Wushu Culture Association Events Calendar 2005

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Following are the dates for Wushu events in 2005. The details will be confirmed by February 14th 2005 and further information will be available on this website www.1wushu.co.nz

Saturday 30th April 2005 World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day
Saturday 28th May 2005 Auckland Wushu Festival
Saturday 30th July 2005 Auckland Sanshou Tournament
August 19,20 & 21st 2005 Tui Shou (Tai Chi Pushing Hands) Seminar
Guest Instructor – Master Huang Kang Hui from China
Saturday 17th September 2005 Auckland Pushing Hands Competition
Sunday 27th November 2005 Auckland Inter-Club Competition

Please note that 2005 is the year of the 8th World Wushu Championships being held in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dates are still to be confirmed however the event will be held after October.

For more information about Wushu (Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Sanshou) activities in New Zealand please visit the official website of the NZ Kung Fu – Wushu Federation (formerly NZCMA-IWC), or the Chin Woo Athletic Association of NZ Inc.

Article written by Orlando Garcia

Orlando Garcia M. is the director of the Wushu Culture Association and is its principal teacher. Orlando has been an avid student of martial arts since an early age. He has competed in various international Wushu and Taiji Quan tournaments achieving first rankings in the Pan-American Wushu Championships and Yongnian Taiji Quan International Competition and more recently winner of two more gold medals at the First World Traditional Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou-China. He has been the New Zealand Wushu team coach for a number of different international events.

Orlando Garcia M. has experience in different aspects of Wushu, Taolu, Taiji Tuishou and Sanshou, as well Chinese Philosophy and Medical QiGong. He is a former (IWUF) International Judge in Taolu and Current Grade A International (IWUF) Sanshou Judge.