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Wushu

Wushu is a National sport of the People's Republic of China. Our Wushu program is primarily geared towards children and young adults looking for an athletic and challenging sport to pursue. Wushu is the Chinese term for "martial arts" and is governed by the International Wushu Federation, and in Canada by the United Wushu Federation of Canada. The sport is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee and is set to become an Olympic event in the 2008 Olympics. The art is a combination of traditional Chinese martial arts and acrobatics, developed to increase the flexibility, stamina and physical ability of all practitioners.

The sport of Wushu is made up of two categories, namely the taolu (routine) and the sanshou (free fight) categories. The routines in Wushu are focused on hand sets, weapons sets, and choreographed fighting sets, all which are commonly seen in movies and television. Wushu routines possess the flare and excitement found in other performance sports such as gymnastics and figure skating. Focus is given to speed, power, expression, balance and difficulty when practicing the routines in Wushu. There is no particular style of "kung fu" in Wushu as commonly mistaken. Wushu encompasses all the traditional Chinese martial arts styles, by revising the movements and adding levels of difficulty to them. Competition routines are developed by the IWUF and are practiced worldwide in over 80 countries. These routines are compulsory routines taught only by a few schools in Canada.

Our Wushu Coach

Dennis has been training with the Sunny Tang family for over seven years. He initially started in the system of Wing Chun under Sifu Walter Jakimczak, eventually earning a 1st Degree Gold Sash and discipleship. During that time he also studied Wushu under the guidance of Sifu Ivan Wong, Sifu Alan Tang and briefly with Sifu Li Wengi. Dennis is still actively maintaining his own skill level by his frequent visits to Toronto for training. Sifu Tang and Sifu Wong are still very active in sharing their vast knowledge with Dennis. He hopes to share this knowledge with students here in Ottawa. Dennis also would like to extend his thanks to his Sigung Sunny Tang (Dunn Wah) for allowing him the opportunity to train in Toronto.