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The 2nd World Taijiquan and Health Conference,=20 Haikou, China

Ji Hong Competitors Captured 3 Gold and 3 Silver

 

(Translated from Singtao=20 News, January 11, 2006)

 

Hosted by the Chinese Wushu Association and = the=20 municipal government of the city of Haikou, = China, the 2nd World Taijiquan and Health Conference was=20 held in December 18th to = 20th,=20 2005. Conference = events=20 included seminars, demonstrations and tutoring sessions from Taichi experts as well as world class Taichi competitions involving 1900 athletes from = 13=20 countries and regions.

 

The Canadian Ji = Hong Wushu=20 and Taichi College sent three students to the competition. = They did not=20 disappoint, capturing 3 gold and 3 silver medals.

 

Their proud achievement=20 includes:

 

Grace Lee (Edmonton)

Woman=92s Yang style Taichi form

Gold = Medal

Grace Lee (Edmonton)

Woman=92s Yang style Taichi sword

Gold = Medal

Erica Lam (Calgary)

Woman=92s Chen style Taichi form

Gold = Medal

Erica Lam (Calgary)

Woman=92s Chen style Taichi sword

Silver = Medal

Deannette=20 Baljadia (Edmonton)

Woman=92s Yang style Taichi form

Silver = Medal

Deannette=20 Baljadia (Edmonton)

Woman=92s Yang style Taichi sword

Silver=20 Medal

 

A special mention goes Grace Lee=92s performance of = the Yang=20 style Taichi form that brought down the = house by=20 scoring the highest among all the events in the entire tournament. = Again, Ji Hong students prove the powerhouse that Ji Hong College is in major international=20 competitions.

 

To cap-off this successful event, Master = Luo Hong Yuan, a certified class = A international Wushu adjudicator was appointed by = the=20 conference as deputy chief judge and an overseas Tai Chi specialist. = Master=20 Luo was the conference=92s only judge from = outside=20 China.           &nbs= p;            = ;       =20

 

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第二屆世界太極拳= ;健康大會

基宏選手為國爭光= ;

 

由中國武術協會和= ;海口市政府主辦的第= 二屆世界太極拳健康&= #22823;會，則于12月18至20日= 312;中國海口市舉行。ä= 23;會包括了名家表演ӌ= 9;輔導、講座和太極拳= ;、械比賽等內容，其= 中來自13個國家與地區= ;的=20 1,900 = 多名選手參加了這一&= #19990;界級的比賽。加拿&#= 22823;基宏武術、太極拳= 3416;院選派了3名選手參= 6093;，結果不負眾望一!= 289;奪得三金三銀的驕É= 54;成績。 其中 Grace Lee（愛城）獲得女子楊式太極&= #25331;、劍兩個金獎= ； Erika Larm（卡城） 獲得陳式太極拳&#= 37329;獎、陳式太極劍銀= 9518;；=20 Deannette Balajadia（愛城） = 獲得楊式太極拳&#= 12289;械兩個銀獎。更值= 4471;一提的是 Grace Lee 的楊式太極拳獲&#= 24471;整個賽事的最高分= 2780;轟動一時，再次展= 034;了基宏選手在國際ä= 23;賽的實力。

 

另外，擁有A級國༏= 5;武術裁判資格的羅紅= ;元師傅，特別由大會= 聘請為副裁判長和海&= #22806;太極拳專家，成為&#= 22823;會唯一的海外裁判= 2290;