Jian Zengjiao () is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete originally from Liaoning, China. He is currently a performer in Cirque du Soleil's ''

Kà ''Kà'' is a show by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. ''Kà'' describes the story as "the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their encounters with love, conflict and the duality of ''Kà'', the fire that ...

'' and is a coach in Las Vegas, United States.

Career

Jian started practicing wushu at the age of six and was selected to become a member of the Liaoning provincial wushu team in 1990. In 1995, he declared his retirement and moved to the United States to work in

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, with his most notable appearance being in '' Warriors of Virtue'' (1997). After two years abroad, he returned to China and upon recommendation by former Liaoning athlete, Liu Qinghua, he joined the Beijing Wushu Team under coach Wu Bin. After winning the national championship title in daoshu, he became the world champion in the same event at the

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in Hong Kong. Two years later, he won the silver medal at the

2001 National Games of China The 9th National Games of China was a multi-sport event that was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China from 11–25 November 2001. The main stadium for the games was the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. A total of 345 events were contested in 30 ...

in men's daoshu and gunshu. He subsequently retired from competitive wushu. In 2003, Jian along with fellow Beijing team members He Jing De and Li Jing as well as former Hong Kong team member Lo Nga Ching joined Cirque du Soleil's upcoming newest show, Kà. Jian would be the only performer to stay with the show for a prolonged period of time, eventually becoming a coach of the martial arts and stunts team. With Kà, he was a guest performer in '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and in ''

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''. In Las Vegas, Jian married Altanzul "Zula" Ulambayar, a fellow performer from Kà. They opened their school, Las Vegas Modern Kung Fu, in 2008. In 2020, he taught for the IWUF Online Wushu Classroom.

References

External links

Jian Zengjiao on People Are Awesome
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jian, Zengjiao 1976 births Living people Chinese wushu practitioners Sportspeople from Liaoning Cirque du Soleil performers American stunt performers American wushu practitioners Chinese expatriate sportspeople in the United States World champion wushu athletes