Live on Fox 5 News
2004,1.22, Thursday
This morning, Fox 5 News did a live television interview at 7:45 AM and 8:45 AM for the Chinese New Year's celebration in Lakeforest Mall.
Coach Zhang and Coach Pei took Motya Gershunskiy, Erica Yu, Kevin Pung, Jessica Shyy, Diana Pei and Victor Leviste to perform during this live interview. Eeveryone had a great time.
To update our coming Saturday's performance at Lakeforest Mall, all the man's and boys that is doing the "Dragon Dance" needs to report at the Academy at 11 AM and all the Ladies and girls could check-in at 12 noon.
For the Saturday night's performance at Quince Orcher High School, all the performers is required to check-in at 4:30 PM for make-up and dress rehearsal.
The kids had a great time with Ms. Holly Morris and Mr. Mike Richard from Fox 5 News (Victor Leviste not in the photo)
January 29, 2006
During the Year of the Dog celebration performance, Governor Ehrlich of Maryland
visit the performance and wished everyone a good Chinese New Year.
On his way out he saw our Wushu Children getting ready to perform, he is so happy
to see a group of cute and well behaved children and he ask if anyone has a camera
that can take a photo with him. We are all very honor and humbled by his invitation.
A First for the United States:
USWA Student Vanessa Loza Wins Gold Medal at The Second World Junior Wushu Championship in Bali |
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In December 2008, Coach Zhang Guifeng led two USWA students to the Second World Junior Wushu Championship in Bali-Vanessa Loza, winner of the gold medal for Broadsword in the first day of the competition in the 12-and-under age group (Group C girls) and Samantha Tsen, who was awarded certificates for two events in the 13-15 age group (Group B girls). A team of 12 kids, including Vanessa and Samantha, represented the United States in the week long competition, which gathered approximately 500 children from around the world. Vanessa's outstanding performance energized the entire US team, which in addition to the gold, brought home two silver medals, one bronze medal, and the certificates. This is the best performance for the US team in the international Wushu championships since the last silver medal awarded in 1988 to yet another student of Coach Zhang. In 2005 Joana Pei, aged 15, competed at the World Wushu Championship where she came in 5th place, receiving a certificate. The Academy's success in international competitions points to the unique backgrounds and methodologies of our Coaches. Coach Zhang brings her superior qualifications and keen eye into the classroom, where students are not only trained in technique, but also nurtured and cared for in a more holistic approach that takes into account their needs, aspirations, and level of physical and emotional development. Before her marriage and residence in the US, Coach Zhang had been a Wushu champion in China and subsequently, upon retiring as a competitor, trained members of the Wushu A Team in Beijing. As all top coaches in China, the government provided her with a budget to be spent at her discretion on selecting, training, and maintaining her own team. Normally, once a coach in China selects a team, she or he will sign one-year contracts with each one of the members, who will live and train from then on together in the Wushu federation training facility six days a week. In this total immersion environment, the coach becomes in effect a substitute parent, taking care of every aspect of the student's daily needs, in addition to Wushu training. Coach Zhang has a unique record in that, while working with the national Wushu Team in Beijing, she led her group from junior D Team level to the top A Team in just three years. Performance results, measured in the number of medals won in competitions, are paramount in judging and rewarding Chinese coaches and their teams. Moreover, competitions are strictly regulated by the Chinese government and the coach's overall performance is determined from the set number of government-approved competitions scheduled in a year. In the case of Coach Zhang's team, 90 percent of her beginning D Team members qualified for A Team, in contrast to the usual 30 percent success rate in other teams. In further recognition of her high level of excellence, the Chinese Wushu Team has a standing, open-ended contract offer for her to come back and teach there again, if she so wishes. Dedication and commitment to the art and the Academy's children have guided Coach Zhang in her approach to teaching classes and training students for competition. Vanessa started Wushu lessons with Coach when she was seven, and three years ago she began training for competition. She prepared all year for the team try-outs in June of last year, and then was put on a special program designed by Coach Zhang to ready her and Samantha for the Bali championship. However, they started training in the standardized routine, which is required of all competitors, just two months prior to the competition because Coach Zhang felt that the routine might become boring and mentally tiring for the two girls. Following on the success in Bali and the USWA standing in the top ranks in the US and worldwide, Coach Zhang envisions new approaches and programs that encourage the Academy's children to excel and achieve their personal goals and aspirations as athletes, Wushu artists, and happy, healthy youngsters. |
US Wushu Academy fetured in CCTV 9 documentary film "A Biz Date with the World". In Episode Sixth "The Invisible Game", US Wushu Academy begins at 24'30".
Since its creation, the United States Wushu Academy has championed the promotion of Wushu (Chinese Martial arts) Taiji (Tai Chi) Kung Fu and Health Qigong in the United States. Today, the Academy pioneers the introduction of Chen and Yang Style Taiji in the U. S. by its high quality seminars.
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Number
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Name
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Specialized in
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Date Received
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1
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Charles Peters, Jr. | Chen Style Taijiquan | February 6, 1993 |
2
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Toan Chau Nguyen | Yang Style Taijiquan | February 6, 1993 |
3
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Kenneth Brown | Wushu | February 6, 1993 |
4
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Linnie Kendrick | Chen Style Taijiquan | July 17, 1999 |
5
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Sarah Chang | Wushu | September 18, 1999 |
6
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Cheryl Chang | Wushu | September 18, 1999 |
7
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Emily Smeltzer | Wushu | September 18, 1999 |
8
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Patricia Wilson | Yang Style Taijiquan | February 24, 2001 |
9
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John Graham | Yang Style Tajiquan | February 24, 2001 |
10
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Keylor Eng | Yang Style Tajiquan | February 24, 2001 |
11
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Peter Peterson | Yang Style Taijiquan | April 27, 2002 |
12
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Ogden Copeland | Yang Style Taijiquan | March 29, 2003 |
13
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Howard Kramer | Yang Style Taijiquan | April 24, 2004 |
14
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Glenn Gulstone | Wushu | April 30, 2005 |
15
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Brian Fung | Wushu | May 20, 2006 |
16
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Thomas Anderson | Yang Style Taijiquan | July 29, 2006 |
17
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Diana Pei | Wushu | August 26, 2006 |
18
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Joana Pei | Wushu | August 26, 2006 |
19
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Vicky Pung | Wushu | June 13, 2009 |
20
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Matthew Lee | Wushu | May 8, 2010 |
21
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Melissa Yu | Wushu | May 8, 2010 |
22
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Kevin Pung | Wushu | May 8, 2010 |
23
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Yuhau Lin | Wushu | May 8, 2010 |
24
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Erica Yu | Wushu | May 8, 2010 |
25
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Yang Chia-Yun | Wushu | November 13, 2010 |
26
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Sandra Mosely | Wushu | May 14, 2011 |
27
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Wen-Li Cheng | Wushu | August 18, 2012 |
28
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Jerry Hall | Yang Style Taijiquan | September 15, 2012 |
29
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Donald Lau | Yang Style Taijiquan | September 15, 2012 |
30
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Emily Hwang | Wushu | December 8, 2012 |
31
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Philip Huang | Wushu | August 24, 2013 |
32
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Naomi Crossley | Wushu | August 24, 2013 |
33
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Andrew Chang | Wushu | August 24, 2013 |
34
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Xiaoyu Yin | Wushu | August 24, 2013 |
35
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Jessica Yin | Wushu | August 24, 2013 |
36
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Nathan Quan
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Wushu
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May 10, 2014
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37
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Victor Nguyen | Wushu | August 9, 2014 |
38
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Alvaro Astorga | Yang Style Taijiquan | October 11, 2014 |
39
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Christopher Zebrowski | Chen Style Taijiquan | November 8, 2014 |
40
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Cynthia Simmons | Chen Style Taijiquan | November 8, 2014 |
41
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Brian Tu | Wushu | September 12, 2015 |
42
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Ogden Copeland | Yang Style Taijiquan First Duan | September 12, 2015 |
43 | Thanh Huang | Wushu | December 10, 2016 |
44 | Nina Anderson | Wushu | December 10, 2016 |
45 | Chia-yan Yang | Wushu Third Duan | May 12, 2018 |
46 | Tasha Pressler | Wushu | October 13, 2018 |
47 | Justin Chow | Wushu | October 13, 2018 |
48 | Oleg Gershunskiy | Chen Style Taijiquan | November 10, 2018 |
49 | Bert Limbrick | Yang Style Taijiquan | November 10, 2018 |
50 | Michelle Hsiung | Wushu | October 17, 2020 |
51 | Benjamin Tran | Wushu | October 17, 2020 |
52 | Helen Gu | Wushu | October 17, 2020 |
53 | Vincent Zhong | Wushu | October 17, 2020 |
54 | Deepica Premaratne | Wushu | October 17, 2020 |
55 | William Zhu | Wushu | September 19, 2021 |
56 | Donald Lau | Yang Style Taijiquan First Duan | March 6, 2022 |
57 | Oleg Gershunskiy | Chen Style Taijiquan First Duan | February 19, 2023 |
58 | David Chesnick | Sanda | February 19, 2023 |
59 | Sean Wargo | Sanda | February 19, 2023 |
60 | Joanne Li | Wushu | April 9, 2023 |
61 | Sergey Shulenin | Yang Style Taijiquan | April 21, 2024 |
The Academy's Class Schedule
US Wushu Academy Classes Schedule
USWA at Virginia Location
2979 Prosperity Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 698-8182
Lakeforest Maill At Maryland Location
701 Russell Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301)869-7519