wushu at the university of washington
the husky wushu team at the UW was formed on 11.16.2007 to bring interest in wushu back to seattle, giving UW students a chance to experience this rich martial art. our team is a small group of students that are passionate about wushu and would like to see the sport grow.
interested in having an exciting wushu performance team at your organization's next event? please email us at uwwushu@u.washington.edu.
wushu [woo -shoo]
n. Chinese martial arts collectively
wushu has come to be associated with the chinese martial arts comprising in a multitude of styles that has developed into a internationally competitive sport. forms or routines serve as the basis of wushu teaching and practice. modern competition wushu routines were developed from traditional martial arts styles and are known for their impressive speed, power, and acrobatics. describing wushu with words can only scratch the surface of wushu culture and background, the complete experience of the art of wushu must be seen in action or even better actually learning wushu.
UPDATES
5.28.2009 || over memorial day weekend, we hosted the university of oregon wushu club for the 3rd northwest wushu alliance training seminar. this year's guest coach was li tian yuan from northwest wushu a former shanxi wushu team member and 3 time national champion. two training sessions on saturday and sunday covered wushu basics and instruction on compulsory chang quan and cha quan forms. the event was a success, helping to develop the wushu community in the northwest.
4.17.2009 || blossom wushu on the quad.
4.11.2009 || travis took first at the 17th berkeley cmat in chang quan. hoan took fourth place in jian shu.
winter 2009 || a couple demos we did this year
8.28.2008 || it seems like the husky wushu team's activities have been winding down this summer, but we've been preparing for a set of big events for this coming season/school year.
*DAWG DAZE 2008
we're running a wushu workshop on 3 different days. the schedule is listed below.
Monday, September 22nd from 3-4:30pm in HUB 108 Tuesday, September 23rd from 2-3:30pm in HUB 108 Friday, September 26th from 2-3:30pm in HUB 200C
check out other events you can attend here: (search wushu for ours)
DAWG DAZE 2008
*Student Activities Fair we'll have a table on Thursday September 25th from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the HUB Lawn. most likely there will be some wushu demonstration involved.
be sure you bring your friends a long and check out what the wushu team has to offer!
6.15.2008 || the MAPS demo video is on youtube now.
5.14.2008 || demo coming up for the MAPS 6th annual benefit concert and auction on may 21st in the HUB auditorium starting at 6:30pm. more info on their website: MAPS UW.
4.6.2008 || we're back from the berkeley competition. priscilla was awarded a bronze medal in changquan and gold in emei daggers. travis won gold in the changquan division.
3.5.2008 || berkeley cmat16 registration is open, get your registration in. nandu forms are due by March 24, 2008. 16th Annual Chinese Martial Arts Tournament
2.9.2008 || demo videos are up in the gallery, photos soon to come.
2.5.2008 || our series of lunar new year demos on february 2nd were a success! check back again for soon to be posted photos and videos in the gallery.
husky wushu demo team posing after TIS demo at fisher pavilion in the seattle center
1.10.2008 || we have demos coming up soon! we'll be performing for Tet in Seattle and the CSA UW's 41st Annual Lunar New Year Show on Saturday, February 2, 2008.
the TIS one will be some time between 2:30 and 4:30 at the seattle center
the CSA's show is from 7 to 9pm at Kane 130 on the UW campus, so be sure to mark your calendars! also, check back here for more updates.
12.13.2007 || the Husky Wushu Team Sampler is up on youtube. don't forget to share it with your friends and spread the wushu love. if you want to download video, you can find the link in the gallery page.