{"id":436,"date":"2010-08-30T21:05:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mylast365days.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-01-11T08:34:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T08:34:19","slug":"2010-sportaccord-world-combat-games-my-last-wushu-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/2010-sportaccord-world-combat-games-my-last-wushu-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 SportAccord World Combat Games: My LAST Wushu Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World Combat Games – Changquan Competitor Alfred Hsing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Sportaccord<\/a> August 28th, 2010 marked a special date for me. It would be the last time<\/strong> I would set foot on the competition floor as a competing wushu athlete.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0World Combat Games<\/strong>\u00a0are an international\u00a0multi-sport event\u00a0featuring\u00a0Olympic\u00a0and non-Olympic martial arts. The first World Combat Games featured\u00a0Aikido, Boxing, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Hapkido, Sambo, Sumo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, and\u00a0Wushu.<\/p>\n

\"Jackie<\/a>
Jackie Chan – 2010 World Combat Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Combat Games were initiated by\u00a0SportAccord, the umbrella organisation for\u00a0international sports federations<\/a>\u00a0and organizers of sports events, in order to bring these sports closer to a worldwide public. The World Combat Games are accompanied by a cultural program that reflects the modern contributions as well as the ancient traditions and values of martial arts.\u00a0This was the\u00a0first ever World Combat Games. This years games were held in\u00a0Beijing with over 1000 athletes from all five continents in participation. About the same number of volunteers helped to make the event happen. The 2nd World Combat Games will be held in St.\u00a0Petersburg, Russia in\u00a02013.<\/p>\n

\"Alfred<\/a>
Alfred Hsing, 2010 Sportaccord Combat Games, Warm Up Venue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For wushu, in order to qualify you had to place top 6 out of all countries at the World Wushu Championships. For the World Combat Games, I qualified for the US under my Changquan (aka Long Fist) event.<\/p>\n

Changquan was the first event of the entire Combat Games held at 9am on August 28th, 2010<\/strong>. There was significant media coverage and the event was in part sponsored by Samsung. I was second to compete. There were cameras on jibs, bright lights, and hundreds of people in the audience– Just how I hoped my last competition would be like. When I stepped out onto the carpet, I thought “This is it.”\u00a0In wushu I had pretty much done what I had set out to do. I had competed and medaled at the World Championships; Now I was at another olympic level competition with hundreds of spectators in the stands\u00a0competing against each countries finest. I gave a clean strong performance. Given that I have been focusing on work full-time for the past 3 months I was happy with my performance. Moreover, this event was held in Beijing, the birthplace of modern wushu so it was fitting and ideal for my last tournament to be held here. I’m also glad I shared this competition and experience with some really great wushu friends and teammates. \u2013 My dreams as a wushu athlete were completed today.<\/p>\n

2010 SportAccord Combat Games – Long Fist
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