K-STAR TEAM TAKES 1ST IN 10 EVENTS DURING THE SHAOLIN KUNG FU ONLINE GAMES
Members of our K-STAR Training Academy Martial Arts Team recently took part in the World Shaolin Kung Fu Online Games 2022, a virtual Kung Fu Competition hosted by China's Shaolin Temple. The event took place from February 9th to 15th, 2022 attracting total of 5,368 Competitors from 94 countries and regions greater China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), North America, South America, Asia/ Oceania, Europe/ Africa) who participated in the event, reflecting the love and popularity of Kung Fu shared by practitioners all around the globe.
After a week of judging, a panel made of Shaolin Monks, Martial Arts Experts and Volunteers finished tallying up the scores and posted results of the Online Competition to the Temple's Official Website on March 4th, 2022. Notably K-STAR Training Academy's six athletes finished with an outstanding 10 First Places in 10 events! We couldn't be happier about the result and look forward to continue developing our Martial Arts Team for future events!
The Shaolin Temple is renowned the world over for their contributions to the Martial Arts and Zen Philosophy over a span of 1,500 years. The Temple which was first constructed in the year 495 A.D. is synonymous with development Shaolin Kung Fu and is the historic birthplace of Zen Buddhism.
The Shaolin Kung Fu Online Games received much support from celebrities and Martial Arts enthusiasts alike. According to Chinese search engine Baidu, there was a daily peak of 320,000 impressions of the Kung Fu Online Games and over 1.6 Million People watched the competitions live stream. Globally, the event was covered in more than 80 countries and regions to a total of 1,663 news outlets outside of China.
Each Member of K-STAR Martial Arts Team received outstanding scores in their respective events. Notably, Coach Sebastian Castellanos (8.74 for Pao Quan) and Angela Davaadorj (8.62 for Luohan Quan 2) were the highest scores.