U.S. Challenge - tournament hosted by the United States Wushu Academy

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I thought there was an earlier thread on this but searching 'challenge' is a challenge because all you get are challenge thread.

The U.S. Challenge IX was Oct 7 2017. I just posted 49 pix to our Facebook album (note that there were already 137 pix from last year). Gigi & Jonny went.

United States Wushu Academy

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69 more pix just posted to our facebook album.

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53 more pix just posted to our facebook album.

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38 more pix just posted to our facebook album.

There will be a report in our next issue - the JAN+FEB 2018 on newsstands December 5 2017.

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The U.S. Challenge X was October 7 2018 at Marriott Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg, MD, hosted again by the U.S. Wushu Academy. Watch for our coverage in our SPRING 2019 issue.

I just posted 60 pix to our United States Challenge facebook album.

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I just posted 66 more pix to our United States Challenge facebook album.

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I just posted 66 more pix to our United States Challenge facebook album. I would've posted these yesterday but facebook was glitching. One more batch coming soon.

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I just posted 49 more pix to our United States Challenge facebook album. Watch for Gigi's report in our next issue, the SPRING 2019.

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SPRING 2019

The Chinese Wushu Sports Cultural Festival and U.S. Challenge
By Gigi Oh with Zhao Xiaohu

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Anoyone going? Gigi will be there but not me.

Chinese Wushu Sports Culture Festival Presenting 2nd Wellness & Energy Exchange and US Challenge

October 12, 2019 Saturday

Wellness and Energy Exchange
This is a charity event and all proceeds goes to benefit the Center for Cultural Exchange; a non-profit organization working in promotion of cross culture understanding.

Hosted by Center for Cultural Exchange and United States Health Qigong Association
Co-Hosted US Wushu Academy

9 AM to 12 Noon at Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center / Main Ballroom
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Main Speaker:

Christopher Pei

Dr. Sung Beak

Exchange Topic: The practice of Health Qigong with Traditional Medicine and how we can use it to improve our daily life.

Wellness & Energy is a charity event and all proceeds goes to benefit the Center for Cultural Exchange; an non-profit organization for promotion of wellness to the general public.

This event is limited to 70 pre-register attendees. Reservation is required.



Chinese Yo-Yo Free Instruction and Exchange
1 PM to 2 PM at Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center / Main Ballroom
Hosted by Chinese Cultural Heritage Association
Co-Hosted Center for Cultural Exchange
This is a free charity event. Reservation is required.

Click here to register for Chinese Yo-Yo Free Insturction and Exchange



October 12, 2019 Saturday

Workshop with Coach Wu Bin
4 PM and 6 PM at United States Wushu Academy in Lakeforest Mall
701 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Tel: 301-8697519

Work Out with US Wushu Academy Team members under Coach Wu Bin’s supervision.
Coach Wu Bin is also Coach Zhang Guifeng and Jet Li’s teacher.

This is a charity event and all proceeds will goes to Center for Cultural Exchange; an non-profit orgainzation devoted to help cross culural understanding. This event is limited to 30 pre-register attendees.

Reservation is required. Please click on the next line's Reserve link to reserve your spot.

October 13, 2019 Sunday

U.S. Challenge XI at Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center/Main Ballroom
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Click here for hotel reservation: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

7:30 AM Start check in

8:00 AM Open Practice/Friendship Exchange

8:30 AM Judges Group Photo Shoot (Business Attire)

8:40 AM Judges Meeting and Assignment

8:45 AM Competitors Line up for Opening Ceremony

9:00 AM Opening Ceremony

9:15 AM Introducing "The Fearless Five" and All Divisions Begin Competition

4:00 PM Competition Ends

6:00 PM Friendship Banquet at

Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffet
8 Bureau Dr Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Google Maps to Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffer

Coach Christopher Pei was our SEP+OCT 2013 cover master.
Wushu Out of the Olympics... Again
By Gene Ching

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I just posted 50 photos that Gigi took two weekends ago on our United States Challenge facebook album.



More to come.

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I just posted 70 more pix on United States Challenge facebook album.



I have two more batches of about 70 pix.

I also have pix from the 50th Anniversary celebration of Lee Koon Hung Kung Fu, which was last weekend, but I probably won't get to those until next week. Late October was busy for KungFuMagazine.com.

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I just posted 70 more pix on United States Challenge facebook album.



I have one more batch of about 70 pix.

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I just posted 71 more pix on United States Challenge facebook album.



Watch for a full report in our SPRING 2020 issue.

Tomorrow I'll start posting my pix from the 50th Anniversary celebration of Lee Koon Hung Kung Fu.

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US Challenge
Hosted by the United States Wushu Academy
October 1-2, 2022
Washington Education Zone, Wagner Hall
6511 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, Maryland 20706
https://www.uswushuacademy.org/uschallenge