Register now for the 2016 Tiger Claw Elite Championship
April 15, 2016 6:42 PM MST
Violet Li Tai Chi Examiner
Hosted by the prestigious Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, the Tiger Claw Elite Championship has becoming bigger and better each year. Expanding to two days, the 2016 Championship is on May 21-22, 2016 in San Jose, CA. The 2016 Tiger Claw Elite includes the 8th annual KungFuMagazine.com Championship and the 4th Taekwondo Championship. A new Showcase Division of Monkey King Championship is added to celebrate the year of Monkey. The 1st Wushu Nandu Championship is created to challenge and honor the best Wushu athletes. The 2016 Championship is awarding $200 “Claw” Cash will to ten adult Grand Champions in addition to the large grand championship trophy.
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The Tiger Claw Elite Championship has been one of the largest tournaments outside of China or Taiwan with its inclusive competition divisions and number of attendees. Last year both the KungFuMagazine.com Championship and the Taekwondo Championship attracted 1,000 contestants. This year, the KungFuMagazine.com Championship will have 39 divisions for Wushu, Traditional Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Internal Martial Arts, Nandu Wushu, Team competitions of Internal and external martial arts, and WildAid and most categories will be subdivided by age and sex. More competitors are expected this year. Click a link here to see the brochure for details.
Another feature of the Tiger Claw Elite Championship is the list of VIP’s that will attend the event. Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine invites the most prominent Chinese martial artists to judge and perform. This year’s list reads like a Who’s Who in the Chinese martial arts community. Currently, twenty-four masters and grandmasters have confirmed their participation. Master Chen Bing, Coach Wu Bin, Master Wu Amin, Professor Wang Peikun, and Master Zhao Changjun will come from China. Grandmaster Liang Shou-Yu of Canada, Master Gao Jiamin of Oregon, Coach Christopher Pei of Virginia, Master Grace Wu-Monnat of Kansas, and Master Yang Jun of Washington will join the event. Additionally, Coach Emilio Alpanseque, Master May Chen, Master Bryan Fong, Master He Tao, Master Wayne Pen Wen, Master Jia Shusen, Grandmaster Ho Dai-Luong, MMA/UFC Champion Cung Le, Shaolin Monk Shi Yanran, Shaolin Monk Shi Yanxing, Grandmaster Alex Tao, Master Daniel Tomizaki, Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng, and Dr. and Grandmaster Yang Jwing-Ming of California will be present. You can read their bio’s via Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine’s cover stories.
The 2016 KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY is scheduled on Sunday May 22, 2016. It will be combined with the 2016 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship and held in the South Hall of the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. There will be the Masters’ Demonstration and workshops. Admission will be free for spectators.
With multiple competition divisions and activities, the McEnery Convention Center will be packed with action during that weekend. The general schedule for the tournaments and events are listed below:
Saturday, May 21:
First Timers’ competition
Traditional Kung Fu
Modern Wushu
Wushu Nandu
External Group
Duilian
Sunday, May 22:
Tai Chi
Internal Group
WildAid Tiger
Monkey King
KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY
This year the Adult Grand Champions will be awarded $200 in “Claw” Cash. The “Claw” Cash is redeemable for Martial Arts gear and merchandise at Tiger Claw store. The qualifying Grand Champions are:
Traditional Kung Fu Grand Champions
18+ Adv. Female
18+ Adv. Male
Modern Wushu Grand Champions
18+ Adv. Female
18+ Adv. Male
Tai Chi / Internal Grand Champions
19-45 Adv. Female
19-45 Adv. Male
46+ Adv. Female
46+ Adv. Male
Wushu Nandu Champions
18+ Female
18+ Male
For more information or registration, you can visit the official website .
