Yuan Wenqing

Yuan Wen Qing
Chinese name 原文慶 (traditional)
Chinese name 原文庆 (simplified)
Occupation Coach
Martial artist
Actor
Years active 1975–present
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Wenqing founded modern wushu by example. He set wushu's standard practice in the first Asian Games. Previously known for his explosive speed and power,[1] he won numerous national and international competitions in the eighties and early nineties, including the first Asian Games in 1990.[2] He is considered by many as a bridge between traditional Chinese martial arts and modern wushu for his successful integration of traditional and modern techniques at a level of fluidity, technique, and explosiveness that had not been seen before, and which has yet to have been matched today.[3]

Yuan Wen Qing performing long fist at the 1990 Asian Games.

He is a former Shanxi wushu team athlete trained by the coaches Pang Lin Tai and Zhang Ling Mei. He became the standard that other athletes were judged by in the nineties: his personal long fist and staff forms were famously made into the compulsory wushu guiding forms which other athletes had to perform and compete in.[2]

References

  1. ↑ See Yuan's 9.88 performance
  2. 1 2 Burr, Martha. "China's Brightest Star". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved Dec 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ Li, Hao. "Yuan Wen Qing". Facebook. Retrieved Dec 6, 2010.

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