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The People's website - American Wu Shu Society
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The American Wu Shu Society for the Advancement of Wu Shu is a Not-for-profit 501(c)3 Tax Exempt Organization. Dedicated to assisting the International Federations in pushing Wu Shu to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. AWS mission is to implement Wu Shu into the Public School Curriculum. Through this discipline we will encourage youth to achieve their highest level of performance in both Academics and becoming positive and productive individuals in society. We provide accurate, exciting, and up to date information on everything going on in the world of Wu Shu. We focus on providing interactive and informative materials that will help you prepare to be a superior athlete and to learn more about the art of Wu Shu and its Ethics.
Membership to this website is FREE!
Become a registered member of the AWS website today and gain full access to invaluable training materials, video clips, news, the famous Photo Gallery, Forums, LIVECHAT Rooms and upcoming events, that cannot be found anywhere else!
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AWS NEWS!
**** Grandmaster Edward Aguirre's health has been suffering for the past month. Conditions which cannot be disclosed over the internet. We ask that you say a prayer for him. He has taught people all over the world and helping all who have needed him. Please send positive messages so he may recover soon. Thank you!
QUOTES: "You only fear the competition when your own insecurities pose a threat" - Edward Aguirre - Life is too short to waste time on petty people and sore losers. Stand on your own and never depend on anyone, you will sleep better at night. Evil victories are only temporary. Never be afraid to fight for what you believe is right.
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power" - Abraham Lincoln.
"Passion is enthusiasm on a big scale. It is all-emcompassing and consuming. People with passion never give up because they'll never have a reason to give up, no matter what the circumstances may be." - Donald Trump.
November 19, 2009 - The AWS celebrates its 20th Anniversary. The longest standing Wu Shu organization in the USA.
World Wu Shu Championships in Toronto Canada - October 2009.
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 | Superstars of Dance on NBC |
 Superstars of Dance Sunday January 4 at 9pm EST
I enjoy dance competitions very much but I must say that I was disgusted to see that representing true China traditional dancers were a bunch of Shaolin Monks performing as well. It is a dance competition not a performing arts competition.
I have been teaching 29 years focusing on technique and explaining form movements as it is applied to combat situations. I am bothered by ignorance that Wu Shu is a dance. If you type in english the words Martial Arts and translate to Chinese Characters you will see Wu Shu comes up. To see this nonsense on USA Television just makes my work go down the drain.
Worst of all as a judge there sits a Shaolin Monk who gives every performance an 8.0. This show will continue on Monday nights so if you missed it you can see it. Performers are actually dancing in their chosen crafts and along comes Shaolin kids performing Modern Wu Shu Skills and Iron Shirt demonstrations resting their bodies on Spear heads as they are elevated by 8 monks. This does not belong in this type of competition. Now I will hear how great Wu Shu dance is.
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Posted by wuadmin on Monday, January 05 @ 09:02:13 CST
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| Olympics: Nike designs Wu Shu shoes for the Olympics |
 Tackling a Martial Art
Change comes slowly for the age-old Chinese martial art of wushu. But this year, it's joining forces with the swoosh.
In an unlikely move for a U.S. footwear company, Nike is joining the small Chinese market of wushu shoemakers. The modern version of the sport, a close cousin of kung fu, emphasizes aesthetic and athletic performance over basic fighting. While it isn't an official Olympic sport, an Olympic-sanctioned tournament will take place this summer.
That was enough for Nike to jump in. The shoes would have to survive a host of punishing moves: rapid accelerations and braking; 720-degree gymnastic-like spins; and the use of weapons including broadswords, staffs and double-edged swords (see picture).
In a Beijing park, a four-person Nike team sought out septuagenarian Master Wu Bin, who was teaching hundreds of students, for his help. He agreed, and work eventually shifted to Nike's Beaverton, Ore., campus, where researchers slapped scores of reflective markers onto U.S. wushu athletes and their weapons while 16 high-speed video cameras recorded data. "Reflective markers were flying," said Jeff Pisciotta, who studies athlete biomechanics in the Nike lab. Researchers from the University of Beijing and the University of Shanghai eventually pitched in.
The final shoe, to be sold for $80 at Nike.com, uses sturdy kangaroo leather instead of the typical canvas and a lightweight gum rubber for more-precise pivoting during moves. An unexpected problem: painful shoelaces, because wushu athletes traditionally hit their shoes with their palms as part of their performance. Nike created pockets to hide shoelace tips for easier slapping.
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Posted by wuadmin on Saturday, July 05 @ 13:08:02 CDT
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| Olympics: Beijing November 4 to 16 - Last Update 11-17-07 NYC time |
I arrived November 4th at 6pm. My student in Beijing had booked me in a hotel on a dark alley side street near wangfujing. Hotel reminded me of the Shaolin Temple Hotel, those of you who have stayed there know what I mean.
November 5th I went to Beiyuan Hotel which is one of the hotels the IWuF has selected for the Championship. This afternoon the China Olympic Committee will host a meeting at my hotel. I have plans to meet with the Beijing 2008 Organization within the next two days.
I will keep adding to this page each day as I progress. Yu Cheng Hui where are you? I want to learn your two handed sword. For those of you who do not recognize the name Yu Cheng Hui played the evil general in Shaolin Temple movie which was Jet Li's first film.
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Posted by wuadmin on Tuesday, November 06 @ 18:34:26 CST
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| Ukraine Champions visit New York and California 2007 |
Andrey Koval and Aleksey Nosach from Ukraine Wu Shu Federation came to New York to help Master Edward Aguirre in teaching the children of the Ditan Wu Shu program. Head coach Oleg Chukanov sent these boys in goodwill and with my assistance bring these boys to a NASKA competition that was held in Ontario California, March 2-4, 2007. Andrey and Aleksey won each of their events at the World Wu Shu and Kung Fu Championships in Miami Florida 2005. It was their first USA Championship.
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Posted by wuadmin on Thursday, March 08 @ 06:23:17 CST
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| Councilman Peter Vallone Jr and our Wu Shu kids |
DiTan Wu Shu program for kids is a Free program taught to kids from all boroughs of New York City. This program is made possible through the support of Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr. The kids were happy that you made the time one Monday evening to come, view and share a few words with the kids. My goal is to open a warehouse type school because Wu Shu needs a high ceiling and at least 2700 square foot training space. My work then will open its doors 6 days a week where the student will have a 2nd home away from home. I plan to offer academic tutoring. None of this is possible without people who have the power to make a difference and sharing in my dream. Donations and contributions help to run the AWS office but we the AWS need federal funding, state funding to open a school. Wu Shu will make its debut during the Olympic Games next year in Beijing 2008 and the world will see all its beauty. Remember all the beauty of sport and discipline in the world means nothing without the proper heart and leadership.
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Posted by wuadmin on Monday, February 26 @ 03:18:01 CST
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| Wellness Program in Puerto Rico |
Master Edward Aguirre was invited to San Juan Puerto Rico to introduce a wellness program to the Condado Plaza Hotel and Casino. For the last 3 weeks since June 19 we have structured a program for all employees of the hotel. Close to 300 participants have been motivated to partake in this new exercise program that includes yoga, pilates, stretching, conditioning, breathing exercises, self defense, boxing, nutrition advice and a little bit of Wu Shu. All the participants range from mid 20's to early 60's and they all love the motivation and the feeling they get when they are finished with each class.
The program will last until August 15th.
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Posted by wuadmin on Tuesday, July 11 @ 10:33:26 CDT
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| Puerto Rico Wu Shu Society wins 3 2nd place medals in Russia |
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It is 3am and I just arrived 12 hours ago. At this moment I wish that USA athletes would have responded to this invitation because it was a great experience. I want to congratulate Reynaldo Rosario and Emily Katy Burgos students of Shifu Hector Santiago of Puerto Rico Wu Shu Society. I am very proud that with only 2 months to prepare since my seminar last december they decided to go and Win! Reynaldo competed in 3 events agains 15-18 athletes and emerged with a 2nd Place in Nanquan with a total score of 9.483 and a 2nd Place in Gun Shu with a total of 9.566, his third event he came in 7th Place with 9.3. Emily Katy took 2nd Place in Nan Dao with a total score of 9.133 in her Nanquan she took 7th Place with a total of 8.933 and her Nangun she took 5th place with 9.083. Since Puerto Rico is considered part of the USA they represented the American Wu Shu Society but the credit should go to Puerto Rico. Congratulations once again for your courage and sacrifices, imagine two caribbean people in Russia against powerful and serious athletes from many regions of Russia and East Europe.
I want to thank our most gracious host Ms. Eleonora Volokontseva. She impressed me more then anyone in my Wu Shu life. This lady is not only serious about Wu Shu but in every aspect super professional. She said we are the first group of Wu Shu athletes that has set foot in Russia for competition. If the IWuF Championship last year been in Moscow as the original plan then we would have been the 2nd group.....
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Posted by nokia3310olsun on Thursday, March 02 @ 00:18:58 CST
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| Invitation to all Members and Guests |
Greetings to all who read this:
I would like to extend an invitation to all of you who frequent this website. I created this website 3 years ago to educate people on Wu Shu. Many people email me asking for help and many want to use my words and materials for their websites.
This website really needs your input in the Forums. I feel that the ideas of a clean mind (meaning someone who is new to Wu Shu) can give new light and hope to the future of this art. I am tired of people complaining rather then state what HE or SHE can do to make the art grow. I will continue to travel the world to teach and promote quality Wu Shu. I would be happy if all of you who visit this website to not just look at the cool pics and the video clips but to make the time to enter the FORUMS link and write what you like about the art or ask a question about a technique you are trying to accomplish. This world is tough and here on this website I do not want criticism or complaints unless it is news that people need to know about. The more people complain about leaders, promoters, coaches, competitors, new forms, old forms, the more YOUR words are destroying the art and pushing new hope away from Wu Shu. Compared to the popularity of Karate and Tae Kwon Do, Wu Shu is NO WHERE on the map. So why would a new face want to get involved. I am a strong and energetic man who will never give up. Misery loves company so do not bring it here or I will terminate the forums and all this site will offer is the education on Wu Shu of all kinds and nice photos from around the world with athletes who really spend the time training to be champions.
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Posted by nokia3310olsun on Friday, December 23 @ 18:54:35 CST
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