WildAid Tiger Champion
The WildAid Tiger Champion was a special benefit division for WildAid. KungFuMagazine.com’s parent company, Tiger Claw, is one of the only companies with a non-profit branch, the Tiger Claw Foundation. In 2010, for the year of the tiger, the Tiger Claw Foundation is supporting WildAid. Jackie Chan is a lead spokesperson for WildAid’s tiger preservation program. The WildAid Tiger Champion was the centerpiece of TCKFMCII, an ‘any style, any form’ division, the proceeds of which went to benefit WildAid’s efforts to save tigers in the wild. A variety of premium prizes were donated for the top six placers, along with a gift bag of Karate Kid souvenirs, cruelty-free Dit Da Jow liniment from CDIA, and the December 1998 issue (the previous year of the tiger) of World of Martial Arts featuring Jackie Chan’s work to save tigers. The timing of TCKFMCII was auspicious as it was also the opening weekend for Jackie’s remake of The Karate Kid. KungFuMagazine.com arranged for a special screening of The Karate Kid for TCKFMCII volunteers week prior to tournament. Sony sent a lobby standee for the film along with plenty of cool Karate Kid collectables like souvenir posters, bandanas, temporary tattoos and even chopsticks. These were distributed at the WildAid booth.
The competition was intense and intimate, held on the main stage during the afternoon. The most important thing was that WildAid’s message was spread. Some Traditional Chinese Medicine uses tiger products and that has to stop. For more information on WildAid and how you can help their worthy cause, visit wildaid.org.
For more about the Tiger Claw Foundation, visit TigerClawFoundation.org
The WildAid Tiger Champion 2010: Yuan Long
3-Day Ocean Cruise for Two, Back Cover showcase in the September October 2010 issue, Custom Tiger Trophy
2nd place: Alfred Hsing
Tom Tom ONE 130S GPS
3rd place: Li Shu Lun
$100 Gift Certificate for TigerClaw.com
4th place: Adryanne Angat
Antique Chinese Bronze Vase Replica
5th place: Kyle Loehr
Diamond SKAGEN Wrist Time Piece
6th place: Case Glieden
SKAGEN Wrist Time Piece
Additional Competitors: Aaron Arnold, Jonathan Chang, Ashley Churchill, Robbie Coffey, Colton Gabertan, Joshua Lam, Justin Lam, Wes Letioa, Andre Magnum, Amanda Pavell
Judges: Angelito Claudio, Tony Chen, He Tao, Carlos Navarro, Zhao Ke
WildAid representative: Jason McArthur
WildAid volunteers: Tara Ching, Stacy Day, Lucie Jay
WildAid Tiger Champion contributors
CDIA Supplies
Selena Lu
The Karate Kid
USA Tai Chi Culture Association
Tony and Theresa Kattengell
Tiger Claw
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