GeneChing
12-03-2012, 10:29 AM
Haven't heard much coverage of this. We probably won't even be covering it. But here's a nice story, just for archival sake. No one here went, right? If so, let us know.
Kung fu teen tackles cancer (http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15533717/kung-fu-teen-tackles-cancer/)
Angela Pownall, The West Australian Updated December 3, 2012, 3:41 am
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Jhung Siu and Corey Hunter. Picture: Sharon Smith/The West Australian
As Jhung Siu executes the crafted moves of kung fu with precision, it's hard to believe the Perth teenager battled leukaemia as a young child and had surgery to remove cancerous tumours only weeks ago.
Three weeks before Jhung won a silver medal in the World Traditional Wushu (kung fu) Championships in China last month, he was in hospital and surrounded by his anxious family, who feared the disease had returned.
Modest about his achievement, the 17-year-old said he focused on being in top form for his performance in the world's top kung fu contest.
"I was just doing my best," he said.
The discovery of the cancerous cells in both thyroids, which were removed during the surgery, came as Jhung was making a meteoric rise in the world of kung fu fighting.
Jhung won two gold medals and was named State champion at the WA Championships in July, which qualified him for the world championships in Huangshan.
Jhung and Corey Hunter, who also attends the Ging Mo Academy run by Jhung's father Gawain, won silver in the duel category.
Jhung began practising wushu when he was three years old under the guidance of his father, a kung fu master. It was also at about this age he was diagnosed with leukaemia and not until he was seven that he was declared cured of the disease.
4th World Traditional Wushu Championships (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58386)
Shaolin Trips: The First World Traditional Wushu Festival (http://www.martialartsmart.com/dvd-gc001.html)
No reports on #2 or #3. :o
Kung fu teen tackles cancer (http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15533717/kung-fu-teen-tackles-cancer/)
Angela Pownall, The West Australian Updated December 3, 2012, 3:41 am
http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/121203/021212gensio_18bnmde-18bnmdu.jpg
Jhung Siu and Corey Hunter. Picture: Sharon Smith/The West Australian
As Jhung Siu executes the crafted moves of kung fu with precision, it's hard to believe the Perth teenager battled leukaemia as a young child and had surgery to remove cancerous tumours only weeks ago.
Three weeks before Jhung won a silver medal in the World Traditional Wushu (kung fu) Championships in China last month, he was in hospital and surrounded by his anxious family, who feared the disease had returned.
Modest about his achievement, the 17-year-old said he focused on being in top form for his performance in the world's top kung fu contest.
"I was just doing my best," he said.
The discovery of the cancerous cells in both thyroids, which were removed during the surgery, came as Jhung was making a meteoric rise in the world of kung fu fighting.
Jhung won two gold medals and was named State champion at the WA Championships in July, which qualified him for the world championships in Huangshan.
Jhung and Corey Hunter, who also attends the Ging Mo Academy run by Jhung's father Gawain, won silver in the duel category.
Jhung began practising wushu when he was three years old under the guidance of his father, a kung fu master. It was also at about this age he was diagnosed with leukaemia and not until he was seven that he was declared cured of the disease.
4th World Traditional Wushu Championships (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58386)
Shaolin Trips: The First World Traditional Wushu Festival (http://www.martialartsmart.com/dvd-gc001.html)
No reports on #2 or #3. :o