Songshan Shaolin Champion

[GeneChing]

We're launching a new showcase division at TCKFMCIII - the Songshan Shaolin Champion.

The details are still in development, but here's what we have so far:

The Songshan Shaolin Champion title is open to anyone competing with a classic form currently practiced at the original Shaolin Temple in Songshan. This includes (but is not limited to) empty-hand forms such as Xiaohongquan, Dahongquan, Luohanquan, Qixingquan and Taizu Changquan, as well weapon forms such as Yinshougun, Meihuadao, Tamojian, and so on. Competitors will be judged by a panel of Songshan Shaolin experts from different schools. In the event of a tie, competitors will face off with different Songshan Shaolin forms until a winner is determined.

All Songshan Shaolin Champion entries will receive a special Shaolin-oriented gift bag. The winner will receive a Shaolin-oriented prize which includes being featured in a showcase article in the next Shaolin Special issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi.

[GeneChing]

Register here!

[GeneChing]

The rules and prizes are now posted

[Pk_StyLeZ]

reminds me of master li peng competition back in 2004
wish i were still in shape and condition to compete...

[GeneChing]

It's like that but more intimate as only one winner will be declared champion.

Note that all entries will receive a special gift bag. In addition to gifts from Tiger Claw, all WildAid entries will receive a baseball cap from Tiger Balm and all Songshan Shaolin entries will receive a T-shirt from Tiger Balm.

1st place: 2011 Songshan Shaolin Champion
A featured in a showcase article in the next Shaolin Special issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi.
Pearwood Spring and Autumn Sword from Shaolin Forge

2nd place: Luck and Longevity Sword from Shaolin Forge

3rd place: Shaolin Gong Fu: A Course in Traditional Forms, published by the Taguo Institute

The top five finishers will also receive Pang: The Wandering Shaolin Monk by Ben Costa, Artist’s autographed edition.

[GeneChing]

The 1st Songshan Shaolin Champion is Yang Chengjun.

2nd place runner up: Yang Bing.

3rd place: Patricia Kusaba.

[wenshu]

What forms did the top 3 perform?

[GeneChing]

Ericka Blackson. She didn't place, but she did come all the way out from the Netherlands.

2011 Shark City Nationals - Luohan Quan

[shaolinpowered]

Ericka Blackson. She didn't place, but she did come all the way out from the Netherlands.

2011 Shark City Nationals - Luohan Quan

Thank you for posting Gene, I really enjoyed being there

[shaolinpowered]

Finally recovered from my jetlag and all the impressions during this trip to the USA. I am now able say something about the tournament. It was the biggest Kungfu tournament I have ever been to, in every aspect: distance, costs number of participants. I registered for the female 40+ category but ended up in a mixed
Happens all the time and somehow I thought this time it was going to be different.

Loved the idea of the Songshan Shaolin Division and I hope next time this division will be expanded and divided in categories so Shaolin practitioners wont have to compete in the "northern fist" division and suffer the disadvantage of being judged by non-shaolin judges. Not saying they are no good, but still it is different....

So I was thinking, a songshan division by gender and age and categories, short weapons, long weapons and empty hand.It is not fair for kids to compete against adults and the other way around...
The idea is great and I hope in the future it will be THE division for Shaolin.

Overall great experience, nice meeting all those people you read about in Kungfu Taichi Magazine and if all goes well see you all next year!

Omituofo!

[GeneChing]

The 10th Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship is adding a new division this year, the Songshan Shaolin Division, which is exclusively for practitioners of Shaolin Kung Fu currently taught as part of the common curriculum at the original Shaolin Temple on Songshan (Song Mountain) today. This is in the tradition of the Songshan Shaolin Champion, the Showcase Championship that was held at the Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championships from 2011 to 2014. For 2018, this is its own unique division, just like Traditional Kung Fu or Modern Wushu, complete with age and gender divisions and Grand Champions. The Advanced Grand Champions can compete against Traditional Kung Fu or Modern Wushu for the Overall Grand Championship title. The Songshan Shaolin Division serves the ever-growing community of Shaolin schools in the San Francisco Bay Area connected to the Shaolin Temple, as well as the expanding community worldwide.

[GeneChing]

[GeneChing]

Songshan Shaolin (嵩山少林)

After the overwhelming success of last year’s Songshan Shaolin Division, the Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship is proud to announce that it will continue offering the Songshan Shaolin Division in 2019. The Songshan Shaolin Division is exclusively for practitioners of Shaolin Kung Fu currently taught as part of the common curriculum at the original Shaolin Temple on Songshan (Song Mountain) today. Once again, this is its own unique division, just like Traditional Kung Fu or Modern Wushu, complete with age and gender divisions and Grand Champions. The Advanced Grand Champions can compete against Traditional Kung Fu or Modern Wushu for the Overall Grand Championship title. The Songshan Shaolin Division serves the ever-growing community of Shaolin schools in the San Francisco Bay Area connected to the Shaolin Temple, as well as the expanding community worldwide.



The Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com Championship will be held on May 18-19 2019 in the South Hall of the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. More details to come.

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[Djuan]

Lookin nice!
Amituofo !