Tianjin Wushu Demonstration

"Dressed in red robes and armed with metre-long sticks, a dozen Chinese fighters fly through the air and land on a sea of blue mats with cat-like agility" (Daily Post). In 2002, Ms-L invited one of top Wushu teams----- Tianjin Wushu team to demonstrate their skills in 14 cities in Wales and England: Birmingham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Preston, Nottingham, Blackpool, Bristol, Leeds, Brighton, Newport, Brecon, Rhyl, and Aberystwyth.

The team was entirely made up of national youth champions while their senior instructor Wu Bin also coached the martial arts film star Jet Li. These youngsters showed off more the 40 types of fights, with and without weapons.

Wushu is not all about attacking. Wushu movements are graceful and full of artistry. Wushu, or the art of fighting, is a time-honoured sport in China which stretches back several thousand years. The performance of weaponry included sward, broadsword, spear, cudgel, whip, dagger, meteor hammer, long handled broadsword and double swords, which constituted 18 types of martial arts; Bare hand forms demonstrated even more variety, they are Long boxing, Southern style, Drunken style, Fanzi boxing, Mantis, Baji, Eagle claw, Monkey style, Through-the-back, Arbat, floor skill Palm, etc. The team also performed a number of beautiful Tai Chi exercises.

The shows were well welcomed by audience, especially to majority non Wushu practitioners. They were so surprised to find out that the content of Chinese Wushu is much richer and its movements are more artistic than they expected. They expressed they would like to watch more of this in future. A quite number of youngsters came to talk to our performers and asked if they could teach them Wushu. In Nottingham, one of our Tai Chi actors was held hands tightly by an old gentlemen who shined tears in his eyes, he was very excited by the show, he commented it was the most wonderful shows he had ever seen.

London University Seminar

Ms-L introduced Tianjin Wushu team to the martial arts club in London University where they hosed a Wushu seminar in ULU¡¯s famous Room101. Southern style and Cudgel weapon style were taught to the club members. The seminar lasted a whole day. Wushu players and university students shared meals and party together in the campus, apart from Wushu learning, friendship was made between nations. The sports department of the University also supported the event.

Staged together with UK Wutan International Association

UK Wutan International is one of the biggest Chinese Wushu Association in the UK. It has many clubs across the UK. Mr They and Mrs They have dedicated themselves to promote Chinese Wushu and have coached a number of British Wushu Champions during past. Mrs They was an excellent Wushu player herself. Ms-L’s performing team staged a number of shows together with Wutan Wushu members.

Aberystwyth Karate Club hosted party for Chinese Wushu team

The Wushu shows were very popular in the west coast city Aberystwyth although there was not a Wushu club there. Enthusiastic local karate club hosted a welcome party for the arrival of the team. At the party, the two parties exchanged performances as well as cards, photos and signatures.

Reading Wushu Club Learning Wushu in China

Led by Mr Neil Adawy, Kungfu Widow Wushu club based in Reading was very enthusiastic about Wushu. After series of training courses from the instructors introduced by Ms-L, the club decided to take a trip to China to learn more Wushu. They were welcomed in China and arranged to stay in Tianjin University and practised Wushu side by side with Chinese Wushu students. They lived there for a month, apart from learning Wushu, they also visited a number of famous sights, and experienced local culture, which left them many wonderful memories for lifetime.

Meeting Mid-England Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu School

The Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu School was started in 1971 by chief instructor K.S.M Lee, ranked as the 5th degree black belt, a versatile Wushu master. The school is attached to the University of Huddersfield. Over the years, many hundreds of people have benefited from being a member of this school and some have gone on to become instructors. Ms-L’s Wushu performance was received by a hundred of its members in Leeds.

Za-Ji, Chinese Acrobatic Spectacular

Za-Ji "opens with a sequence that is more dance than daredevil and what follows takes time to come to the boil. Languorous scene changes detract from the sequences of the show, which carried off with requisite smiling faces and moments of high camp" appreciate amounts of "ooh" and "ahhs" are emitted at the sight... the second half is more dangerous because suddenly the safety harnesses start appearing "( Oxford press).. The show is also accompanied with selected music and backdrop scenes of beautiful China sights. The 35 strong acrobats impressed 20 cities" audience across England and Wales with their awesome skills and their world winning routines: Ladies and Their Chairs; Jumping Stunts, Rolling Cups... etc

Za-Ji, debut West End

Still named Za-Ji, the show went into London West End, the stage of world performing arts, to test its strengths. Following the popular runs of Chinese martial arts extravaganzas Shaolin Monks, Wushu the Fist of the Dragon, Zhang Yimou’s Chinese ballet Red Lantern, and Beijing Opera, Za-Ji staged in Peacock Theatre, a sister theatre of Sadler’s Wells Theatre. With Za-Ji’s unique style and astonishing skills, the show delighted thousands of audience and kids in London and left the West End critics a plenty to say about. Read the webpage of Media Reviews.

China Trip Mt Huangshan Tour

China offers a rich mix of cultural and historical sights, a variety of contrasting landscapes from towering mountain to mighty rivers, sophisticated modern cities to timeless rural villages. Mt.

Huangshan intrigues and astonishes all visitors with spectacular rocky peaks, oddly shaped pines, crystal-clear mountain springs and the sea of clouds covering the highest peaks. After exciting Za-Ji show, 200 audience signed for Za-Ji Delegation Tour organized by Ms-L. The delegates were invited as guests to join this arts and cultural promotional event. Anhui Acrobatics company showed their dedicated training sessions as well as accompanied them onto nearby Huangshan Mount as well as famous city Shanghai.