May 9th, 2026, Edmonton’s Jihong Wushu Tai Chi College turned in a historic performance at the 44th Can-Am International Martial Arts Championship in Vancouver, bringing home a stunning haul of medals and cementing its dominance on the international stage. The elite team swept the podium in both Tai Chi forms and Tai Chi Push-Hands(Tui Shou).
The Edmonton squad displayed deep technical mastery in the senior divisions, completely dominating the over‑60 age group. Raymond Ma demonstrated flawless precision and versatility, capturing five gold medals in five different events – Chen style, Yang style, Wu style, Yang 32‑form sword, and Chen style sword. His absolute dominance earned him the highly coveted title of “Over‑60 Male Tai Chi Grand Champion.” Matching his level, Dianne Weicker took home the “Over‑60 Female Tai Chi Grand Champion” title with a gold medal in Yang 32‑form sword and a hard‑fought silver in traditional Yang style fist.
The momentum carried onto the pushing hands arena. In the high‑intensity, full‑contact Tai Chi Push-Hands competition, Edmonton’s Jihong competitors proved unstoppable. Richard Anderson led the charge, capturing double gold in both fixed‑step and moving‑step events, and ultimately receiving the championship’s highest honours: the Push-Hands Grand Champion trophy and the “King of the Ring” title. Richard is a highly decorated student of Jihong Tai Chi. Since his first competition in 1996, he has won every push-hands event he entered in Canada. He also won the Middleweight Champion and Overall Grand Champion at the 1999 U.S. National Tai Chi Championships; two-time Pan-American Wushu Championships Tui Shou champion; the Canadian National Chinese Wrestling Championship title; two-time 70 kg champion at the International Tai Chi Push Hands Ring Competition in Jiaozuo, China; the 70 kg champion at the Handan International Tai Chi Championships; the 70 kg Push Hands champion at the Hong Kong International Martial Arts Open; and the 70 kg champion at the Chaoshan International Martial Arts Invitational Competition.
Returning to the arena once again, he led a new generation to even greater glory while competing alongside them. Teammates Jordan, Alex, and Jerrett also excelled, each achieving a perfect record of two gold medals – one in fixed‑step and one in moving‑step pushing hands – within their respective weight classes. In an exceptionally competitive division, Owen fought through a series of gruelling matches to claim two silver medals (moving‑step and fixed‑step), completing a near‑total medal sweep for the Edmonton team.
历史性横扫：基宏武术太极拳学院闪耀加美国际武术锦标赛
埃德蒙顿基宏武术太极学院在温哥华举行的第44 届加美国际武术锦标赛上奉献了历史性的表现，斩获大量奖牌，确立了该学院在国际舞台上的主导地位。 这支精英队伍在太极拳和太极推手项目中横扫领奖台，随着他们正式启动一项雄心勃勃的四阶段计划——目标是参加在中国举行的世界太极推手锦标赛，这一成绩发出了无可争议的信号。
埃德蒙顿代表队在老年组中展现了深厚的技术功底，完全掌控了60岁以上组别。Raymond Ma 以精准和全
能展现了完美的表现，在五个不同项目中夺得五枚金牌，包括陈式、杨式、吴式、杨式32式剑和陈式剑。他的绝对优势为他赢得了备受瞩目的“60岁以上男子太极总冠军”称号。与之水准相当，Dianne Weicker 凭借杨式32式剑的金牌和传统杨式拳的一枚来之不易的银牌，摘得“60岁以上女子太极总冠军”头衔。
这股势头直接延续到推手赛场上。在高强度、全接触的太极推手竞赛中，埃德蒙顿的基宏选手们证明了自己势不可挡。Richard Anderson领衔出击，在定步和活步两个项目中夺得双金，最终收获了赛事最高荣誉：推手总冠军奖和“擂台之王”称号。Richard 是基宏太极拳的功勋学员，自1996年首次参赛以来，揽括加拿大境内所有推手参赛项目桂冠、并获得1999年美国全国太极拳锦标赛中量级冠军和全场总冠军、两届泛美武术锦标赛推手冠军、加拿大全国中国跤锦标赛冠军、两届中国焦作国际太极拳锦标赛推手擂台赛70公斤级冠军、邯郸国际太极拳锦标赛70公斤级推手擂台赛冠军、香港国际武术公开赛70公斤级推手冠军和潮汕国际武术邀请赛70公斤级推手冠军，此次再战赛场，以老带新再创辉煌
团队成员 Jordan、Alex 和 Jerrett 同样表现出色，各自在自己重量级的定步和活步推手中各夺两枚金牌，实现了完美战绩。在竞争极为激烈的组别中，Owen 经过一系列艰苦比赛，在活步和定步推手中获得两枚银牌，为埃德蒙顿队实现了近乎全面的奖牌包揽