I'd be remiss if I didn't extend a heartfelt thank you to Liu Yu, Wang Zhen Tien, Woody Wong and of course Phillip Wong and Zhang Hong Mei for their judging. These 5 judges did a tremendous job of judging all of our weapons and internal divisions. The tournament would not have been possible without their time and patience. We had three teams entered in our team competition: University of Oregon Wushu, UCLA Wushu, and the Golden Bears Wushu Team (representing UC Berkeley). Everybody had a good time and its good to see that the Intercollegiate Wushu competition has survived its critical second year. Next year's tournament is set for UC Irvine, and I'm hoping to see everyone back again!
Below you see a snap shot from the tournament. Its He Jingde of the
Beijing Team presenting an award to an unidentified competitor.
Chang Quan - Beginner 1. Jason Fischer UO 2. Elyus Gwin UCB 3. Joanie Tang UO 4. Jessie Castro CSUF Chang Quan - Intermediate 1. Mark Tamimi UO 2. Billy Shih UCB Golden Bears 3. Nguyen Phan UCLA 4. Robert Peckham UCLA Chang Quan - Advanced 1. Mae Hsu UCB Golden Bears 2. Felicia Sze UCLA 3. Steven Kam Stanford U 4. Erick Louie ASU Nan Quan - Intermediate 1. Nguyen Phan UCLA 2. Robert Peckham UCLA Nan Quan - Advanced 1. Philip Chen CSUF 2. Luke Harrington UO 3. Elaine Kwei UCB Golden Bears Traditional Hand Forms - Advanced 1. Luke Harrington UO 2. Raffi Kamalian UCB Golden Bears Broadsword - Intermediate 1. Billy Shih UCB Golden Bears 2. Mark Tamimi UO Robert Peckham UCLA 4. Nghi Hua UCLA Broadsword - Advanced 1. Steven Kam Stanford U 2. Raffi Kamalian UCB Golden Bears 3. Elaine Kwei UCB Golden Bears Straightsword - Intermediate 1. Yeng Cha UO 2. Charlene Tran Santa Monica Community College 3. Peter Wolf UO 4. Nguyen Phan UCLA Straightsword - Advanced 1. Mae Hsu UCB Golden Bears 2. Nathan Tong UCB Golden Bears Staff - Intermediate 1. Robert Peckham UCLA 2. Nghi Hua UCLA Staff - Advanced 1. Nathan Tong UCB Golden Bears Spear - Intermediate 1. Robert Peckham UCLA 2. Nghi Hua UCLA Spear - Advanced 1. Mae Hsu UCB Golden Bears 2. Erick Louie ASU Traditional Long - Advanced 1. Luke Harrington UO Traditional Short - Advanced 1. Luke Harrington UO Open - Intermediate 1. Robert Peckham UCLA Open - Advanced 1. Raffi Kamalian UCB Golden Bears
Yang Tai Chi - Beginner 1. Karen Liao UCB Golden Bears Yang Tai Chi - Intermediate 1. Charlene Tran Santa Monica Community College 2. Nghi Hua UCLA 3. Mark Tamimi UO Yang Tai Chi - Advanced 1. Dawn Cerf UCB 2. Brandon Sugiyama UO 3. Peter Wong UCI Chen Tai Chi - Advanced 1. Peter Wong UCI 2. Matthew Wong UCI Other Internal - Intermediate 1. Charlene Tran Santa Monica Community College 2. Nghi Hua UCLA Other Internal - Advanced 1. Brandon Sugiyama UO 2. Dawn Cerf UCB 3. Peter Wong UCI 4. Matthew Wong UCI Tai Chi Weapons - Advanced 1. Dawn Cerf UCB
Group Set 1. Golden Bears Wushu Team 2. UCLA Wushu Team 3. University of Oregon Wushu Team Team Competition Final Results 1. Golden Bears Wushu Team - 48 Points 2. University of Oregon Wushu Team - 33 Points 3. UCLA Wushu Team - 31 Points
Men's - Luke Harrington UO Women's - Mae Hsu UCB Golden Bears
This will be the second annual intercollegiate competition. Last year the University of Oregon hosted the first competition. UCLA currently holds the title of collegiate champion team of Wushu. Click here to see the results from last year's tournament. Click here to see U of O's picture archive or click here to see UCLA's pictures of the competition.
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