Alfred Hsing (born November 23, 1983) is an American

martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preserv ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

, and

stuntman A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

. After over a decade of intensive training in both America and China, Hsing won the first American gold medal in

wushu 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 traditio ...

taolu history at the

2009 World Wushu Championships The 2009 World Wushu Championships was the 10th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded populatio ...

held in

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, Canada. Earlier that year he made the US National Wushu Team where he was ranked 1st in the nation. Along with his career in martial arts, Hsing is also recognized as the Shaolin Expert on

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's show ''

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''.

Early life

On November 23, 1983, Hsing was born in San Jose, California. Hsing is of Taiwanese descent.

Wushu career

As a child Hsing always loved martial arts and would play fight with his brother. At the age of 15 he started formal training in

Shaolin kung fu Shaolin Kung Fu (), also called Shaolin Wushu (), or Shaolin quan (), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. It combines Ch'an philosophy and martial arts and originated and was developed i ...

and

. Soon after he began learning wushu Hsing quickly won gold at his first local tournament. Some accomplishments include: * 2000 Martial Arts World Cup Grand Champion * 2001 CMAT Grand Champion (13-17 Division) * Gold at the 2005 US Wushu Nationals * 2007 USAWKF Wushu Taolu C Team * First place in straight sword and spear Taiwan National Qualifiers * 2008 San Diego Grand Internationals Grand Champion * 2008 CMAT Tournament Grand Champion (All-Around) * 2009 USAWKF Wushu Taolu A Team * Gold at the 2009 Tiger Claw Shark City Nationals * Gold at the 2009 10th World Wushu Championships In 2007, Hsing made the C Team of the USAWKF National Wushu Taolu Team. He spent the next two years vigorously training and made the A Team at the next team trials in 2009. At the

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, Hsing became the first American athlete to win a gold medal in a taolu event, which he did so in the male jianshu event. A year later in 2010, he took part in the changquan event at the

2010 World Combat Games The first World Combat Games were held in Beijing, China, from August 28 to September 4, 2010. 136 gold medals were vied for by 1,108 competitors from all five continents. There were twelve martial arts sports competitions: boxing, judo, ju-jitsu ...

as his last Wushu competition. After this, he began to focus on his acting and stunting career. Though Alfred Hsing has learned many styles of martial arts through his years of training, his main events are

Changquan Chángquán () refers to a family of external (as opposed to internal) martial arts (kung fu) styles from northern China. The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be consi ...

(Longfist), Jianshu (Straight Sword), and Qiangshu (Spear). He is also proficient in

drunken fist Drunken boxing () also known as Drunken Fist, is a general name for all styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person. It is an ancient style and its origins are mainly traced back to the Buddhist and Daoist relig ...

, drunken sword,

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, emei daggers, fan, broadsword, staff,

taijiquan Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called "shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. Ta ...

, and

Taijijian Taijijian () is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taijiquan. The straight sword, sometimes with a tassel and sometimes not, is used for upper body conditioning and martial training in traditional Taijiquan s ...

. Hsing has been featured in Kung Fu Magazine and Masters Magazine (Winter 09) for his significant accomplishments in martial arts.

Business career

After graduating from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

with a degree in economics, Computer Specialization, and minor in East Asian Languages, Hsing began work at Big 4 accounting firm

KPMG KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations. Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...

. After gaining professional experience at KPMG, Hsing moved on to get a job in finance at City National Bank. In 2009, he quit his job to focus on training for the World Wushu Championships.

Acting career

Hsing has appeared on TV shows and films such as ''

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'', HBO's ''

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'', '' NCIS: LA'', ''

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'', '' The Last Ship'', Spike TV's ''

'', and even in a

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movie called ''

Aakhari Decision ''Aakhari Decision'' () is a Bollywood action film directed by Deepak Bandhu. The film stars Amar Sidhu and Sumona Chakravarti with Anant Jog and Nagesh Bhonsle playing important roles. It was filmed in India and the United States. Cast * Amar ...

''. Hsing has worked with

Jet Li Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, Chinese martial arts, martial artist, and retired wushu (sport), Wushu champion. He is a naturalized Singapo ...

in ''

The Sorcerer and the White Snake ''The Sorcerer and the White Snake'', previously known as ''It's Love'' and ''Madame White Snake'', is a 2011 action fantasy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based on the Chinese legend, ''Legend of the White Snake''. Pr ...

'', Stephen Chow (whom he interviewed for MTV for the release of ''Kung Fu Hustle''), MMA star Cung Le (whom he interviewed at the LA film festival for ''Bodyguards and Assassins''), and

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

, whom he worked for as part of the Jackie Chan stunt team on '' Dragon Blade'' and demoed for at the premiere of ''The Spy Next Door''.

References

External links

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's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsing, Alfred Living people University of California, Los Angeles alumni 1983 births American people of Chinese descent American wushu practitioners American stunt performers American male actors Sportspeople from San Jose, California Taiwanese wushu practitioners