Wushu Demonstration

Wayland Li Wushu at Fairchild Spring Festival Gala

On February 18, 2018, members of the demonstration team from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre (李文启武术学院) performed at Fairchild's Spring Festival Gala 2018 (四海同声 - 春节晚会).

The performance featured three parts. The first act was lion dance drumming performed by Fairchild DJs Elissa (高瑩), Edwin (駱曦) and Amy (胡懿恩), and members from Wayland Li. The second and third performances were Wushu demonstrations by Wayland Li's competition team. The event was held at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.

A big thank you to all the parent volunteers, students and of course, Shifu and Shimu. An amazing performance!

Wushu Demo at Beijing Opera Spring Festival

On January 28, 2018, the demonstration team from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre performed at the Spring Festival celebration of Beijing Opera (歡樂春節 2018新年戲曲晚會).

The occasion was hosted by the Canada Chinese Opera Centre and featured visiting performers Yu Kuizhi (于魁智) and Li Shengsu (李胜素). 

Great job performance team!

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Wushu Demonstration at the 2017 Martial Arts Festival

On 2 December 2017, the students of Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre (李文启武术学院) performed a wushu demonstration at the Toronto Martial Arts Festival. 

The event featured performances from martial arts schools from around Toronto, and members of the Shaolin Temple that traveled from China.

2017 Wushu Demo at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

On 8 October 2017, members of the Wayland Li demonstration team performed a wushu demonstration at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The event was to celebrate Canada's 150 anniversary, and the 68th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Great job everyone!

2017 National Day Celebrations in Markham, Ontario

On 1 October 2017, the demonstration team from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre performed lion dance and wushu to celebrate China's National Day with local Canadian politicians and Chinese consulate representatives.

Thanks everyone for your amazing performances!

2017 Health Awareness Day Wushu Demonstration

On 10 September 2017, Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre performed a wushu demonstration for Health Awareness Day (健康关注日) at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (大多伦多中华文化中心).

Thanks to the parent volunteers and student performers. Great job everyone!

2017 CPAC Summer Festival Wushu Demonstration (2017年华夏节武术表演)

Wushu kids from our competition team performed at the 14th CPAC Summer Festival, an outdoor event in the Chinese-Canadian community celebrating Multiculturalism and Canada Day. The event was held at Scarborough Civic Centre in Toronto, Canada on June 24, 2017.

Thank you to all of our athletes for a successful performance, and many thanks to the parent volunteers.

Our performance was covered by local newspaper Chinese Canadian Voice. Here is an excerpt of the article and photos featured on their website. 

功夫了得,不愧都是世界级顶尖高手 (Wushu worthy of a world class master)

2017年华夏节风采

不知道是否是夏天的缘故,多伦多的周末是忙碌的!这在华人社区来说,情况更是如此!这不,刚刚过去的周六,6月24日,尽管风有点大, 但预报中的暴雨并没有降临,倒是难得的好天气。号称是华人社区最大的户外狂欢节–CPAC华夏节(Summer Festival)在Scarborough Town Cenre成功举行。

从众多的节目安排来看,这倒确实是社区大狂欢!就拿记者在现场的短短时间里,加拿大中国专业妇女协会百合花艺术团的女声三重唱《踩着云》、Ruby的小提琴独奏、李文启武术学院的中国功夫、成功中文学校鹭舞蹈团的舞蹈《春天在哪里》等,特别吸引老人和小孩子们。

http://www.chinesecanadianvoice.ca/97185/

Wayland Li Wushu performance at the 2017 Golden Daffodil Ball

On April 1, 2017, the Wushu demonstration team from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre (李文啟武術學院) performed at the Golden Daffodil Ball (金水仙慈善晚宴). The event was a fund-raising gala for the Canadian Cancer Society's Ontario Division, and was organized by the GDE Canadian Chinese Outreach (GDECCO).

A great performance for a good cause!

Wushu Performance at Toronto's St. Patrick's Day Parade, 2017

On Sunday, March 19, 2017, the demonstration team from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre performed in Toronto's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Congratulations to our students for braving the weather and putting on a series of superb performances. Amazing stuff everyone!

Thank you to all of our parents and to Shifu Li for coordinating the event.

Here are a few clips and pictures of the day.  Credits to Chih-Kai Chang.

Duilian performance to a captivated crowd.

Battle scene on Toronto's Bloor Street.

Group staff form in front of Toronto's Hard Rock Cafe.

3-Person Staff duilian in the heart of Toronto's Dundas Square.