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15 Days to the 28th SEA Games 2015!

November 30, 2017May 21, 2015 by

We are left with 15 days to the 28th SEA Games 2015! Singapore has waited 22 years to host the Games once again! 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! 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. 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! Among the other leads, one of them happens to be the son of renowned local actor and director, Jack Neo! “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. 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

November 30, 2017May 20, 2015 by

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

November 30, 2017May 19, 2015 by

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.

Martial House & Coach Reann Featured on Henna Gaijin

November 30, 2017April 27, 2015 by

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.

5-Duan Weapon Routines Demonstration Videos

November 30, 2017April 27, 2015 by

The Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) stated earlier this year in the Rules & Regulation of the 11th SSSC National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015: “Starting from 2016, all 4-Duan Weapon events (4-Duan Broadsword/Sword/Cudgel and Spear) will be discontinued, and be replaced by 5-Duan Broadsword/Sword/Cudgel and Spear.” As such, Wushu Daze has consolidated the demonstration videos of the 5-Duan Weapons below. 1. 5-Duan Broadsword: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jn7n-j3EHKk 2. 5-Duan Sword: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KawaYChDl3Y&feature=youtu.be 3. 5-Duan Cudgel: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9VVFPo1IhvI&feature=youtu.be 4. 5-Duan Spear: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ROJp8eBgdT4

Congratulations to Damien Teo!

November 30, 2017April 20, 2015 by

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.

Congratulations to the Casts & Crews of “Legends of the Southern Arch”!

November 30, 2017April 14, 2015 by

Martial House would like to congratulate The Theatre Practice for successfully concluding its 302nd production, “Legends of the Southern Arch”! The last show was held on 12 April 2015, Sunday at the Drama Centre Theatre @ National Library Building. The production was definitely entertaining as it was filled with humour, emotions and not forgetting actions which were choreographed by Martial House Choreographer & Artistic Consultant, Gordon Choy. For those who have been involved in National Day Parades and Chingays with Martial House over the years, you would find Gordon familiar. Martial House would also like to thank The Theatre Production for the opportunity to be involved in this production. Martial House Stars, Yap Wen Ren and Koh Jing Sen were part of the casts and they have impressed many with their action-packed movements and comedy in the opening scene! When asked about his acting experience, Wei Ren replied, “It is a bittersweet feeling now that the production is over. Bitter because I will miss the people there. They have taught me a lot and I have gained so much from them. On the other hand, I am also glad that the production is over as I can finally catch up with my sleep! Being an actor is not easy especially when you have shows every day and some days you have two! Really have to respect all the actors for their passion and perseverance!” After “Monkey Goes West”, “Legends of the Southern Arch” was the next production which involved talents from Martial House. Hopefully, we will get to see more Martial House Stars in the theatre scene!

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

November 30, 2017April 14, 2015 by

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! 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! 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! Martial 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!

End of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015

November 30, 2017April 10, 2015 by

And so, we have come to the end of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015! The finals of the competition was held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall where Wushu teams from the various schools had their last showdown in the Group Events! During the final day, Wushu teams under Martial House have performed well as they attained a total of 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze and 3 3rd Runner-Up medals! The outstanding Wushu teams for today are: Group Quanshu – C Boys: Victoria School – Silver Group Quanshu – A Boys: Meridian Junior College – Gold Anderson Junior College – 3rd Runner-Up Group Quanshu – A Girls: Meridian Junior College – Bronze Group Weapon – C Boys: Victoria School – Silver Group Weapon – B Boys: Beatty Secondary School – 3rd Runner-Up Group Weapon – A Boys: Meridian Junior College – Gold Anderson Junior College – 3rd Runner-Up Group Weapon – A Girls: Anderson Junior College – Bronze Congratulations to all medallists on their achievements as well as all participants for completing their inter-school Wushu competition journey this year! Each athlete has put in lots of effort in training, logistics preparation, styling, etc. Without the active support of the parents, teachers and alumni of the various Wushu teams, the athletes would not be able to focus and compete at ease! A big thank you to all the heroes behind-the-scene who made everything possible! It was also an emotional day for some athletes (especially those who are in the final year in their junior college) as it marks the end of their inter-school competition journey. Whether the journey ended with happiness or disappointment, it is the experience that matters. Hope you guys will treasure the moments spent with your team mates and may these precious memories and valuable friendships last forever! After 7 intensive days of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015, Martial House is proud to announce that the Wushu teams from the following schools have made it to the Top 4 placings for the respective divisions: Meridian Junior College: A Division Boys – Champion A Division Girls – 2nd Runner-Up Victoria School: C Division Boys – 1st Runner-Up The A Division Boys from Meridian Junior College have performed exceptionally well by attaining Gold medals for both Group Quanshu and Group Weapon events for the first time since 2008! Also, their astonishing total accumulated points of 196 has secured them the division championship trophy! Well done boys! Wayne Tay, the Captain of the Wushu team from Meridian Junior College, was interviewed after the prize presentation by National School Games, a sports programme on StarHub’s SuperSports Arena channel that traces the highlights and profiles of young sports talents! Do keep a lookout for the show once it is aired! Martial House is also pleased to announce that its athletes have achieved a total of 92 medals in the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015! The consolidated results can be found below: Well done Martial House Stars! Martial House is truly proud of each and every one of you! Do continue to train hard to reach your fullest potential!

Day 6 of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015

November 30, 2017April 9, 2015 by

Day 6 of the competition was literally a long day as it was filled with a series of Long Weapon events. Martial House athletes were faced with strong opponents and attained a total of 6 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze and 2 3rd Runner-Up medals! The medallists from today’s competition are: Nan Gun (1st International) – A Boys: Sean Ng (Meridian Junior College) – Gold Joel Ng Ye Day (Anderson Junior College) – Bronze Nan Gun (1st International) – A Girls: Lee Yin Cai (Meridian Junior College) – Bronze 4-Duan Cudgel – C Boys: Ong Pang Jan (Victoria School) – Gold Cudgel (1st International) – B Boys: Ong Pang Zan (Victoria School) – Silver Cudgel (1st International) – A Boys: Ng Geng Jui (Meridian Junior College) – Gold Deng Min Long (Meridian Junior College) – Silver Spear (2nd International) – A Boys: Adrian Tan Kai Xi (Meridian Junior College) – Silver Cudgel (2nd International) – B Boys: Cheong Neville (Hwa Chong Institution) – Silver Teo Jun Wei, Tobias (Victoria School) – 3rd Runner-Up Spear (1st International) – C Boys: Tay Kai Jie, Worden (Victoria School) – Silver Spear (1st International) – A Boys: Ong Shi Jie Gordon (Meridian Junior College) – Silver Clement Soo U-Jie (Meridian Junior College) – 3rd Runner-Up Spear (2nd International) – A Girls: Chong Rei Yin (Anderson Junior College) – Gold Ho Yingjie (Meridian Junior College) – Bronze Cudgel (2nd International) – A Boys: Wayne Tay (Meridian Junior College) – Gold Tan Guan Ren, Melvin (Meridian Junior College) – Silver Cudgel (2nd International) – A Girls: Yap Yuan Xin (Meridian Junior College) – Gold Congratulations to all medallists! All individual events have ended and tomorrow is the final day of the 11th National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2015! All the best to participants who participating in the group events! P.S. Note that the first event will commence at 10.00am tomorrow at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.