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Chow Ting Yu
Chow Ting Yu (), known professionally as Marvel Chow, is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from Hong Kong. Career Wushu In his youth, Chow wanted to pursue a career in badminton and decided to learn wushu when he was 14 on the side to help him improve on his main sport. Unexpectedly, he chose instead to pursue wushu. He went to train at the Beijing Sport University and became a member of the Hong Kong Wushu Team in 1995. Chow made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a bronze medal in jianshu. Two years later at the 2001 World Wushu Championships, he was a double silver medalist in jianshu and qiangshu. His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships The 2003 World Wushu Championships was the 7th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Macau Polytechnic Institute in Macau, China China, officially the Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Sports University
Beijing Sport University (BSU) (), formerly known as "Central Institute of Physical Education" () and "Beijing Institute of Physical Education" (), is a nation-level public university located in Beijing, China. It is one of the National Key Universities and also a Double First Class University Plan and former Project 211 University under direct leadership of the General Administration of Sport of China. Beijing Sport University is consistently ranked as the top institute for sport studies in China and enjoys prestigious reputation both at home and abroad. Lin Yi is currently studying in Beijing Sport University. In 2015, Beijing Sport University was ranked as an "elite university" with 6-star status by the ''CUAA''. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education. History BSU was founded in 1953 as the Central Institute of Physical Education (). In 1960 the university was among the first batch of key national universities designated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Wushu Federation
The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) is an international sport organization and is the governing body for wushu in all its forms worldwide. The IWUF is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and is also a member of the ARISF, GAISF, FISU, IWGA, and the ISF. Organization The main governing bodies of the IWUF are the President and the Executive Board, the Secretariat, the Congress which meets every two years, and various technical committees. The IWUF's headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and Beijing, China. The current president of IWUF is Mr. Zhongwen Gou of China (2019-present). As of 2020, there are 155 national federations affiliated with the IWUF which are organized under the following continental federations: * Wushu Federation of Asia * European Wushu Federation * Pan American Wushu Federation * African Wushu Federation * Oceania Wushu Kungfu Federation History On October 3, 1990 in Beijing during the 11th Asian Games, the IWUF w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wushu Practitioners At The 1998 Asian Games
Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts * Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditional wushu Other topics * Chinese shamanism or wushu () * Wushu Township, Wan'an County, Jiangxi, China * ''Wushu'', the Mandarin Chinese title of the 1993 Hong Kong film ''Run and Kill'' * ''Wushu'' or "Five Rats", major characters in the Chinese novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants'' See also * Wuzhu (died 1148), prince and general of the Jin dynasty * ''Age of Wushu ''Age of Wushu'' is a free-to-play 3D martial arts action MMORPG, created by independent developers and procured by Chinese company Snail. The game revolves around the wuxia-inspired lore surrounding martial arts and adventures in Ming dynasty Chi ...'', a 2012 free-to-play 3D martial arts video game * Wushu in Singapore {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Wushu Practitioners
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Golden Brother
''Golden Brother'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese romance comedy drama film directed by Shu Kai Chung. It was released in Hong Kong on September 18 and in China on December 24. Cast * Bosco Wong *William Chan *Michael Tse *King Kong Lee *Stephy Tang *Zhao Rong *Rose Chan *Timmy Hung *Liu Kai-chi Dick Liu Kai-chi (, 30 September 1953 – 28 March 2021) was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his everyman supporting roles. His career spanned over 40 years, with appearances in over 90 television series and 70 films. He earned eight nomina ... *Mini Kung *Angelina Lo *Emily Kwan *Benz Hung *Cheng Sze-kwan *Luk Wing-kuen *Ting Yu Chow *Edward Chui * Deep Ng *Angela Qiu Reception By December 25, 2014, the film had earned ¥13.76 million at the Chinese box office. Awards and nominations References Notes :1.Given for the Traditional Chinese is the Cantonese translation, as 唔 is not used in Mandarin, with 不 being preferred in both Traditional and Simplified. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Fight
The Final Fight or ''variant'' may refer to: * '' Ip Man: The Final Fight'' (2013 film), Hong Kong biopic about Ip Man * '' Turrican II: The Final Fight'' (1991 video game), Commodore Amiga computer game by Factor 5 * '' Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight'' (1990 video game), NES sidescrolling beat'em up * ''Final Fight'' series of beat'em up video games from Capcom ** ''Final Fight'' (video game) (1989 arcade game), video game by Capcom, first in the series *** ''Mighty Final Fight'' (1993 video game), NES sidescrolling beat'em up ** '' Final Fight 2'' (1993 video game), SNES sidescrolling beat'em up ** ''Final Fight 3 ''Final Fight 3'', released in Japan as , is a side-scrolling beat 'em up by Capcom originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It is the second sequel to ''Final Fight'' released for the Super NES, following ''Fina ...'' (1995 video game), SNES sidescrolling beat'em up ** '' Final Fight Revenge'' (1999 video game), Sega Saturn be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ip Man (film)
''Ip Man'' (Chinese: 叶问 / 葉問) is a 2008 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a Grandmaster (martial arts), grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen as Ip Man, with Combat in film, martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung. The supporting cast includes Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Gordon Lam, Lam Ka-tung, Xing Yu, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya. The film was a co-production between China and Hong Kong, and was the last film to be distributed by Mandarin Films. ''Ip Man'' is the first film in the Ip Man (film series), ''Ip Man'' film series. It premiered in Beijing on 10 December 2008, and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 December 2008, receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences. Before the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing Chun
Wing Chun (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring"), sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a concept-based fighting art, form of Nanquan (martial art), Southern Chinese kung fu and close-quarters system of self-defense. In Mandarin, it is pronounced "Yong Chun." Origins The definitive origin of Wing Chun remains unknown, and is attributed to the development of Nanquan (martial art), Southern Chinese Martial Arts. Complications in the history and documentation of Wing Chun are attributed to the art being passed from teacher to student orally, rather than in writing. Another reason is the secrecy of its development, due to its connections to Anti-Qing rebellious movements. There are at least eight different distinct lineages of Wing Chun, each having its own history of origin. Additionally, there are competing genealogies within the same branch or about the same individual teacher. The eight distinct lineages of Wing Chun which have been identified are: * Ip Man * Yuen Kay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the ''SCMP''. In January 2017, former D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wen Wei Po
''Wen Wei Po'' is a pro-Beijing State media, state-owned newspapers in Hong Kong, newspaper based in Hong Kong. The newspaper was established in Hong Kong on 9 September 1948, after Wenhui Bao, its Shanghai edition was launched in 1938. Its head office is in the Hing Wai Centre () in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. It is owned by Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, which is controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, liaison office of the Chinese government in Hong Kong. ''Wen Wei Po'' is subsidised by and advocates for the Chinese government. ''Wen Wei Po'' accounts for less than 1 per cent of Hong Kong's readership and is mainly read by readers in mainland China and older Hong Kong readers. In a 2019 public opinion survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ''Wen Wei Po'' was rated by respondents as the second least credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History ''Wen Wei Po'' was founded in Shanghai in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wushu (sport)
''Wushu'' (), or ''Kung fu'', is a hard and soft and complete martial art, as well as a full-contact combat sport. It has a long history in reference to Chinese martial arts. It was developed in 1949 in an effort to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts, yet attempts to structure the various decentralized martial arts traditions date back earlier, when the Central Guoshu Institute was established at Nanking in 1928. "''Wushu''" is the Chinese term for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = combat or martial, 術 "Shu" = art). In contemporary times, Wushu has become an international sport under the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years. Wushu is an official event at the Asian Games, East Asian Youth Games, Southeast Asian Games, World Combat Games, and in various other multi-sport events. Name The word wu (武; wǔ) means ‘martial’. Its Chinese character is made of two parts; the first meaning “wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
