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To close out the Lunar New Year festivities, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto invited Wayland Li Wushu to perform at the Aga Khan Museum over the February break long weekend (Feb 15-17).
Each day consisted of two lion dances throughout the museum interacting with the crowds of familes, and a wushu demonstration on the event stage.
Great job everyone!
On Sunday, February 16, 2025, members of Canadian National Junior Wushu Team were honoured for their achievements at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships by local Canadian government officials.
Thank you to Mr. Michael Chan, Deputy Mayor of Markham for organizing the award recognitions for our Canadian youth athletes and hosting a presentation ceremony. Additionally, thank you to Mr. Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, for your continued support. Your support of our athletes and the advancement of the Canadians in the sport of Wushu on the world stage means a lot to us!
Those honoured were Lia, Ryan, Thea, Eason, Chris, Marcus, Venus, Amanda, Allen and Kai-Hsin. They were presented each with a plaque from the City of Markham and bouquet of flowers for their outstanding achievements (see more here).
And a big shoutout to Coach Li for initiating the recognition for our world champions.
Congrats to everyone!
On February 9, 2025, members of the Wayland Li Wushu team performed alongside other schools at the annual Wushu Canada celebration for Lunar New Year. It was a blast to have the opportunity to perform among Canada’s best wushu athletes and masters. Thank you Master Sunny Tang and Alan Tang.
Great job everyone with the fierce performance!
On February 1, 2025, members of the Wayland Li Wushu team performed at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto for Lunar New Year festivities.
Great job all! Jiayou!
Lia Tang-Ruggiero Shortlisted for IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year!
We’re thrilled to announce that Lia Tang-Ruggiero, one of Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre’s top athletes, has been shortlisted for the IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year Award! This honour places her among six exceptional athletes worldwide, including competitors from China and Singapore. Lia’s journey has been made possible by the unwavering support of her community. Now, she needs your vote to secure the IWUF Rising Star of the Year Award.
Vote for Lia here:
https://iwuf.sports.cn/Athlete-of-the-Year-2024/index.html?tabhs=wushutaoluF
Every vote counts—let’s help Lia earn this incredible recognition! Thank you!
On January 18, 2025, Wayland Li Wushu Centre performed for the Year of the Snake Celebration at the Burlington Peforming Arts Centre. We performed lion dance, dragon dance, and a wushu demo. The event was presented by the Redleaf Cultural Integration group.
Great job on an exciting demonstration!
Congrats Yuki Xu for your achievements at the 2024 Guangdong Kids Wushu Elite Tournament (2024年广东省少儿武术精英赛), in Shenzhen, China.
Yuki competed in the youth division and took home a gold medal 🥇and silver medal 🥈in Changquan and Gunshu.
The tournament had over 300 teams from across the province of Guangdong, with more than 10,000 young athletes competing in various wushu taolu divisions.
Congrats Yuki on becoming the Guangdong Province young champion!
Congrats Ryan on your gold medal performance 🥇 at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei to become world champion of Group C Daoshu. Well done!
The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) selects all gold medal winners and shares their videos as part of the “online learning classroom.” We’re thrilled that the IWUF selected Ryan in this regard.
Jiayou!
Our first Lunar New Year performance is complete!
On January 11, 2025, we put a wushu demonstration for the variety show “Chinese Stories, Chinese New Year” at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.
Great job everyone. Many more to go…
This month marked the arrival of China's Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Center - they were visiting Canada for a series of performances around the Toronto area. These Wu Opera performers were putting on a show commemorating the story of the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) and its story Journey to the West.
On January 6, 2025, the troupe made their way to the Wayland Li Wushu Center and our athletes were introduced to the Wu Opera team’s tumbling and performances techniques. In exchange, we demonstrated our wushu weapon and jumping techniques. It was a fun and friendly exchange and we thank the delegates who organized the troupe’s visit to our school.
Wayland Li Martial Centre 李文启武术学院
Master Wayland Li (李文启师傅)
145 Royal Crest Ct, Unit 28
Markham, ON L3R 9Z4
Email: info@waylandliwushu.com
