Updated)

Image In view of the upcoming inter-schools Wushu competition, Martial House will be conducting a mock competition for its student competitors from A, B & C divisions. The mock competition serves as a platform for students to display their routine(s) in an environment which resembles the actual competition. Points to note: 1. Kindly report at 0815 for self warm-up and preparation. A mass briefing session will be conducted at 0830 and a debriefing session will be conducted once the entire mock competition has ended. Students are recommended to attend both sessions. 2. Costume (a.k.a. biao yan fu) is optional. 3. Students interested in participating this mock competition are to inform their respective coach(es) by 2 April 2014, Wednesday. 4. Each student may choose to display at most 2 individual routines and at most 2 group routines. 5. No score will be given during the mock competition. Rather, comments will be given by the acting judge(s).

Schedule for 10th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2014

Wushu Kids

The schedule and fixture for the upcoming 10th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2014 are out. You may view them by clicking the attached files below. PS2014_Schedule PS2014_Fixture I have received queries from parents and students regarding the reporting time and venue for competitors.  I would recommend parents and students to consult teachers-in-charge of the competitors’ school Wushu team instead as they will be the ones making the necessary arrangements. Also, please be reminded that this year, the competition will be held at Hong Wen School instead of the usual Tao Nan School. Click here to view the address and map of Hong Wen School. We are left with 3 more days before the competition! Competitors, please be reminded to take good care of yourselves and ALL THE BEST!

Video of World Champion, Ho Lin Ying, by The Red Phoenix

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wl-ivKcj45A Martial House Star, Ho Lin Ying, was being featured in a video by The Red Phoenix for her Gold medal win in the 12th World Wushu Championships! Watch the video of her winning piece below. http://youtube.com/watch?v=G6JwiD1CIj8

Congratulations Team Singapore!

ImageCongratulations to Team Singapore for attaining a total of 5 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in the 5th World Junior Wushu Championship which was held in Antalya, Turkey, from 11 to 18 March 2014! The above is a snapshot of a Facebook post by the Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation.

Congratulations to 2 of our very own Martial House Stars, Zoe Mui and Ho Lin Ying for attaining 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals, and 2 Gold medals respectively!

Zoe Mui – Silver & Bronze Medalist

Zoe Mui

Ho Lin Ying – Double Gold Medalist

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Click here to read the news article by Channel NewsAsia.