New York: The First Global Chinese Martial Arts Competition Concludes (Photos)
By Minghui reporter Huang Kaili
(Clearwisdom.net) The First Global Chinese Martial Arts Competition held
by NTDTV concluded on September 28 in Manhattan. Li Youfu, the chair of the
judging committee, stated that the goal of the competition is to promote
traditional martial arts and the moral standard they contain.� Many martial
arts masters attended the competition. The closing ceremony A contestant A contestant A contestant From left to right: Judge Zhao Ailun; Li Youfu, chair of the
judging committee; Judge Zou Zenghua Zou Zenghua, a judge of the competition, said that many masters from
different schools attended the competition. "They came to the competition,
not pursuing fame, but to promote the martial arts and train the young
generation. I was truly moved," he said. Four hundred martial arts masters from Asia, Europe, America and Australia
attended the competition. Many people in the audience learned what real martial
arts are. There were even some non-Chinese contestants. There are four categories in the competition: Neijia style, Chang Style, Nan
Style, and Weaponry. Thirty contestants entered the finals, and the closing
ceremony was held at 8:00 p.m. Li Youfu, Li Zong, the president of NTDTV, Lu
Yuanrong, the director of the New York Chinese Culture Center, and Chen Shicong,
a famous sword maker, issued the awards and certificates to the winners. The champions in each category won a specially made sword and five thousand
dollars. The second place winners won a sword and three thousand dollars. The
third place won two thousand dollars and the "excellent performers"
won five hundred dollars. The contestants said that this was a precious chance for all the martial arts
practitioners to share experiences and learn from each other. �Most
contestants were very good. They praised NTDTV for organizing the competition
and giving practitioners this chance. The contestants believed that the
competition was very successful and meaningful. The winners (Champion, second and third place; excellent performer): Men's Neijia Style: Women's Neijia Style: Men's Chang Style Women's Chang Style: Men's Nan Style: Women's Nan Style: Men's Weaponry: Women's Weaponry:
Zhang Wunai; Xuan Yunzi; Ding Jianping; Guan Jingshun
Huang Liling; Huang Xuefen; Liu Yuzhen; Li Huanglizhu
No Champion; Alexander Woo; Zhang Xiaobin; Liu Shangpeng and Joshua Heath
No Champion; Li Xinxin; No third place; He Peixuan;
Li Chaosheng; Michael MacNill; Luo Geyong; Marcus Leonard
Zhao Yun; Stephanie Miller; Raquel Romaine; Zhu Ningzhen
Li Peiyun; Li Zhijie; Liu Enli; Li Mingzhen
Lu Meihui; Li Huimin; Wu Xiaohong; Guo Xuwen
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/9/29/186863.html
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