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

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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.

15 Days to the 28th SEA Games 2015!

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IMG_4073 We are left with 15 days to the 28th SEA Games 2015! Singapore has waited 22 years to host the Games once again! IMG_4242 After performing in the opening ceremony of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010, Martial House is proud to be involved in the opening ceremony of yet another major sporting event, the 28th SEA Games 2015! IMG_4251 To prepare for such a massive performance, rehearsals are inevitable. Sometimes, rehearsals could take up to 14 long hours! Kudos to the Martial House Stars for their time, effort and commitment! It is really not easy to make such sacrifices especially when most of the performers had competitions and examinations to juggle with. IMG_4254 The Martial House Stars will be performing for Act 2 of the Opening Ceremony. Do particularly look out for Koh Hao Xuan & Austin Chong Sze Ze who have been chosen to be lead performers for the act! One of them will also be performing a breath-taking stunt so do look forward to the performance! IMG_4390 Among the other leads, one of them happens to be the son of renowned local actor and director, Jack Neo! IMG_4386 “What an honour for Hao Xuan & Austin to perform on the same stage as my idol’s son!” exclaimed Hao Xuan’s happy and proud mother after meeting her idol. IMG_4245 (1) The Opening Ceremony of the 28th SEA Games 2015 will be held on 5 June 2015, Friday. Do remember to catch the performance of the Martial House Stars!

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

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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.

Martial House Wushu Day Camp – June 2015

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IMG_2902 The Martial House June Holiday Wushu Day Camp is back by popular demand! This time round, there are a total of 3 camp sessions, each lasting for 3 days. Details of the camp can be found here. Note: 1. Session A by Master Leo Kee Ann & Coach Rui Ling focus mainly on Taiji training. 2. Session B by Coach Kevan Cheah focuses mainly on Nanquan training. 3. Session C by Coach Kai Ting & Coach Reann focus mainly on Changquan training.

Happy Birthday 61st Birthday Master Leo Kee Ann!

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On 29 April 2015, the staff of Martial House planned a surprise celebration for Master Leo Kee Ann as it was his 61st birthday! The private event was held on Nautica, a yacht parked at Marina Country Club. Special thanks to the staff from Asia Dive Academy for being such a great host! Also, a big thank you to all who made this event possible despite the heavy rain! The rain has definitely made the night much more memorable! Once again, Happy Birthday to Master Leo! Stay youthful, stay healthy!

Martial House & Coach Reann Featured on Henna Gaijin

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7kaSK3TIQ Martial House & Coach Leo Rui Yan (Reann) were feature on episode 6 of Henna Gaijin! Henna Gaijin is a YouTube channel that features people who follow their passions and living their dreams. In the episode, Coach Reann shared about her passion for Wushu and what Wushu means to her. Also, Kingston & team did a Qigong demonstration that amazed the host! Martial House would like to thank Henna Gaijin for the feature and for promoting Wushu.

Congratulations to Wild Rice!

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1419500180475 On 20 April 2015, Wild Rice’s Monkey Goes West won the Production of the Year award at the 15th M1-The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2015! The musical production also won the Best Costume Design and Production of the Year (Readers’ Choice) awards! 1419498400665 Martial House and Wushu Daze would like to congratulate Wild Rice on its outstanding achievements! Definitely looking forward to more entertaining productions by Wild Rice! Click here to view the article on the 15th M1-The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2015 by The Straits Times.

Congratulations to Damien Teo! 

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Last night during Star Awards 2015 Show 1, Martial House Star, Damien Teo was awarded the “Young Talent Award” for his outstanding performance in MediaCorp Channel 8 drama, “The Journey: Tumultuous Times”! Over the past few years, Damien has grown and made many remarkable achievements. From a cheeky young little boy to becoming a national Wushu champion and now, an award winning actor! Damien is definitely a multi-talented young boy who is filled with determination and perseverance to do his best in everything he does. This desirable trait is what Martial House would like to cultivate among students and hope that they would see Damien as a role model. Once again, congratulations to Damien! Hope he will continue to work hard so that we can see him more frequently on television! He has indeed done Martial House proud! Below are some of the media platforms that featured the most recent winner of the “Young Talent Award”, Damien Teo: 1. Channel 8 Facebook Page: 2. Channel 8 News Facebook Page: 3. Channel NewsAsia Website: Click here to read the full article. 4. Toggle: Click here to read the article and here to watch his exclusive interview. If you missed the “live” telecast of Star Awards 2015 Show 1, you may click here and watch it at Toggle.

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

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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!