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!
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The Last Show of Monkey Goes West
After months of hard work, it was finally the last show for Monkey Goes West on 13 December 2014. Martial House would like to congratulate Wild Rice for concluding the musical successfully! Also, Martial House would like to thank Wild Rice for the opportunity to be involved in such a massive production! Working with Wild Rice was definitely enjoyable and fun as you can see in the photo below whereby Wild Rice Founding Artistic Director, Mr. Ivan Heng is striking a comical pose with our Martial House Coaches! Budding television star, Damien Teo and Managing Director, Mr. Leo Wen Yeow, also went to Victoria Theatre to support the Martial House Stars & the casts of Monkey Goes West and they were greatly impressed by the musical! The staff and students of Martial House are definitely looking forward to work with Wild Rice again! Martial House would also like to thank the coaches and parents for their never-ending support despite the hectic rehearsal and show schedules. Not forgetting, today is Christmas. Thus, Martial House & Wushu Daze would like to wish all readers a blessed Christmas and may your wishes come true!
1st Anniversary of Martial House @ Katong!
Merry Christmas! 25 December is a date when many would celebrate Christmas! However, to Martial House, there is another significance. It is the 1st anniversary of our studio, Martial House @ Katong! To commemorate this special day, Martial House has launched the long awaited Star Card! Besides the usual Star Card benefits listed below, Martial House has included new additional benefits! Usual Benefits* 1. 20% Discount for Martial House Term Package(s) 2. 20% Discount for Weapons at Yi Fong Sport Equipment 3. $5 Discount for Belt Grading Examination by Dewu Pugilistic Association 4. Exclusive Invitation to Martial House Events New Additional Benefits* a. Exclusive Discount at Craft Hair Studio Craft Hair Studio is located at 1 Brooke Road, Singapore 429979, opposite Martial House @ Katong. Simply flash your Martial House Star Card to enjoy exclusive discount! b. Exclusive Discount at Hour Boutique Hour Boutique is located at 3 Coleman Street, Peninsula Shopping Centre, #01-31, Singapore 179804. Click here to visit Hour Boutique’s website. Simply flash your Martial House Star Card to enjoy additional 10% discount for Seiko, Deep Blue & Michel Herbelin watches and/or additional 5% discount for Casio G-Shock watches. * Terms and conditions apply. Merchants reserve the right to vary, amend or withdraw any of the discount(s), terms and conditions without prior notice. Note: For Star Card members who sign up before 1 April 2014, a Star Card will be issued upon renewal. For Star Card members who sign up or renew on 1 April 2014 or later, a Star Card will be issued to you. If you have yet to receive your Star Card, kindly send an email of notice to [email protected].
[Updated] Day 3 – Wushu @ 6th ASEAN Schools Games
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! 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! 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. 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! 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!
A Young & Budding Star, Damien Teo!
Even though Martial House Star, Damien Teo, appeared in MediaCorp Channel 8 drama, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, for only 3 episodes, he has received many positive comments for his realistic acting! Click here to read what netizens have to say about his performance in the show. If you have not seen Damien’s outstanding acting skills, click the links below to watch them on xinmsn website. The Journey: Tumultuous Times – Episode 1 The Journey: Tumultuous Times – Episode 2 The Journey: Tumultuous Times – Episode 3 Do you know that Damien once represented Team Singapore in the World Junior Wushu Championships in 2012? Catch some of his action movements below! https://youtube.com/watch?v=50qoLcM3m14 Damien’s first television appearance was during the Sheng Siong Show, where he played the role of the young warrior, Yi Wan (a Chinese translation of “Ten Thousand”). https://youtube.com/watch?v=UV2WQSro-y0 Damien also appeared in Resort World Sentosa’s commercial! https://youtube.com/watch?v=IBjfXj4Y12w He is definitely a young talent who possess many different skills! Will he be the next recipient of the Star Awards for Young Talent? Let’s wish Damien all the best and hopefully we will get to see him more often on television!
Martial House Stars @ Monkey Goes West
After months of practices, the Martial House Stars have finally made their performance debut on 21 November 2014, at Monkey Goes West, a production by Wild Rice! The Stars involved were: 1. Joshua Goh 2. Micah Goh 3. Devni Chamodya Kaluarachchi 4. Jonas Lee Fong Khin 5. Shannon Lee Yu En 6. Beckham Lee Yu Jie 7. Javis Lee Yan Jie 8. Douglas Leow Kee Teck 9. Ng Yu Ninn 10. Ng Yu Shinn 11. Benjamin Ong 12. Isaac Peh 13. Justin Poon Jun Jie Watch the behind the scene video of Monkey Goes West: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5LgIChJRU18 Martial House’s Artistic Consultant & Choreographer, Gordon Choy, was also involved. He took the roles of Movement Coach, Fight Choreographer & Dance Captain in the production. Martial House Coach Reann was among those who caught the first show and she commented: “It was a wild, adventurous and inspiring performance! I love how the traditional Chinese story blend in with a modern touch!” The play is on from 21 November 2014 till 13 December 2014. Do not miss this massive local production by Wild Rice at Victoria Theatre! Grab your tickets from SISTIC now! Watch the trailer of Monkey Goes West below: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DebNbYOLQSI
Damien Teo @ The Journey: Tumultuous Times
Finally, the first episode of MediaCorp local drama, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, is aired on Channel 8! https://youtube.com/watch?v=1vmQG_iCM3g The opening scene began with a shot of Martial House Star, Damien Teo, kneeling in front on an ancestral altar as a punishment by his “mother”, acted by well-known actress, Joanne Peh. If you missed the first episode of the drama, you may catch in on the xinmsn website! The Journey: Tumultuous Times, is currently aired at 9.00pm on Channel 8.
Beatty Secondary School Wushu Overseas Training Trip to Xiamen, China
From 7 to 12 November 2014, under the guidance of Martial House Managing Director, Mr. Leo Wen Yeow and Coach Kevan Cheah, students from Beatty Secondary School went for a Wushu Overseas Training Trip at Xiamen, China! Martial House Star, Chua Xin Qi, a National Double Silver Medalist, was one of the student participants who went for the trip. Wushu Daze has conducted a short interview with her to find out more about the training experience in Xiamen! Wushu Daze: How was your overall experience in Xiamen? Xin Qi: My experience in Xiamen was awesome! It was much better than Beijing. Oops. Wushu Daze: Why? How is Xiamen different from Beijing and Singapore? Xin Qi: Xiamen is different in terms of the weather. It was much more cooling there. Training wise, it was also different as we did new 组合s (combinations of movements) which was something fresh to us. I enjoyed myself and learnt a lot! The athletes were also much friendlier compared to those in Beijing. This is probably because the kids in Beijing were younger and shy while the athletes in Xiamen were mostly in their 20s, hence they were more outgoing. Wushu Daze: Do you think that the training trip was beneficial? Xin Qi: The training there was definitely beneficial! I have learnt different ways and styles to execute and express certain actions. Wushu Daze: Does this trip inspire or motivate you to work even harder for the upcoming Inter-School Championship in 2015? Xin Qi: Definitely! I am motivated to work even harder! I am grateful for the coaches and athletes for teaching me so many new things which I can showcase in the upcoming competition! I am really looking forward to it! Wushu Daze: That’s great! So what was the most memorable part of the trip? Xin Qi: The most memorable part of the trip is the visit to “Hu Li Shan” (厦门胡里山炮台) where the performers fired the cannon which was so loud and thrilling! It was super exciting to witness the ‘live’ firing of the cannon! This is something I will not get to experience in Singapore! Wushu Daze: So, will you want to go to Xiamen again if you were given the chance to? Xin Qi: Yes! I would definitely like to visit Xiamen again! Personally, I feel that Xiamen is better than Beijing in terms of training and shopping! Really glad to know that Xin Qi enjoyed her Xiamen trip! Hopefully Martial House will conduct another trip to Xiamen in the near future so that more students are able to go and have a fruitful experience!
Martial House’s Chingay Journey Begins!
On 1 November 2014, Martial House Coaches, led by the contingent’s Assistant Choreographer & Chief Coordinator Wan GuangYao Eric, conducted the first mass practice session for Chingay at Beatty Secondary School! Below is a short video summary of what the participants did during their first practice! Really awesome! http://youtu.be/8kHjA3ietKE
Martial House would like to thank all participants for coming and for your active participation!
Hope you guys enjoyed yourselves and do look forward to the upcoming practices!
For those who wish to join Martial House for Chingay but have yet to register, do send your name, NRIC number and contact number to [email protected] via email. If you have any query, do send them to the given email address too!
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 Temasek Polytechnic – 1 GOLD 1. Yap Zheng Yan – Male Traditional Double Weapon GOLD 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. 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 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! 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!