Golden Lion Wins Two Grand Champions and Three National Champions at the 2008 AKWF National Champioships, Canberra

Congratulations to:

Si Jie Darlene: Tai Chi Grand Champion

Si Hing Kris Eberius: Kung Fu Grand Champion

Si Jie Su Rule: Female Tai Chi National Champion

Michael Dobrunz: Male Tai Chi National Champion

Geoff Hayes: Male NanQuan Optional National Champion

Other Results.

Nan Quan

Tai Chi Quan

Seven Golden Lion Students selected in the Australian Team for the 2nd World Traditional Wushu (Tai Chi and Kung Fu) Championships in Zhengzhou, China, from 13 -20 October 2006

Left to right:
Si Jie Darlene Beauchamp, Michael Dobrunz, Si Jie Chris Everett, Si Jie Anja Weise, Su Rule, Melissa Cole, Pam Riordon and Si Gung Charles

Seven members of the Golden Lion competition training class are going to the 2nd Traditional World Wushu Festival held in Zhengzhou, China in October. They will be part of the 17 strong Australian Wushu team. Si Gung Charles as the National Team Manager has been very busy making the preparations to ensure the Australian team are well organised and supported. Sifu Di is also going as a supporter and observer. We wish them success and good Luck.

The Golden Lion Academy student selected for Australian Wushu
(Tai Chi and Kung Fu)Team 2005.

Congratulations to

Su Rule

Congratulations to Su Rule for being chosen as part of the Wushu team to represent Australia and compete in the 8th World Wushu Championships in Vietnam in December 2005 - Well done!

Su started Tai Chi in 1998, at one of Golden Lion satellite schools in Emerald. She progressed to gradings and instructor training and became an accredited instructor in 2001.

Her first competition was in 2001 at the 3rd National Wushu and Tai Chi competition run by the Australian National Wushu and Tai Chi Association (ANWTA), which is now called Wushu and Tai Chi Practioners Association (WTPA) Su, was awarded the Grand Champion for the Open/Advanced division.

Since that first competition, Su has since competed in 14 competitions locally, nationally and internationally, winning a total of 33 medals, 28 of them gold. Su was a member of the 2003 Australian team and competed in the 7th World Wushu championships in Macau.

In 2004 at the First World Traditional Wushu Festival, Su won gold medals for both Tai Chi Barehands and Tai Chi sword routines.

In the same year, at the First Australian National and Victorian State Championships held by the Australian Kung Fu Wushu Federation (AKWF) Su received the grand trophies for National Title Holder, Female and the Victorian State Title Holder, Female for Tai Chi.

In September 2005, Su, along with 25 candidates Australia wide, traveled to Sydney to compete in the Australian National Wushu Team Trials. She was one of 10 to be selected to compete at the 8th World Wushu Championships to be held in Vietnam, December this year. This is Su's third consecutive year representing Australia overseas

We wish her well

Well done.

Golden Lion Wins Gold in
1st World Traditional Wushu
(Tai Chi and Kung Fu) Festival

Fifteen students of Golden Lion were chosen to represent Australia to compete at the Inaugural World Traditional Wushu Festival held in Zhengzhou, China, October 2004. Wushu is a generic term that encompasses the traditional Chinese martial arts of Kung Fu and Tai Chi.

The festival attracted over 2,000 competitors from 60 countries and was held in two stadiums built specially for the event. Athletes of various age groups, from children to veterans competed in both traditional and modern Wushu. There were over 100,000 people at the opening ceremony, which displayed traditional arts like Beijing opera as well as modern popular music over two and a half hours.

Students of Golden Lion won a total number of 9 Gold, 16 silver and 4 Bronze medals. In addition, the Gold Cup for best Group Team event was also won by the Golden Lion group. In the past 15 years, Golden Lion has regularly had students selected for the Australian team in World Championships.

In an address to members, the principal of the academy, Grandmaster Dr Pier Tsui-Po said today "This result is only possible with a team of highly trained and experienced instructors who offer consistently high quality training programmes in fully equipped facilities". The Final Medal Count for Golden Lion members are:

Tai Chi

Christine Everett: Gold (Yang 40), Bronze (42 Sword)
Albert Porta: Gold (42 Barehands), Silver (42 Sword)
Su Rule: Gold (42 Barehands), Gold (42 Sword)
Andre Van Der Putt: Silver (42 Barehands), Silver (42 Sword)
Lynne Byrne: Silver (42 Barehands), Silver (32 Sword)
Darlene Beauchamp: Gold, Silver
Simone Bryant:: Silver, Bronze
Wayne Walshe: Silver (Sun 73)
Fiona Paterson: Bronze (Yang 40)
Tai Chi Team Event - Gold Cup Team Event Overall Champion

Kung Fu

Adam Beardsley: Gold (Nan Gun Pole), Gold (Dual Event), Silver (Nan Quan Bare Hands),
Jonathan Lim: Gold (Nan Dao Broadsword), Gold (Dual Event), Silver (Tiger & Crane Bare Hands)
Richard Harvey: Gold (Kuan Dao Sword ), Silver (3 Ancestors Barehands)
Jayde Kirchett: Silver (Nan Gun Pole), Silver (Nan Quan Bare Hands)
Mark Charalambous: Silver (Nan Gun Pole), Silver (Nan Quan Bare Hands)
Joshua Osborne: Bronze (Nan Gun Pole), Silver (Nan Quan Bare Hands)