Ninety-one martial artists from 11 countries gathered in New Jersey to participate in the 8th NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition, taking part in a shared mission to revive martial virtue.
The awards ceremony took place on Sept. 2, with martial artists receiving gold medals in the male unarmed and male weapons categories.
The competition is unique in its focus on only traditional Chinese martial arts styles and its mission to revive martial virtue, a code of conduct required of traditional martial artists.
It’s also part of a series of cultural events hosted by NTD to revive traditional culture. NTD, a New York-based global television network founded by Chinese Americans who fled communism, stands for New Tang Dynasty, a reference to the cultural golden age of China.
Junior Unarmed
Silver
- En-Ruei Yang (Taiwan)
Bronze
- Armilali Pinzon (Colombia)
- Tianzhen Li (China)
- Amy Li (USA)
- William Li (USA)
- Yu-Hong Kao (Taiwan)
Honorable Mentions
- Athena Anagnostakis
- Justin Eng
- Aristedes Anagnostakis
- Samuel Vary
Promising Newcomer Award
- Xin Xu
- Gavin Gao
Female Unarmed
Silver
- Majoa Chaux Rojas (Colombia)
- Yi-Chen Shih (Taiwan)
Bronze
- Wan-Lun Lu (Taiwan)
- Hongfeng Yang (Germany)
- Robin Deng (USA)
- Betty Wu (USA)
Honorable Mention
- Sormira Acevedo Rosario
- Florina Daniela Craciun
Male Unarmed
Gold
- Ta-Yen Liu (Taiwan)
Silver
- Sergio Torres (Bolivia)
Bronze
- Seirei Kasai (Japan)
- Zichuan Liu (USA)
- David Wang (USA)
- Jimy Garcia (Colombia)
- Guolong Wang (USA)
- Ming Cheng (China)
- Hongguang Li (China)
- Chung-Yi Chiang (Taiwan)
Honorable Mentions
- Shawn Ma
- Mike Cai
- Wen-Chian Liang
Contribution to Cultural Heritage Conservation Award
- Tony Pu
- Andreas Opfermann
- Bryan Ko
Southern Fist
Silver
- Angelique Nhung Do (Canada)
- Chi-Hsien Lin (Taiwan)
Bronze
- Tiffany Woo (USA)
- Kai-Wei Luo (Taiwan)
- Ming-Yi Lin (Taiwan)
- Wen-Han Liang (Taiwan)
- Dennis Steiger (Austria)
- Paul Huber (Austria)
- Stanley Meng (USA)
- Elina Meng (USA)
Honorable Mention
- Antony Kwan
Junior Weapons
Silver
- En-Shuo Yang (Taiwan)
Bronze
- Mingli Dai (USA)
- Diana Wang (China)
- Hsuan-Lun Liang (Taiwan)
- Pia Trautner (Germany)
Female Weapons
Silver
- Ellen Opfermann (Germany)
Bronze
- Megan Westerman (USA)
- Si Cao (China)
- Frances Gui (USA)
- Sophie Li (China)
- Lisa Li (USA)
- Wendy Wang (China)
- Rachel Ge (China)
- Huan Alina-Marcellus Jin (USA)
Contribution to Cultural Heritage Conservation Award
- Teresa Tong (China)
- Jessie Li (USA)
- Oksana Khan (Russia)
- Jane Ding (USA)
- Jennifer Chuang (USA)
- Xiaomei He (China)
Male Weapons
Gold
- Eike Opfermann (Germany)
Silver
- Shao-Hsuan Chen (Taiwan)
- Mauricio Pinzon (Colombia)
- Chris Chappell (USA)
Bronze
- Thomas Wang (China)
- Ian Ly (Canada)
- Mario Salazar (USA)
- Michael Zhao (China)
Honorable Mentions
- Hendrik Hammer (Germany)
- Neng-Hui Hsiao (Taiwan)
- Jiakang Li (Canada)
- Waylon Guo (China)
Contribution to Cultural Heritage Conservation Award
- Adam Lin (China)
From The Epoch Times